State Justice Institute Act of 1983: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 3403, State Justice Institute Act of 1983, July 13, 1983

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Página 156 - Even so, they are not of the very essence of a scheme of ordered liberty. To abolish them is not to violate a "principle of justice so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental.
Página 209 - To influence, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States.
Página 345 - In sum, we conclude that where the State has provided an opportunity for full and fair litigation of a Fourth Amendment claim, a state prisoner may not be granted federal habeas corpus relief on the ground that evidence obtained in an unconstitutional search or seizure was introduced at his trial.
Página 82 - Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.
Página 302 - For present purposes we may and do assume that freedom of speech and of the press — which are protected by the First Amendment from abridgment by Congress — are among the fundamental personal rights and "liberties" protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the States.
Página 215 - The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States.
Página 206 - ... (H) conduct (directly or through grants or contracts) research, demonstrations, or training in matters related to noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting. (3) To carry out the foregoing purposes and engage in the foregoing activities, the Corporation shall have the usual powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act...
Página 44 - His concern is with the fa mess and effectiveness of the judicial process. It has been the very deep concern of state chief justices for the improvement of their own systems that has led us to propose creation of a State Justice Institute. I should note that the studies which led to this proposal were conducted by a Task Force of the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators, in...
Página 198 - Corporation. (c) The Corporation, and any legal assistance program assisted by the Corporation, shall be eligible to be treated as an organization described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and as an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of such Code.
Página 172 - Act will contribute to the trend toward greater reliance on the state courts for the adjudication of criminal cases and also, in all likelihood, civil cases. With respect to criminal cases, the number filed in federal 45 courts has decreased since the passage of the Speedy Trial Act. Whether this results from the Speedy Trial Act or from a change in prosecution policy is less clear. Both the Attorney General of the United States and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have indicated...

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