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+===Uniqueness=== |
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+====First is uniqueness. The justice system is currently overworked – we're at historical levels of judicial workload.==== |
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+Bannon, Alicia. Senior Counsel in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, where she leads the Center's fair courts work, J.D. from Yale Law School. September 10, 2013. "Testimony: More Judges Needed in Federal Courts," Brennan Center for Justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/testimony-federal-courts-need-more-judges |
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+While the current high level of judicial vacancies partially explains this high per-judge |
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+2013, so as to ensure the continued vitality of our federal courts. |
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+===Link=== |
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+====Second is the link. Qualified immunity solves court clog from police-related civil suits.==== |
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+Alito, Samuel. Supreme Court Justice, authoring majority opinion. Pearson v. Callahan. 555 U.S. (2009). No. 07-751. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-751.pdf. |
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+At the same time, however, the rigid Saucier procedure comes with a price |
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+a reasonableness question which is highly idiosyncratic and heavily dependent on the facts"). |
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+===Internal Link=== |
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+====Third is the internal link. Court clog and delay accesses a ton of impacts: increased cost, frustration, lower quality of justice, and judge retirement - to name a few.==== |
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+Bannon 2, Alicia. Senior Counsel in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, where she leads the Center's fair courts work, J.D. from Yale Law School. 2014. "The Impact of Judicial Vacancies on Federal Trial Courts," Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. |
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+Justice Delayed The most common observation in the surveyed districts was that vacancies slowed down |
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+question is, can you sustain it? Eventually you burn out."64 |
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+===Impact=== |
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+====Fourth is the impact. Inaccessible justice primarily harms small businesses and people in oppressed groups.==== |
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+PFAW. 2012. "Overloaded Courts, Not Enough Judges: The Impact on Real People," People for the American Way. http://www.pfaw.org/sites/default/files/lower_federal_courts.pdf. |
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+Courts play a critical role for our nation and our communities. • All Americans |
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+pressured to make unnecessary settlements to end the expense and uncertainty of litigation. |