Inmate litigation

Article Abstract:

A raft of prisoners' suits, which had little chance of succeeding, led Congress in 1996 to pass the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The Act has reduced the number of cases filed, but at the same time has reduced prisoners' abilities to remedy violations of their constitutional rights. The problems of the act should not be ignored in future legal reform.

Prisoners, Evaluation, Company legal issue, Cases, Civil procedure, Law reform, Legal reform

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Implementing Atkins

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The author discusses the US Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia, in which the court ruled it cruel and unusual punishment to execute the mentally retarded, and problems with implementation.

Capital punishment, Mentally disabled persons, Cruel and unusual punishment

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Switching priorities: elevating the status of tort claims in bankruptcy in pursuit of optimal deterrence

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The author examines bankruptcy discharge and claim prioritization effects on tort liability and how changes could improve tort deterrence.

Finance, Remedies, Priorities of claims and liens, Tort liability, Bankruptcy reorganizations, Bankruptcy reorganization, Company bankruptcy

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