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A Nondeferential Standard For Appellate Review Of State Law Decisions By Federal District Courts Sep 1985

A Nondeferential Standard For Appellate Review Of State Law Decisions By Federal District Courts

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Anti-Formalism In Recent Constitutional Theory, Mark V. Tushnet May 1985

Anti-Formalism In Recent Constitutional Theory, Mark V. Tushnet

Michigan Law Review

The focus in constitutional theory on judicial review rests on a much deeper political theory than the phrase "countermajoritarian difficulty" standing alone suggests. Majoritarian or democratic decision making is itself a solution to a set of problems that arise from a particular view of human nature and political action. In this Article, I identify, explicate, and criticize some recent developments in constitutional theory which are of interest to the extent that they reject that view of human nature and politics. I take as my focus important articles by Robert Burt, Robert Cover, Owen Fiss, Frank Michelman, and Cass Sunstein. I …


The Delegation Doctrine: Could The Court Give It Substance?, David Schoenbrod Apr 1985

The Delegation Doctrine: Could The Court Give It Substance?, David Schoenbrod

Michigan Law Review

Part I of this Article demonstrates the need for a new approach to the delegation doctrine. It shows that the Court has failed to articulate a coherent test of improper delegation and that the alternative tests offered by commentators are not sufficient. Part II then sets forth a proposed test of improper delegation. The basic principles of an approach prohibiting delegations of legislative power are outlined and illustrated. This Article does not, however, attempt anything so grand as to suggest a final definition of the doctrine or to pass broadly on the validity of statutes. Such an encompassing analysis is …


The Legitimacy Of Judicial Review In Individual Rights Cases: Michael Perry's Constitutional Theory And Beyond, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1985

The Legitimacy Of Judicial Review In Individual Rights Cases: Michael Perry's Constitutional Theory And Beyond, Daniel O. Conkle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Nonoriginalist Constitutional Rights And The Problem Of Judicial Finality, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1985

Nonoriginalist Constitutional Rights And The Problem Of Judicial Finality, Daniel O. Conkle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Supreme Court And The Constitution: The Continuing Debate On Judicial Review, Donald P. Kommers Jan 1985

The Supreme Court And The Constitution: The Continuing Debate On Judicial Review, Donald P. Kommers

Journal Articles

The three books reviewed in this essay are recent contributions to the growing literature of constitutional theory (Michael J. Perry, The Constitution, the Courts, and Human Rights (New Ha- ven: Yale University Press, 1982); Sotirios A. Barber, On What the Constitution Means (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984); and John Agresto, The Supreme Court and Constitutional Democracy (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1984). They explore important questions about the role of the Supreme Court and the meaning of the Constitution.


Book Review, Pierre Schlag Jan 1985

Book Review, Pierre Schlag

Publications

No abstract provided.


Framers Intent: The Illegitimate Uses Of History, Pierre Schlag Jan 1985

Framers Intent: The Illegitimate Uses Of History, Pierre Schlag

Publications

No abstract provided.