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NEWS ABOUT: justice system

justice system stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Public defenders are as overworked as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore, the New York Times reports. Arguing that their hectic schedules result in scant attention for clients, government-appointed lawyers around the country are refusing new cases and suing to limit their workload. “The quality... More »

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Florida • justice system • Miami • courts • prosecutor • trial • felony • judge • lawyer • misdemeanor • public defender

OPINION

Supreme Court: It's a Dialog, Not an Isolated Oracle

Reporter looks back at 30 years and 2,691 decisions

Jul 13, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rather than boldly paving new roads, the Supreme Court functions largely as a bellwether of public opinion, cementing change “rather than propelling it,” writes Linda Greenhouse, looking back on some 30 years of reporting on the court for the New York Times. The justices don’t constitute a... More »

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justice system • justice • US Supreme Court • decision

 Mexico Overhauls
Justice System

Calderon signs sweeping reforms

Jun 18, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sweeping reforms of Mexico's criminal justice system were signed into law by President Felipe Calderon yesterday. US-style public trials and presumption of innocence will replace Mexico's slow, closed-door system that proceeds almost exclusively through briefs, reports the Washington Post. The reforms also give investigators power to hold suspects 80... More »

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justice system • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • drug cartel • Human Rights Watch • presumption of innocence • judges • Mexico City Human Rights Commission • Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico

Reagan's Influence on US Court System Lingers

Appeals courts, where the real action is,
continue to weaken federal authority

May 12, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ronald Reagan’s influence on American courts remains unprecedented, and his transformation of the nomination process is only part of the story. With sheer numbers and ideological consistency, Reagan created a legacy that will influence American justice well into the 21st century, and perhaps beyond, USA Today reports. More »

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justice system • Antonin Scalia • Bill Clinton • Robert Bork • Ronald Reagan • US Supreme Court • George W. Bush

World Frowns on American For-Profit Bail System

Critics find private system unfair, corrupt; it's also effective

Jan 29, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - For the rest of the world, America’s bail bonds industry is a horrifying concept. Bail bondsmen are a private, commercial wing of the US justice system, putting up defendants’ bail in exchange for a non-refundable fee, the New York Times explains. To critics, the system is unfair and... More »

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justice system • court • bail • Dog the Bounty Hunter • bail bondsmen • bounty hunter • collateral • defendants

(Newser) - The same legal argument marshaled to justify mistreating prisoners is behind the Bush administration’s contention that the President can fire U.S. attorneys for any reason or no reason, according to Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick. It’s the theory that a greater power—like killing people in war—embodies... More »

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Bush administration • justice system • US attorney • politics • courts • power • George W. Bush

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