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Broadening Access To The Courts And Clarifying Judicial Standards: Sex Discrimination Cases In The 1978-1979 Supreme Court Term, Janice M. Hamilton, Janine S. Hiller, Joyce Ann Naumann, Barbara H. Vann Jan 1980

Broadening Access To The Courts And Clarifying Judicial Standards: Sex Discrimination Cases In The 1978-1979 Supreme Court Term, Janice M. Hamilton, Janine S. Hiller, Joyce Ann Naumann, Barbara H. Vann

University of Richmond Law Review

During the 1978-79 Term of the Supreme Court, sex discrimination continued to be an area of active judicial concern, with the Court deciding eight cases alleging unlawful sex discrimination. The purpose of this note is to present the Court's holdings and its rationale in these decisions, to analyze the significance of the decisions in view of the Court's past rulings, and to suggest possible implications for future sex discrimination cases.


Constitutional Torts And The Federal Torts Claims Act, Michael W. Dolan Jan 1980

Constitutional Torts And The Federal Torts Claims Act, Michael W. Dolan

University of Richmond Law Review

The relatively recent expansion of the liability of federal employees for so-called constitutional torts and the accompanying contraction of the immunity of those employees against suits for such torts have resulted in significant problems for the federal government, its employees, and even for victims of official misconduct. After briefly describing the law of constitutional torts and official immunity, this article will examine a proposal to amend the Federal Tort Claims Act to make the Government the exclusive defendant in constitutional tort suits.


Public Figures And Malice: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Restricting The Constitutional Privilege, Ann M. Annase, Scott A. Milburn Jan 1980

Public Figures And Malice: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Restricting The Constitutional Privilege, Ann M. Annase, Scott A. Milburn

University of Richmond Law Review

Historically, Americans have placed great importance on both their good name and their right to free speech. "As ingrained as both of these ideals are in the very fabric of our society, they sometimes run counter to each other." The Supreme Court has tried to balance these conflicting ideals in libel cases involving the first amendment's protection of freedom of the press. In the 1964 case of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the Court held that the first amendment's constitutional privilege extends to those publishing defamatory statements concerning official conduct, and that a plaintiff in such a case could …