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1999

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Constitutions And Spontaneous Orders: A Response To Professor Mcginnis, Adam C. Pritchard, Todd J. Zywicki Jan 1999

Constitutions And Spontaneous Orders: A Response To Professor Mcginnis, Adam C. Pritchard, Todd J. Zywicki

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Professor John McGinnis has written a perceptive and provocative comment on our economic analysis of the role of tradition in constitutional interpretation.1 A brief summary of our areas of agreement and disagreement may help set the stage for this response. It appears that Professor McGinnis substantially agrees with the two central propositions of our article. First, he appears to agree with our definition of efficient traditions as those evolving over long periods of time from decentralized processes.2 Second, he explicitly agrees that Justices Scalia and Souter have adopted sub-optimal models of tradition because they rely on sources that lack the …


Foreword: Race, Vagueness, And The Social Meaning Of Order-Maintenance Policing, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1999

Foreword: Race, Vagueness, And The Social Meaning Of Order-Maintenance Policing, Dorothy E. Roberts

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No abstract provided.


A Little Theory Is A Dangerous Thing: The Myth Of Adjudicative Retroactivity, Kermit Roosevelt Iii Jan 1999

A Little Theory Is A Dangerous Thing: The Myth Of Adjudicative Retroactivity, Kermit Roosevelt Iii

All Faculty Scholarship

The article analyzes the question of the retroactive effect of judicial decisions. It surveys the history of retroactivity doctrine to demonstrate that the current approach to retroactivity jurisprudence is a consequence of the Warren Court's adoption of the principle that parties should be governed by the law in effect at the time of their actions. This principle leads to a theoretical framework that suffers from serious difficulties. In particular, it is unable to distinguish between cases presented on direct and collateral review, and consequently unable to reach a satisfactory treatment of habeas petitions based on changes in law. The article …


The Effect Of Presidential Pardons On Disclosure Of Information: Is Our Cynicism Justified?, Charles D. Berger Jan 1999

The Effect Of Presidential Pardons On Disclosure Of Information: Is Our Cynicism Justified?, Charles D. Berger

Oklahoma Law Review

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Another Look At Evolving Standards: Will Decency Prevail Against Executing The Mentally Retarded?, Bryan Lester Dupler Jan 1999

Another Look At Evolving Standards: Will Decency Prevail Against Executing The Mentally Retarded?, Bryan Lester Dupler

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1999

United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The New Etiquette Of Federalism: New York, Printz, And Yeskey, Matthew D. Adler, Seth F. Kreimer Jan 1999

The New Etiquette Of Federalism: New York, Printz, And Yeskey, Matthew D. Adler, Seth F. Kreimer

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Revisiting Victim's Rights, Lynne Henderson Jan 1999

Revisiting Victim's Rights, Lynne Henderson

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


The Privilege's Last Stand: The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination And The Right To Rebel Against The State, Michael S. Green Jan 1999

The Privilege's Last Stand: The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination And The Right To Rebel Against The State, Michael S. Green

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Constitutionalizing Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 1999

The Constitutionalizing Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein

Maryland Law Review

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The Fourth Circuit's "Doube-Edged Sword": Eviscerating The Right To Present Mitigating Evidence And Beheading The Right To The Assistance Of Counsel, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson Jan 1999

The Fourth Circuit's "Doube-Edged Sword": Eviscerating The Right To Present Mitigating Evidence And Beheading The Right To The Assistance Of Counsel, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson

Maryland Law Review

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The Myth Of Autonomy At The End-Of-Life: Questioning The Paradigm Of Rights, Susan Adler Channick Jan 1999

The Myth Of Autonomy At The End-Of-Life: Questioning The Paradigm Of Rights, Susan Adler Channick

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Collaterally Estopped Masses - Guilty Pleas And Collateral Estoppel Of Alienage In Criminal Proceedings: United States V. Gallardo-Mendez, Michael P. Daly Jan 1999

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Collaterally Estopped Masses - Guilty Pleas And Collateral Estoppel Of Alienage In Criminal Proceedings: United States V. Gallardo-Mendez, Michael P. Daly

Villanova Law Review

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Do The Adult Crime, Do The Adult Time: Due Process And Cruel And Unusual Implications For A 13-Year-Old Sex Offender Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In State V. Green, Paul G. Morrissey Jan 1999

Do The Adult Crime, Do The Adult Time: Due Process And Cruel And Unusual Implications For A 13-Year-Old Sex Offender Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In State V. Green, Paul G. Morrissey

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Striking The Balance Between Law And Order, Peter Hobart Jan 1999

The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Striking The Balance Between Law And Order, Peter Hobart

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gideon's Muted Trumpet, Victoria Nourse Jan 1999

Gideon's Muted Trumpet, Victoria Nourse

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Once the darling of the legal academy, criminal procedure has fallen into disrepute. Thirty-five years ago, when Gideon was decided, criminal procedure was the flagship of constitutional law, criminal defense attorneys were heroes, and courts and lawyers were perceived as themselves agents of social justice. Today, there are still heroes. But the conventional wisdom, within the academy and the country at large, no longer associates criminal law or procedure with heroism. Indeed, in some quarters, criminal procedure has become the enemy. Increasingly, scholars urge revisionism, popular pundits brand procedural innovations as a loss of "common sense," and philosophers warn that …


Independent Counsel Law Improvements For The Next Five Years, John Q. Barrett Jan 1999

Independent Counsel Law Improvements For The Next Five Years, John Q. Barrett

Faculty Publications

This Article is adapted from remarks made in New Orleans on January 8, 1999, as part of an Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Administrative Law Section panel discussion entitled, "Separation of Powers Revisited: Should the Independent Counsel Law Be Renewed?" Our topic is "Should the Independent Counsel Law Be Renewed?" and my answer is, "Not exactly." I will not be, in other words, defending the status quo. Indeed, the empty chair you see here on the dais nicely contains the only "defender" of the status quo of whom I know. What I would like to do is remind us …


Beyond The Hero Judge: Institutional Reform Litigation As Litigation, Margo Schlanger Jan 1999

Beyond The Hero Judge: Institutional Reform Litigation As Litigation, Margo Schlanger

Reviews

In 1955, in its second decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court suggested that federal courts might be called upon to engage in long-term oversight of once-segregated schools. Through the 1960s, southern resistance pushed federal district and appellate judges to turn that possibility into a reality. The impact of this saga on litigation practice extended beyond school desegregation, and even beyond the struggle for African-American equality; through implementation of Brown, the nation’s litigants, lawyers, and judges grew accustomed both to issuance of permanent injunctions against state and local public institutions, and to extended court oversight of compliance. …


Reasonable And Other Doubts: The Problem Of Jury Instructions, Robert C. Power Dec 1998

Reasonable And Other Doubts: The Problem Of Jury Instructions, Robert C. Power

Robert C Power

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Clueless: The Misuse Of Batf Firearms Tracing Data, David B. Kopel Dec 1998

Clueless: The Misuse Of Batf Firearms Tracing Data, David B. Kopel

David B Kopel

Sometimes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traces the registered sales history of a gun which was used in a crime, or which has been seized by the police. Traced guns are not representative of the broader universe of crime guns. Accordingly, drawing public policy conclusions based on tracing data is unwise.


Confessions And Culture: The Interaction Of Miranda And Diversity, Floralynn Einesman Dec 1998

Confessions And Culture: The Interaction Of Miranda And Diversity, Floralynn Einesman

Floralynn Einesman

No abstract provided.