Conference On Assessing The Effects Of Legislation On The Workload Of The Courts

Includes background information on how legislation affects court workload & on historical development of judicial impact assessment as a tool by which to measure this effect. Contains the papers prepared for each of the three sessions -- policy (interbranch communications: the next generation); theory (caseloading in the balance, judicial impact statements: unpacking the discourse, judicial preferences, public choice & the rules of procedure, overcoming the competence/credibility paradox in judicial impact assessment); & applied (the impact of national legislation on State courts, observation on impact models on Federal courts).

The New England Law Review now offers its issues in convenient and modern ebook formats for e-reader devices, apps, pads, smartphones, and computers. This third issue of Volume 48, Spring 2014, contains articles and presentations from leading figures of the academy and the legal community. Contents of this issue include a Symposium on "Benchmarks: Evaluating Measurements of Judicial Productivity," featuring such recognized legal scholars as Jordan Singer, Hon. William Young, Hon. Lee Rosenthal, Steven Gensler, Chad Oldfather, John Spottswood, Carolyn Dubay, and Malia Reddick. Both trial and appellate courts are considered. In addition, extensive student research explores such fields as copyright infringement by YouTube, corporate crimes and jury findings, employees' remedies under FLSA, and protections of the mechanic's lien. Quality digital formatting includes linked notes, active tables of contents, active URLs in notes, and Bluebook citations.

Covers: perceived threats to COA, the work of the COA, effects of caseload volume, proposals for structural change and more. 5 appendices. Charts and graphs.