Firing Line broadcast records: The Trouble with Lawyers: We have here three lawyers to discuss, most ably, what is wrong with their profession and what might be done about it. All agree that, as Judge Bork puts it, "This is a litigious society. It's a regulated society. It's going to remain that." How then to unclog our overcrowded courts? Mr. Bork suggests alternative courts, both to "deal with these simple repetitious claims which now flood the main federal courts and keep people waiting for years to get their case heard," and to try "very esoteric matters" currently being handled by "generalist judges." "Who is against specialized courts?" Mr. Buckley asks, and Mr. Schmidt replies: "I am against them. One of the distinctive elements of the American legal tradition is that it has generally entrusted the important decisions to generalist judges." Mrs. Pilpel, meanwhile, points out that the middle class "has a tough time getting into court very often," both for the reasons Judge Bork mentions and because of her fellow lawyers' sky-high fees.
Histories: Un-Presidented: Watergate and Power in America - Explore the unprecedented political scandal that was Watergate and its impact on America through primary sources, and learn how a functioning democracy can bring accountability to even its most powerful citizens.
Robinson (Arthur Granville) papers: Sound reenactments of war crimes trials: A reenactment of war crimes trials held in Guam of Japanese military officers. The Japanese are on trial for various crimes against American soldiers. Charges include, but are not limited to, murder and cannibalism.
Sendero Luminoso publications: Guzmán trial proceedings: The Guzmán trial materials include more than five thousand pages of minutes and other documents. After his capture he was tried under emergency laws instituted by the Alberto Fujimori government, which included faceless tribunals and military courts. In 2003, Peru's Constitutional Guarantees Court annulled these trials, per a mandate of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights calling for Peru to reform its antiterrorist legislation. From September 2005 to October 2006 Guzmán underwent a retrial in a civilian court, La Sala Penal Nacional or Peruvian National Criminal Tribunal, along with other SL leaders. Guzmán and his second in command (later wife), Elena Yparraguirre, were sentenced to life in prison for terrorism, murder, and other crimes.
Shigemitsu (Mamoru) sketch books: Courtroom sketches made by Shigemitsu during the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that took place following World War II. Shigemitsu was on trial and made these sketches, some of which are captioned, during the proceedings.
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