Dec 14, 2006 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 40
The most stunning and successful experiment in direct popular sovereignty in all history is the American jury. Properly constrained by its duty to follow the law, the requirement of jury unanimity, and evidentiary rules, the American jury has served the republic well...
Dec 6, 2006 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 40
Congress has made patent law pursuant to the constitutional power to promote the progress of science by securing, for a limited time to inventors, the exclusive right to their discoveries. Antitrust laws, however, ensure that a free economy best promotes the public...
Dec 6, 2006 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 40
The sentiments embodied in the above statements, unfortunately, represent the everyday reality in some criminal specialty and treatment courts across the country. Over the past ten to fifteen years, many judges, court officials, legislators, academics, and other...