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...from the start, and it left basic legal questions unresolved (see box, page 10). Both sides confirmed each other's prejudices. If the defendants and their lawyers seemed determined to provoke Judge Hoffman and convert the courtroom into an arena for political confrontation, the prosecution and the bench often came across as heavyhanded, harsh enforcers of questionable statutes...
Slender Credentials. A more troublesome aspect of Carswell's career is his lack of distinction on the federal bench. Even one of his defenders, Florida State University's law school dean, Joshua Morse, admits: "I cannot think of a single thing of Judge Carswell's that I am familiar with." No one can cite any contribution by Carswell to judicial literature. Harvard Law Dean Derek C. Bok, seeking gentle words, says that "the public record of Judge Carswell's career and accomplishments clearly does not place him within even an ample list of the nation...
...more aware of the contrast between judicial precaution and penal carelessness than Chief Justice Warren Burger. Some find Burger's vehemence on the subject rather odd; he is often seen as a strict law-and-order jurist whom President Nixon appointed to lead the nation's highest bench away from the liberalism of the Warren court. In fact, Burger is a vocal advocate of reforming the penal system to stress rehabilitation rather than revenge. Last week he reaffirmed his concern with prison reform in two tough speeches-to the Association of the Bar of the City...
...judge trying to pursue orderly justice is opposed to the bigots in the deck. A man in the audience gets up to support the defendants and denounce the trial: "This is a crying shame against the good name of our town . . ." The judge calls him to the bench and sentences him to ten days for contempt of court. "I protest this injustice!" Thirty days...
...battle between Cetrulo and the Columbia coaches reached a new height this year in the Crimson-Lion match. After being taunted mercilessly by the Columbia coaches. Larry turned to the Lion bench and gave the coaches the finger...