As one of the few studies to examine internal influence among Justices on the United States Supreme Court, this Note seeks to identify the most influential individuals on the Rehnquist Court. Using an empirical analysis of non-majority opinion joining behavior, this Note examines two time periods separately: the entire Rehnquist Court (the 1986 to 2004 Terms) and the time when the membership on...

We present a simple sequential bargaining model of a collegial court, analogous to Baron and Ferejohn’s sequential bargaining model of a legislature. However, the model incorporates critical features of appellate court jurisprudence — including disposition votes and coalitions, opinion assignment, opinion writing, and voting over draft opinions to create a majority opinion —so that it is indeed...

The German Federal Administrative Court recently announced an order (finalized on January 20, 2014) on the neurobiological experiments on primate brains of Prof. Kreiter at the University of Bremen. With this order, a preceding court decision by the Higher Administrative Court of Bremen was established as final and absolute and the last glimmer of hope to end the suffering of the primates in Br...

BACKGROUND Two forms of institutionalized pressure to treatment can be distinguished in Switzerland: civil commitment and court referral. In court referral, the referred patient has the right to refuse treatment. OBJECTIVES To compare court referrals for inpatient treatment to voluntary therapy. METHODS Comparison of interviews at treatment entry and discharge records. RESULTS There were ...

To illustrate how specialist courts have developed to manage juvenile offenders, this paper provides an overview of the history and development of the youth court in one jurisdiction, South Australia. Drawing on interviews conducted with judicial officers, the paper seeks to highlight some of the changes that have taken place since the Court’s inception, as well as how the Court currently under...

This study aims to analyze the quality of lightings in the indoor badminton courts in Taichung, Taiwan. The study was conducted on-site and illuminance values were analyzed. A digital illuminance meter and handheld distance meter were used as the main measuring tools. Data was collected and analyzed by SPSS for 11.0. The results show that Guoguang Badminton Court has reached the “leisure” grade...

People suffering from mental illness are increasingly referred to the domestic violence court. Yet the typical diversion programs available, including batterer's intervention programs, are inappropriate for those with serious mental illness. As a result, the Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Court has developed a new approach for dealing with this population that applies mental health court techniqu...

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 R I. DEMOGRAPHICS OF MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD IN 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 R II. STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF FAMILY COURT . . . . . . . . . . 208 R A. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

The current research details interviews with 50 victims and 50 defendants who participated in a specialized criminal domestic violence court in Lexington County, South Carolina. These victims and defendants indicated satisfaction with their court experiences, thought the process allowed them to voice their views, felt they were treated with respect, and were generally satisfied with the outcome...

This public institution?appropriated for the reception of indigent lunatics belonging to the two departments of the Upper and Lower Rhine?is situated on a sandy, well-aired, and open plain, near the commune, or small town of Brumath, lying about ten miles north-east of Strasbourg, and adjoining the railway leading from thence to Nancy by Sarrebourg. Previous to 1S3G, departmental insane patient...