Category Archives: Judicial Systems

Alexandra D. Lahav, The Law and Large Numbers: Preserving Adjudication in Complex Litigation

59 Fla. L. Rev. 383 (2007) | | | | ABSTRACT :: This Article describes the transfer of power to regulate tortfeasors from the legislature to private parties through the medium of the court system and proposes that instead of … Continue reading

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The Honorable Rosemary Barkett, Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law: Judicial Discretion and Judicious Deliberation

59 Fla. L. Rev. 905 (2007) | | | | INTRODUCTION :: Thank you for the opportunity to deliver the Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law. It is an honor and a privilege to join the extraordinary list of those who … Continue reading

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Sandra Day O’Connor, Remarks on Judicial Independence

58 Fla. L. Rev. 1 (2006) | | | | TEXT :: Dedication of the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Friday, September 9, 2005 It is a great pleasure to be here at … Continue reading

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Michael Richard Dimino, Sr., Counter-Majoritarian Power and Judges’ Political Speech

58 Fla. L. Rev. 53 (2006) | | | | INTRODUCTION :: Judges and judicial candidates are regularly restricted in their political speech and association by two categories of ethical canons that have only recently come under constitutional examination: those … Continue reading

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Chad M. Oldfather, Remedying Judicial Inactivism: Opinions as Informational Regulation

58 Fla. L. Rev. 743 (2006) | | | | INTRODUCTION :: Concern about so-called “judicial activism” is rampant. Despite a lack of consensus regarding precisely what the term means, those wielding it have in mind judges who overstep the … Continue reading

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Rhonda Wasserman, Tolling: The American Pipe Tolling Rule and Successive Class Actions

58 Fla. L. Rev. 803 (2006) | | | | ABSTRACT :: Timing is everything. Even the most meritorious lawsuit will be dismissed if the statute of limitations has run on the plaintiff’s claim. In class action litigation, this hurdle … Continue reading

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