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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 14, 2007

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor - A significant factor in the demise of jury trials is the unfortunate judicial culture of delay reduction.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

     
Fast-Tracking of Cases Erodes Jury-Trial Right
      Adam Liptak correctly notes that ADR and a judicial penchant for granting summary-judgment motions are contributing to an erosion of our precious right to trial by jury. "Wasting the Jury," Daily Journal, May 3.
      However, another significant factor in th...

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