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  • JUDGING STATUTES P
    Robert A. Katzmann
    In an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes...
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    33,24 €

  • Courts and Congress
    Robert A. Katzmann
    'What role should the Senate play in the selection and confirmation of judges? What criteria are appropriate in evaluating nominees? What kinds of questions and answers are appropriate in confirmation hearings? How do judges interpret laws enacted by Congress, and what problems do they face? And what kinds of communications are proper between judges and legislators? These quest...
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    31,97 €

  • Law Firm and the Public Good
    Robert A. Katzmann
    'What can law firms do to ensure justice for all? How can they serve the needs of those unable to pay? How can law firms improve the quality of life for their lawyers? At a time when government support for legal aid is limited and under fire, when recent U.S. presidents have urged increased volunteerism, when the American Bar Association's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge is un...
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    37,11 €

  • Judges and Legislators
    Robert A. Katzmann
    'The Judiciary and Congress not only do not communicate on their most basic concerns; they do not know how they may properly do so,' writes Frank M. Coffin, a federal appeals court judge and former representative, in Judges and Legislators. 'The condition is that of a chronic, debilitating fever.' Though the Senate lavishes it's attention from time to time on particular ju...
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    31,82 €

  • Institutional Disability
    Robert A. Katzmann
    This case study of transportation policy for disabled people illustrates the flaws in policymaking that lead many Americans to believe government is not working as it should. Robert A. Katzmann examines the workings of the legislative, administrative, and judicial processes, both separately and in interaction, as he relates the erratic path of transportation policy for the disa...
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    34,41 €