Court Review
AJA's well-respected quarterly publication, Court Review, features current articles on trends, innovations, and topics of practical interest to judges. The current issue's featured articles are excerpted below.
Review: Supreme Court Civil Cases
Volume 61, Issue 3-4
Civil Cases in the Supreme Court's October Term 2024
Thomas M. Fisher
This term, the Court turned its attention back to juicy issues worthy of both headline writers and law school casebook authors, including children and sexuality, free speech, and guns. Along the way, the Court's emergency docket produced additional fireworks.
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Consensus and Conflict Over Context: Select Criminal Law and Procedure Cases from the Supreme Court's 2024-25 Term
By Eve Brensike Primus and Elena Schultz
In its 2024-2025 Term, the Supreme Court emphasized the utility — and necessity — of considering the breadth of the record before them. More.
Yes, There's a Public Trust Crisis but Your Daily Efforts Can Reverse It
By Emily LaGratta & Tom R. Tyler
The ability of the courts to deliver on their goal is enhanced when legal authorities are trusted by the people in their community. It's not just the grease on the wheels, but rather a fundamental ingredient.
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- Complete Issue
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Was that Wrong? - Spontaneity's Role in Judicial Discipline Allegations
- Editor's Note
- President's Column
- Thoughts from Canada - The Supreme Court of Canada Considers Whether Evidence of Complainant Sexual Inactivity...
- Crossword
- The Resource Page
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