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IDB America
May 2004 |
The Judge Who Came Down From His Pedestal The president of Costa Rica's Supreme Court says judges are public servants, and should be evaluated as such.   |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
France & Woellert |
The Battle Over The Courts Politics, ideology and special interests are compromising the U.S. justice system. And all the crossfire is driving away potential non-partisan judges. |
IDB America
August 2003
Paul Constance |
Verdict pending After a decade of reforms, Latin America's courts are constantly in the news. But are they changing for the better? |
ifeminists
October 31, 2007
Richard Cordero |
Alert from Judicial Discipline Reform Out of the 7,462 complaints filed against federal judges in the 10-year period 1997-2006, they disciplined only 9 of their peers! These are official statistics that the judges must file by law with the highest administrative body of the federal judiciary. |
Salon.com
November 29, 2000
Bruce Shapiro |
Why the Supreme Court case matters The Florida election may be determined in state court, but a ruling in Bush's favor could further the high court's cannibalistic long-term assault on judicial power... |
IDB America
March 2002
Daniel Drosdoff |
Prompt justice Venezuela undertakes a sweeping reform of its courts... |
IDB America
May 2004
Paul Constance |
Is This Judge Productive? New information systems shine light on previously dark corners of the judiciary system in Costa Rica. |
American History
December 14, 2004
David J. Garrow |
The Once and Future Supreme Court The last four decades have witnessed a fundamental transformation in the types of men, and now women, who exercise the broad and untrammeled judicial power of the U.S. Supreme Court. |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011
Tim Jones |
Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races Unidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races. |
IDB America
May 2004
Paul Constance |
Customer-Centered Courts How Costa Rica is using technology to make justice more accessible and convenient. |
IDB America
August 2003
Paul Constance |
One-stop justice In Peru, unconventional courthouses make it easy for citizens in marginal areas to take their problems to a judge. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Lorraine Woellert |
A Phony Cure Congress appears to be on the verge of passing legislation that would shift most big class actions out of state court. Is this really reform? Don't believe it. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004 |
Punch, Counterpunch The roots of contemporary strife over the federal judiciary date back nearly five decades, starting with Chief Justice Earl Warren. |
IDB America
January 2005
Charo Quesada |
Not Quite Equal Under the Law A new study of justice and gender equality shows that Latin America has made progress in its legislation but is lagging in practice. |
IDB America
November 2002 |
IDB supports judicial reform in Honduras The IDB approved a $30 million soft loan that will support the second phase of a program to modernize the administration of justice in Honduras. |
Reason
July 2005 |
Who Should Reign Supreme? Libertarian legal experts weigh in on who their favorites are--past, present, and future--on the nation's highest court. |
Reason
March 2001
Richard A. Epstein |
George Bush won. But at what cost to the law? Constitutional litigation will return to normal, but the political battles are just getting started... |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation. |
Salon.com
July 4, 2001
Gary Kamiya |
Against the law Two new books make it clear that the Supreme Court's notorious Bush vs. Gore ruling wasn't as bad as it seemed at the time. It was worse... |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Paul M. Barrett |
Attack of the Commerce Clause A new assault on regulation is gathering force -- and it's deploying a constitutional weapon |
Sports Central
September 17, 2005
Greg Wyshynski |
Chief Umpire of the Supreme Court Judge John Roberts' comparison of judges to umpires during his confirmation hearing... Comments on beer commercials... |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Faces the Big Box of Bias Suits A Supreme Court review of a massive gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart could usher in new rules regarding class actions. |
Inc.
June 2005
Allen P. Roberts Jr. |
Why Businesses Should Have Judge Dread Shouldn't a judicial nominee's thoughts on business law be scrutinized? |
IDB America
August 2003
Paul Constance |
Your court or mine? A primer on differences between inquisitorial and adversarial trials |
Salon.com
June 27, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
To Bork or not to Bork Democrats give notice that ideology will play a role when the Senate considers Bush's judicial nominees... |
Salon.com
September 25, 2000
Bruce Shapiro |
Memo to Nader voters Anyone who doesn't think there is any difference between Bush and Gore, just think about the Supreme Court. |
Salon.com
June 19, 2001
Steve France |
The anguish of the drug war judges Forced to hand down harsh sentences that defy their consciences, many federal judges are speaking out against a system that makes them do "ungodly things"... |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart vs. a Million Angry Women Wal-Mart wants the Supreme Court to block a huge gender-bias suit. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2012
Ben Comer |
Comparing Apples to Broccoli In late March, the Supreme Court debated the merits or lack thereof of the Obama Administration's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Can you match the analogy with the Justice? |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Lorraine Woellert |
Inside Bush's Supreme Team With a Supreme Court vacancy looming this year, true-blue liberals, rabid-red conservatives, and activists of every stripe are amassing millions of dollars and mobilizing thousands of true believers for a war expected to eclipse every other legislative issue on the congressional agenda. |
Salon.com
December 5, 2000
Bruce Shapiro |
The beginning of the end Monday's legal double whammy should turn out the lights for Al Gore... |
BusinessWeek
April 28, 2011
Karen Weise |
U.S. Courts Face Backlogs and Layoffs Prominent lawyers warn that court budget cuts will harm the economy. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Bush's no-lose position The Florida Legislature created a Catch-22 for Gore -- and the U.S. Supreme Court smacked down his best chance to find a way out... |
Salon.com
November 21, 2000
Jake Tapper |
Florida Supreme Court takes center stage In a lively give-and-take, the state's justices get down to the nitty-gritty on hand recounts. |
Reason
July 2005
Damon W. Root |
Unleash the Judges A principled form of libertarian judicial activism, therefore, is clearly consistent with the basic requirement of a free society: the protection of individual rights against the tyranny of the majority. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Lorraine Woellert |
The Left's Supreme Effort A coalition of liberal groups is gearing to form a united front in the looming fight to keep hard-line conservatives off the high court. |
Reason
June 2004
Jarett Decker |
Criminal Representation U.S. courts may find the ban on "expert advice and assistance" as applied to defense lawyers too much to stomach. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Another Big Problem for Wal-Mart The latest in Wal-Mart's plethora of problems has taken the company all the way to the Supreme Court. A proposed class action lawsuit would pit more than a million female employees against the corporate giant. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Geri Smith |
El Salvador's Greenback Bind El Salvador's dollarization in 2001 is seen as a success, but rising rates now pose a threat. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2000 |
Split over the decision Two law professors offer two views of the Supreme Court ruling. Rotunda: The Florida court was acting like a psychic hot line; Raskin: The Supreme Court has disgraced itself... |
IDB America
October 2001 |
IDB funds education reform in Argentina The IDB has announced the approval of a $600 million loan to improve the quality of secondary education in Argentina and make it more accessible to low-income youth... |
Salon.com
December 14, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Supreme Court to democracy: Drop dead With a single rash, partisan act, the high court has tainted the Bush presidency, besmirched its own reputation and soiled our nation's proudest legacy... |
Information Today
December 15, 2011 |
Thomson Reuters Launches Interactive Tool Covering U.S. Supreme Court Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court combines original reporting from Thomson Reuters News & Insights with links to an extensive collection of analysis and legal materials, including motions, briefs and opinions, all sourced from Westlaw. |
Salon.com
May 10, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Holding court Bush unveils the beginning of his legacy -- the people he wants to shape the law. But Democrats are plotting to keep a say in the nominations... |
Information Today
March 25, 2010 |
Judicial Conference Approves Public Access Improvements to PACER The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved key steps to improve public access to federal courts by increasing the availability of court opinions. |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Damien Cave |
Did Judge Jackson goof? By forcing Microsoft to comply with conduct remedies in 90 days, Jackson may have put the case exactly where he doesn't want it -- in the Court of Appeals. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Damien Cave |
Will a Microsoft appeal go straight to the Supremes? Judge Jackson's attempt to expedite a final resolution to the antitrust trial could backfire. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Mike France |
One Man, One Vote, Two Lawyers As more close races are decided in court, faith in the process may suffer |
Reason
May 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Injustice is Blind Concluding that federal sentencing guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury because they required sentences to be lengthened based on facts determined by judges, the Supreme Court made the guidelines advisory rather than mandatory. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Fattah & Kassem |
The Man Behind Egypt's Real Estate Rebellion El Fakhrany's challenges to land deals in Egypt are uncovering corruption and upending the real estate market. |
