Word: orality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prime mover behind these reforms is Irving R. Kaufman, who was appointed chief judge of the Second in 1973. Kaufman is a believer in the "British tradition of orality." Because he and his colleagues favor "eyeball situations between attorneys and judges." the Second allows oral argument in more than 90% of its cases (vs. an average of 70% in the other circuits). But the flow of advocacy may be quickly cut off if the judges find it repetitious or unessential. Judges in the Second often decide appeals directly from the bench, simply stating their reasons and dispensing with written opinions...
...impose and spreads the circuit's 13 judges thin. The Fifth, which covers many Southern states, is the busiest of the circuits, handling almost 30% of all federal appeals. Fifth judges have taken even more draconian time-saving measures than the Second. Under its "summary calendar system," oral argument is eliminated in about half the cases...
More than ten seniors failed the written portion of the non-honors general examination. These students were then required to take an oral examination. The Board of Examiners voted to fail five of the students...
...extends the advantage enjoyed by those more proficient at math and at test-taking. Peter Liacouras, dean of Temple University's law school, told a Wall Street Journal reporter in February that the LSATs, even before the changes, failed to measure "common sense, motivation, judgement, idealism, client-handling ability, oral skills and leadership," among other skills...
...most common question: "Am I normal?" Other callers query whether penis size is related to sexual satisfaction, if masturbation is damaging, whether oral sex is perverted. Asks one hot-line administrator: "Where is the sexual revolution we keep hearing about? People are as ignorant as they were 50 years...