jurisprudence
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Enter Robert P. George, a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton and one of the country’s most respected conservative scholars.
Six of the court’s seven justices were Republicans, but most were more moderate than Newby, and he had little influence on their jurisprudence.
From Salon
Though he agreed with Black’s definition of rebellion, Segall rejected the idea it could shape jurisprudence: “That’s not how our legal system works,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Legal scholars, however, say the recent criticism of provisional sentences ignores more than a decade of legislation and jurisprudence aimed at toughening up a legal system that can take years to reach a final verdict.
His memoir, “Life, Law & Liberty,” sheds light on his own experiences on and off the court but leaves its central figure’s jurisprudence still mainly a mystery.
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