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Habeas Corpus – Correspondence with Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (1983, 1988), Herbert Wechsler (1979); text of Habeas Corpus since the Trilogy, Remarks by Daniel J. Meador before the Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit, Dallas, TX (Apr. 18, 1968); text of The Impact of Federal Post Conviction Review on the Role of the State Trial Judge, address of Daniel J. Meador before the National Conference of State Trial Judges (Aug. 7, 1965); correspondence and draft of “Post-Conviction Review Act of 1979” (a bill to provide for post-conviction relief and review in the district courts of sentences and convictions imposed by State courts) OIAJ (Dec. 7, 1978); text of The Administration’s Proposed Reforms in Habeas Corpus Procedures (Mar. 4, 1982); Transcript of Proceedings: Hearings before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary on Habeas Corpus Reform (Nov. 8, 1989); correspondence with Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (1990); “Toward a More Just and Effective System of Review in State Death Penalty Cases,” Ira P. Robbins (Reporter), Recommendations of the American Bar Association Task Force on Death Penalty Habeas Corpus (Oct. 1989), 1965-1995

 File — Box: MSS 82-3e, Box 15

Scope and Contents

3 folders

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-1995

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are some no restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 32 Cubic Feet (73 archival boxes, plus photographs and some oversized materials.)

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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