Tuesday, May 31, 2005

BOOKS IN TEMPLE LAW LIBRARY ON CLOSING ARGUMENTS

In the interest of justice : great opening and closing arguments of the last 100 years / Joel J. Sei : Law Library c2004

Closing arguments : the last battle / Fredric G. Levin, Mike Papantonio, Martin Levin. : Law Library 2003

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury : greatest closing arguments in modern law / Michael S. Lief, H. Mi : Law Library c2002

Trial objections handbook / Roger C. Park. : Law Library c2001-

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury : greatest closing arguments in modern law / Michael S. Lief, H. Mi : Law Library c1998

Preparing and conducting opening and closing arguments : case analysis and theory development / chai : Law Library c1993

The Art of advocacy : opening statements and closing arguments [videorecording] / [produced by] Amer : Law Library 1987

Opening & closing arguments / Pennsylvania Bar Institute. : Law Library c1985

Dynamic closing arguments / Mark A. Dombroff. : Law Library c1985

Opening statements and closing arguments : program material, May 1984. : Law Library c1984

Master advocates [videorecording] / [produced by] National Institute for Trial Advocacy. : Law Library 1980

Opening and closing arguments : the law in Georgia / by Randall Evans, Jr. : Law Library c1978

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

NEW ON LEXIS

Effective Expert Testimony
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Presents an invaluable guidebook for litigators who seek instruction in shaping the testimony of expert witnesses. Effective Expert Testimony takes readers from the initial decision to hire an expert to the search for the right expert--all the way through the various pretrial and trial activities for which experts and attorneys must be prepared.

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

DOES GRUTTER OFFER COURTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER RACE IN JURY SELECTION AND DECISION RELATED TO PROMOTING FAIRNESS IN THE DELIBERATION PROCESS?

This article by Prof. Phoebe Haddon of Temple Law School considers the Supreme Court affirmative action cases including Grutter v. Bollinger which provides support for jury selection to include more people of color. Grutter opens the possibility to develop ways to include a diverse citizenry in the jury system. 13 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 547-556 (2004)

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

TRIAL OF CAROLINE, QUEEN CONSORT OF GEORGE IV

Temple Law Library has an extensive collection of old trials. Following are reports of the trial of Caroline, Queen consort of George IV with 2 more recent accounts.

AUTHOR Bowman, William Dodgson.
TITLE The divorce case of Queen Caroline : an account of the reign of
George IV and the King's relations with other women / by Wm.
Dodgson Bowman.
IMPRINT London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1930.
CALL # KD379.C3 B6 1930.

AUTHOR Wyndham, Horace, b. 1875.
TITLE Crimes in high life; some society causes c{226}el{225}ebres, by Horace
Wyndham.
IMPRINT New York, Dodd, Mead, 1927.
CALL # KD370 .W86 1927.

AUTHOR Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,
1768-1821.
TITLE An accurate report of the trial of Her Most Gracious Majesty
Queen Caroline, before the House of Lords on a bill of pains
and penalties : charging Her Majesty with criminal intercourse
with a foreigner name Bartolomo Bergami.
IMPRINT Dublin : Printed by C. Crookes, 1820.
CALL # K645.C6 C221 2.

AUTHOR Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,
1768-1821.
TITLE A correct, full, and impartial report, of the trial of Her
Majesty, Caroline, queen consort of Great Britain, before the
House of peers; on the bill of pains and penalties; with
authentic particulars, embracing every circumstance connected
with, and illustrative of, the subject of this momentous event,
interspersed with original letters, and other curious and
interesting documents, not generally known, and never before
published, including, at large, Her Majesty's defence. The
whole collected, arranged, and edited by J. H. Adolphus, esq.
IMPRINT London : Jones and co., 1820.
CALL # K645.C6 C221 3.

AUTHOR Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,
1768-1821.
TITLE A full report of the trial of Her Majesty Caroline Amelia
Elizabeth, Queen of England, before the peers of Great
Britain : the whole of the evidence, as it came out on the
various examinations and cross-examinations of the witnesses :
the speeches and proceedings of the peers : the opinions of the
judges : the arguments of counsel on points of law, and the
practice, of various tribunals : the whole arranged for Dolby's
parliamentary register, of which work it forms a part : but,
being complete in itself, it is intended also to be bound
separately for those who do not continue the Register.
IMPRINT London : T. Dolby, 1820.
CALL # K645.C6 C221 4.

AUTHOR Paull, James, 1770-1808.
TITLE Plain letter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, upon his
plain duties to himself, his wife, his child, and to the nation
: as such duties arise out of the late investigation of the
conduct of the Princess of Wales.
IMPRINT London : Sold by Colburn, Keygill, and E. Wilson, [1806].
CALL # K645.C6 W148 2.

AUTHOR Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,
1768-1821.
TITLE The trial at large of Her Majesty Caroline Amelia Elizabeth,
Queen of Great Britain : in the House of Lords, on charges of
adulterous intercourse : containing a full and accurate detail
of the evidence of the witnesses, the speeches of counsel, and
all other proceedings in this extraordinary trial : the
examination of the witnesses, and the documentary testimony,
printed verbatim from the authenticated journals of the House
of Peers : the whole illustrated by explanatory notes, and
embellished with faithful and highly-finished portraits, &c.
IMPRINT London : Printed for T. Kelly, 1821.
CALL # K645.C6 C221.

Monday, May 09, 2005

JUDICIAL CONSTRUCTION OF JURY AND GRUTTER V. BOLINGER

There is an interesting article in Columbia Law Review, December 2004 titled 'Newly compelling: reexamining judicial construction of juries in the aftermath of Grutter v. Bollinger.' It examines ethnicity in jury selection in light of Gruttner v. Bollinger. The Supreme Court held that diversity promotes the legitimacy of a core government function. The article examines the possibility that diverse juries function better than non-diverse equivalents.
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