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The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography Of William O. Douglas, James E. Bond
The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography Of William O. Douglas, James E. Bond
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This article is a book review that highlights William O. Douglas’s character and temperament, and suggests these very traits made his legacy on the Court a disappointment. Arguing that Douglas was uncommitted to judicial craft and simply championed cases close to his heart. The article bemoans Douglas’s lack of insight into constitutional adjudication, while noting the volumes anecdotal humor, the article cites the autobiography’s disingenuousness as cause to call it a work of fiction.
Political Parties Before The Bar: The Controversy Over Associational Rights, Gary L. Scott, Craig L. Carr
Political Parties Before The Bar: The Controversy Over Associational Rights, Gary L. Scott, Craig L. Carr
Seattle University Law Review
This article will discuss the scope and nature of constitutional protection to be afforded political party autonomy by the first and fourteenth amendments. The purpose of the present discussion is to review both legal and political sides of this question. Once this is done it will become clear that a party right to protected autonomy during the candidate selection process is not only founded upon solid constitutional ground but is also in keeping with sound political wisdom.
Search, Seizure, And Section 7: Standing From Salvucci To Simpson, Mark H. Adams, George R. Nock
Search, Seizure, And Section 7: Standing From Salvucci To Simpson, Mark H. Adams, George R. Nock
Seattle University Law Review
This article traces the evolution of automatic standing from Jones v. United States to United States v. Salvucci and discusses the approach that has replaced the Jones rule in the Supreme Court. It then discusses the Washington Supreme Court’s continued adherence to the automatic standing rule, despite the Salvucci decision, under the Washington Constitution rather than the fourth amendment. After focusing on the failure of the United States Supreme Court to fashion a standing rule consistent with the Court’s stated purpose for the exclusionary rule, this article urges the Washington court to interpret the state’s constitution in a more consistent, …