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The Founders Go On-Line: An Original Intent Solution To A Jurisdictional Dilemma, Christine G. Heslinga Dec 2000

The Founders Go On-Line: An Original Intent Solution To A Jurisdictional Dilemma, Christine G. Heslinga

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The Internet has created a blossoming cyber-economy and a new way of conducting business. Unfortunately for those looking for jurisdictional certainty, however, cyberspace also effectively eliminates geographic boundaries. The unprecedented circumstances set by this new frontier have put federal courts in the unenviable position of deciding whether Internet-based cases meet diversity jurisdiction requirements. Examining the constitutional history and recent use of diversity, this Note argues that the Founders did not foresee an era where every contract or sales case would end up in federal court; rather, they intended diversity jurisdiction to be a rare and perhaps temporary proposition. The author …


Judgement As A Matter Of Law On Punitive Damages, Colleen P. Murphy Dec 2000

Judgement As A Matter Of Law On Punitive Damages, Colleen P. Murphy

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Second Amendment: Structure, History, And Constitutional Change, David S. Yassky Dec 2000

The Second Amendment: Structure, History, And Constitutional Change, David S. Yassky

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Part I of the Article engages the revisionists squarely on the turf they have staked out: the intent of those who framed and ratified the Second Amendment. Here I credit the revisionists with some important insights. Their research reminds us how greatly the world in which the Second Amendment was adopted differed from our own. This perspective helps us understand how the Founders could have placed the right to bear arms on par with the right to free speech--a decision that baffles many modern Americans. Yet while the revisionists correctly perceive that the right to keep and bear arms was …


The Idea Of The Common Law In West Virginia Jurisprudential History: Morningstar V. Black & Decker Revisited, James Audley Mclaughlin Dec 2000

The Idea Of The Common Law In West Virginia Jurisprudential History: Morningstar V. Black & Decker Revisited, James Audley Mclaughlin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Abortion, Capital Punishment, And The Politics Of "God's" Will, Kimberly J. Cook Dec 2000

Abortion, Capital Punishment, And The Politics Of "God's" Will, Kimberly J. Cook

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In her paper, Professor Kimberly J. Cook uses statistics to illustrate the role the Christian Right plays in the public discourse over two issues permeated with religious overtones: abortion and the death penalty. She shows how the Christian Right's approach to these issues is based on an ideological notion of 'Justice " that is primarily focused on vengeance and punishment, to the exclusion of forgiveness. Professor Cook's exploration of the modern roots of this ideology leads to a movement dating from the 1960s known as Christian Reconstructionism, which advocates using state action to enforce its unique interpretation of "God's Will." …


Everyone Benefits, Everyone Pays: Does The Fifth Amendment Mandate Compensation When Property Is Damaged During The Course Of Police Activities?, C. Wayne Owen Jr. Dec 2000

Everyone Benefits, Everyone Pays: Does The Fifth Amendment Mandate Compensation When Property Is Damaged During The Course Of Police Activities?, C. Wayne Owen Jr.

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, along with similar provisions in state constitutions, forbids the taking of private property by the government for a public use without just compensation. Despite this protection, many courts have denied takings claims made by innocent third party landowners when police officers caused damage to their property during the course of executing their official duties. These courts held that the damage was not for a "public use" in the narrow sense, and have refused to analyze the claims under takings jurisprudence. This narrow view of "public use" ignores the fact that society as …


The Second Amendment: Structure, History, And Constitutional Change, David Yassky Dec 2000

The Second Amendment: Structure, History, And Constitutional Change, David Yassky

Michigan Law Review

A fierce debate about the Second Amendment has been percolating in academia for two decades, and has now bubbled through to the courts. The question at the heart of this debate is whether the Amendment restricts the government's ability to regulate the private possession of firearms. Since at least 1939 - when the Supreme Court decided United States v. Miller, its only decision squarely addressing the scope of the right to "keep and bear Arms" - the answer to that question has been an unqualified "no." Courts have brushed aside Second Amendment challenges to gun control legislation, reading the Amendment …


Reducing The Overburden: The Doris Coal Presumption And Administrative Efficiency Under The Black Lung Benefits Act, Eric R. Olson Dec 2000

Reducing The Overburden: The Doris Coal Presumption And Administrative Efficiency Under The Black Lung Benefits Act, Eric R. Olson

Michigan Law Review

Coal dust build-up prevents many coal miners' lungs from functioning properly. This condition, commonly referred to as black lung or pneumoconiosis, can make common activities nearly impossible. The Black Lung Benefits Act covers the cost of medical treatment for many affected miners, though procedural impediments often prevent miners from receiving care. The miner's current or former employer, when identifiable, must pay for medical care relating to the miner's black lung. Most disputes over miners' claims for medical care arise when the miner has a history of cigarette smoking and the need for medical care could arise from either coal dust …


Constitutional Change And International Government, Chantal Thomas Nov 2000

Constitutional Change And International Government, Chantal Thomas

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Integrity Of Death: Resolving Dilemmas In Medicine, Larry I. Palmer Nov 2000

The Integrity Of Death: Resolving Dilemmas In Medicine, Larry I. Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


In Re Impounded: When Will The Right Against Self-Incrimination Protect Witnesses From Foreign Prosecution?, R. Christopher Preston Nov 2000

In Re Impounded: When Will The Right Against Self-Incrimination Protect Witnesses From Foreign Prosecution?, R. Christopher Preston

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review: We The People: The Fourteenth Amendment And The Supreme Court, S. I. Strong Nov 2000

Book Review: We The People: The Fourteenth Amendment And The Supreme Court, S. I. Strong

Faculty Publications

Never one to shirk a challenge, Michael Perry has taken on the difficult task of investigating whether, as charged by a number of prominent social and legal commentators, "the modern Supreme Court, in the name of the Fourteenth Amendment [to the US Constitution], [has] usurped prerogatives and made choices that properly belong to the electorally accountable representatives of the American people," and if so, to what extent (p. 8). Perry makes no attempt to address every facet of Fourteenth Amendment doctrine, but instead focuses his discussion on some of the most controversial topics: racial segregation, affirmative action, discrimination on the …


Proactive Legislation And The First Amendment, Stuart Minor Benjamin Nov 2000

Proactive Legislation And The First Amendment, Stuart Minor Benjamin

Michigan Law Review

It is a commonplace that the world is changing rapidly, with whole sectors of the economy being transformed. New forms of communication, like the World Wide Web, e-mail, and satellite television, have risen from obscurity to ubiquity in less than a decade. The speed of these changes has led some to express concern about the ability of governments to respond. The fear is that governments cannot keep up with developments as they occur and thus get hopelessly behind. The solution, according to some, is for the government to act proactively - before a harm has arisen, so that the government …


The Constitution Outside The Courts, James E. Fleming Nov 2000

The Constitution Outside The Courts, James E. Fleming

Faculty Scholarship

In this Book Review, Professor Fleming examines Professor Tushnet's arguments against judicial supremacy and in support of making constitutional interpretation less court-centered to pursue a populist constitutional law. The review concedes that Professor Tushnet's arguments that the “thick Constitution”--in particular, its commitments to federalism, states' rights, and separation of powers--is self-enforcing through the political processes are compelling. But it contends that he fails to make the case that the “thin Constitution”--for example, its fundamental guarantees of equality, freedom of expression, and liberty-- should be treated as similarly self-enforcing. Furthermore, Professor Fleming charges that Professor Tushnet does not adequately elaborate how …


Wake Up And Smell The Contraband: Why Courts That Do Not Find Probable Cause Based On Odor Alone Are Wrong, Michael A. Sprow Oct 2000

Wake Up And Smell The Contraband: Why Courts That Do Not Find Probable Cause Based On Odor Alone Are Wrong, Michael A. Sprow

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Assessing The New Judicial Minimalism, Christopher J. Peters Oct 2000

Assessing The New Judicial Minimalism, Christopher J. Peters

All Faculty Scholarship

In this article, which has been published in slightly revised form at 100 Colum. L. Rev. 1454 (2000), I critique some recently prominent arguments for "judicial minimalism" in constitutional decisionmaking. Current minimalist arguments, I contend, are primarily "policentric," that is, focused on the role the judiciary can play in bolstering the accountability and deliberativeness of the political branches. Drawing in part on a previous article, I offer an alternative approach to minimalism that is "juricentric" - focused on the inherent democratic legitimacy of the adjudicative process and the unique competence of that process to produce decisions about individual rights. I …


Race And The Australian Constitution: From Federation To Reconciliation, George Williams Oct 2000

Race And The Australian Constitution: From Federation To Reconciliation, George Williams

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

The framing of the Australian Constitution initiated a pattern of discrimination against Australia's Indigenous peoples. They were cast as outsiders to the nation brought about in 1901. This pattern was broken in 1967 by the deletion of the discriminatory provisions from the Constitution. Today, there is strong community support in Australia for the reconciliation process, which would involve recognition of Indigenous peoples as an integral and unique component of the Australian nation. However, this has yet to be translated into substantive legal outcomes. The author analyses the interaction of issues of race and the Australian Constitution as it has affected …


The New World Of News Media, David Broder Oct 2000

The New World Of News Media, David Broder

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Privacy And The Press In The New Millennium: How International Standards Are Driving The Privacy Debate In The United States And Abroad, Jane E. Kirtley Oct 2000

Privacy And The Press In The New Millennium: How International Standards Are Driving The Privacy Debate In The United States And Abroad, Jane E. Kirtley

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Food Lion As Reform Or Revolution: "Publication Damages" And First Amendment Scrutiny, Susan M. Gilles Oct 2000

Food Lion As Reform Or Revolution: "Publication Damages" And First Amendment Scrutiny, Susan M. Gilles

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Annotating The News: Mitigating The Effects Of Media Convergence And Consolidation, Eric B. Easton Oct 2000

Annotating The News: Mitigating The Effects Of Media Convergence And Consolidation, Eric B. Easton

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


All Monica, All Of The Time: The 24-Hour News Cycle And The Proof Of Culpability In Libel Actions, David A. Logan Oct 2000

All Monica, All Of The Time: The 24-Hour News Cycle And The Proof Of Culpability In Libel Actions, David A. Logan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


If You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't Say Anything At All: Hill V. Colorado And The Antiabortion Protest Controversy, Christy E. Wilhelm Oct 2000

If You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't Say Anything At All: Hill V. Colorado And The Antiabortion Protest Controversy, Christy E. Wilhelm

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Remarkable Career Of Joe Grano, Robert A. Sedler Oct 2000

The Remarkable Career Of Joe Grano, Robert A. Sedler

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The Better Means Of Preserving Free Expression: Thoughts On Vigilance, Responsibility, Stewardship, Journalism Education, And The Demise Of Value Systems, Don E. Tomlinson Oct 2000

The Better Means Of Preserving Free Expression: Thoughts On Vigilance, Responsibility, Stewardship, Journalism Education, And The Demise Of Value Systems, Don E. Tomlinson

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law—Arkansas's Nondelegation Doctrine: The Arkansas Supreme Court Defines A Limit On The Delegation Of Legislative Authority To A Private Party. Leathers V. Gulf Rice Arkansas, Inc., 338 Ark. 425, 994 S.W.2d 481 (1999)., Benjamin Mccorkle Oct 2000

Constitutional Law—Arkansas's Nondelegation Doctrine: The Arkansas Supreme Court Defines A Limit On The Delegation Of Legislative Authority To A Private Party. Leathers V. Gulf Rice Arkansas, Inc., 338 Ark. 425, 994 S.W.2d 481 (1999)., Benjamin Mccorkle

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is Payne Defensible?: The Constitutionality Of Admitting Victim-Impact Evidence At Capital Sentencing Hearings, Joshua D. Greenberg Oct 2000

Is Payne Defensible?: The Constitutionality Of Admitting Victim-Impact Evidence At Capital Sentencing Hearings, Joshua D. Greenberg

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe: The Constitutional Complexities Associated With Student-Led Prayer, Jennifer Carol Irby Oct 2000

Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe: The Constitutional Complexities Associated With Student-Led Prayer, Jennifer Carol Irby

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Caring To Death: Health Care Professionals And Capital Punishment, Cary H. Federman, Dave Holmes Oct 2000

Caring To Death: Health Care Professionals And Capital Punishment, Cary H. Federman, Dave Holmes

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The aim of this article is to describe the role of health care professionals in the capital punishment process. The relationship between the protocol of capital punishment in the United States and the use of health care professionals to carry out that task has been overlooked in the literature on punishment. Yet for some time, the operation of the medical sciences in prison have been `part of a disciplinary strategy' `intrinsic to the development of power relationships'. Many capital punishment statutes require medical personnel to be present at, if not actively involved in, executions. Through analyses of these statutes, show …


Digital Replicas Of Celebrities: Copyright, Trademark, And Right Of Publicity Issues, Joseph J. Beard Oct 2000

Digital Replicas Of Celebrities: Copyright, Trademark, And Right Of Publicity Issues, Joseph J. Beard

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.