TY  - BOOK
AU  - Egendorf,Laura K.
TI  - The legal system: opposing viewpoints 
T2  - Opposing viewpoints series
AV  - KF8700.E29.L443 2003 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - San Diego
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Justice, Administration of
KW  - United States
KW  - Juvenile literature
N1  - 1 (pages 196-197) and index; Frivolous lawsuits are a problem in the civil justice system; Jodie Allen  --; Tort reform would damage the civil justice system; Robert S. Peck  --; Class action suits benefit the average citizen; John H. Church Jr.  --; Class action suits benefit attorneys; Deborah R. Hensler ... [and others]  --; Activist judges undermine democracy; Max Boot  --; Congress is a threat to judicial independence; Herman Schwartz --; jury system should be reformed; William T. Pizzi --; jury system is under attack; Jeffrey Robert White --; jury system should permit nullification; Nathan Lapp  --; Jury nullification is unfair; Nancy King  --; Peremptory challenges are necessary; Bobby Lee Cook and Michael A. Sullivan  --; Peremptory challenges are unfair; Gregory E. Mize  --; Racial profiling reduces the effectiveness of the criminal justice system; David A. Harris  --; Racial profiling can be justified; John Derbyshire  --; Mandatory minimum sentencing laws are unfair; Maxine Waters  --; Mandatory minimum sentencing laws are desirable; George Allen  --; Miranda protects defendants; John P. Frank --; Supreme Court should not have upheld Miranda; Paul G. Cassell --; United States needs a constitutional amendment to protect crime victims; Laurence H. Tribe  --; Crime victims do not need a constitutional amendment; Wendy Kaminer  --; Cameras should be permitted in courtrooms; Fred Graham  --; Cameras should not be allowed in courtrooms; Woody West  --; Timothy McVeigh's execution should have been televised; Thomas Lynch  --; Timothy McVeigh's execution should not have been televised; Raymond A. Schroth --; media provide a poor understanding of the legal system; Richard L. Fox and Robert W. Van Sickel --; media do not prevent fair trials; Bruce W. Sanford; 2
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