Monographs on Substantive Legal Topics

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Recusal: Analysis of Case Law Under 28 U.S.C. 455 & 144 [Superseded]

Alan Hirsch

January 1, 2002

This monograph offers a synthesis and analysis of the case law under 28 U.S.C. 455 and 144 to assist judges in ruling on recusal.

Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases, Volume I: Federal Death Penalty Trials (updated December 2002) [Superseded]

Laural L. Hooper, Molly Johnson

January 1, 2002

This monograph, revised as of December 16, 2002, describes the statutes, case law, and policies applicable to federal capital case-management issues such as appointment of counsel, case budgeting, and jury selection, and summarizes procedures judges have used in

International Insolvency [Superseded]

Louise Decarl Adler, Marcia S. Krieger, Samuel L. Bufford, Sidney B. Brooks

January 1, 2001

This monograph describes the law governing insolvency cases with transnational dimensions.

Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases, Volume I: Federal Death Penalty Trials [Superseded]

Laural L. Hooper, Molly Johnson

January 1, 2001

This monograph describes the statutes, case law, and policies applicable to federal capital case-management issues such as appointment of counsel, case budgeting, and jury selection, and summarizes procedures judges have used in capital cases at each stage of the proceedings.

Section 1983 Litigation [Superseded]

Karen Blum, Kathryn R. Urbonya

January 1, 1998

A summary of the legal principles governing litigation under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, the statute for redressing constitutional and federal statutory violations. This monograph includes pertinent cases from the 1997-1998 Supreme Court term.

Major Issues in the Federal Law of Employment Discrimination, Third Edition [Superseded]

George Rutherglen

January 1, 1996

An examination of the substantive and procedural provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This third edition discusses developments in the law through December 31, 1995, including changes resulting from the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Patent Law and Practice, Second Edition [Superseded]

Herbert F. Schwartz

January 1, 1995

An overview of U.S. patent law and practice. The author describes the patent application process and discusses defenses to and remedies for patent infringement, providing examples from case law.

Awarding Attorneys' Fees and Managing Fee Litigation [Superseded]

Alan Hirsch, Diane Sheehey

January 1, 1994

A monograph about the doctrinal and case-management aspects of fee awards.

Business Bankruptcy

Elizabeth Warren

January 1, 1993

A general overview of the policies and practices of the business bankruptcy system. It covers both Chapter 7 liquidation and Chapter 11 reorganization.

Federal Securities Law [Superseded]

Thomas Lee Hazen