Educating Judges on the Basics and Nuances

摘要

In accepting the 1989 ELI Award, James L. Oakes, chief judge of the Second Circuit, challenged the Institute to close a gap in jurists' knowledge of the basics and the nuances of environmental law. ELI responded with a session the following spring at the Federal Judicial Center's "Workshop for Judges of the First and Third Circuits" in White Plains. Course faculty provided "an exploration and review of key areas of interest to federal judges in eastern states, with general overview and reference to legislative and interpretive dilemmas as well as noteworthy case law."