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Constitutional/Land Use—Small-Town Politics, Big-Time Problem: Addressing The Due Process Implications Of Ex Parte Communications In Quasi-Judicial Municipal Proceedings, Ryan K. O’Hara Jan 2017

Constitutional/Land Use—Small-Town Politics, Big-Time Problem: Addressing The Due Process Implications Of Ex Parte Communications In Quasi-Judicial Municipal Proceedings, Ryan K. O’Hara

Western New England Law Review

Town residents and politicians stand at odds over the conversion of a driving range and ice cream shop—a local favorite—into a big-box supermarket. The town zoning board’s decision on an appeal of the store’s permit will determine the practical fate of a neighborhood, and the metaphorical fate of the town. The supermarket, during an appeal of its granted permit, brings in new “local counsel,” an attorney-politician who ultimately meets with four of five zoning board members individually, in-person. He claims these meetings were merely to discuss “procedural questions.” Circumstantial evidence suggests otherwise. Upon judicial review of the board’s affirming the …


Was The First Justice Harlan Anti-Chinese?, James W. Gordon Jan 2014

Was The First Justice Harlan Anti-Chinese?, James W. Gordon

Faculty Scholarship

The first Justice John Marshall Harlan has long been recognized as a defender of Black civil rights. Yet some scholars challenge Harlan’s egalitarian reputation by arguing that he was anti-Chinese. In this Article, the Author discusses the evidence which has been offered to support the claim that Harlan was anti-Chinese and offers additional evidence never before presented to argue against this hypothesis. Harlan’s critics have assembled some evidence in a way that suggests Harlan had an anti-Chinese bias. The Author suggests that the evidence is ambiguous and that it can be assembled to produce a different picture from the one …


“Was The First Justice Harlan Anti-Chinese?”, James W. Gordon Jan 2014

“Was The First Justice Harlan Anti-Chinese?”, James W. Gordon

Western New England Law Review

The first Justice John Marshall Harlan has long been recognized as a defender of Black civil rights. Yet some scholars challenge Harlan’s egalitarian reputation by arguing that he was anti-Chinese. In this Article, the Author discusses the evidence which has been offered to support the claim that Harlan was anti-Chinese and offers additional evidence never before presented to argue against this hypothesis. Harlan’s critics have assembled some evidence in a way that suggests Harlan had an anti-Chinese bias. The Author suggests that the evidence is ambiguous and that it can be assembled to produce a different picture from the one …


Administrative Due Process—Wounded Warriors And Due Process: The Cushman V. Shinseki Analogy, Dennis M. Carnelli Jan 2013

Administrative Due Process—Wounded Warriors And Due Process: The Cushman V. Shinseki Analogy, Dennis M. Carnelli

Western New England Law Review

Military service members and veterans receive various benefits arising from their military service. The Department of Veterans Affairs acts as the trustee for distribution of these benefits upon veterans’ transition to civilian society. Among these benefits is disability compensation for medical conditions incurred or aggravated by the veteran in the course of their military service. This compensation makes the veteran whole for each condition that can be traced back to the veteran’s service. In many cases, this compensation is the veteran’s sole source of subsistence when they return to civilian life. Until 2009, these benefits were not considered property interests …


Manson V. Brathwaite Revisited: Towards A New Rule Of Decision For Due Process Challenges To Eyewitness Identification Procedures, Timothy P. O'Toole, Giovanna Shay Jan 2006

Manson V. Brathwaite Revisited: Towards A New Rule Of Decision For Due Process Challenges To Eyewitness Identification Procedures, Timothy P. O'Toole, Giovanna Shay

Faculty Scholarship

Almost 30 years ago, in Manson v. Brathwaite--the Supreme Court set out a test for determining when due process requires suppression of an out-of-court identification produced by suggestive police procedures. The Manson Court rejected a per se exclusion rule in favor of a test focusing on whether an identification infected by suggestive procedures is nonetheless reliable when judged in the totality of the circumstances. The purpose of this Article is two-fold: to demonstrate that the Manson rule of decision fails to safeguard due process values, in part because it does not account for the intervening social science research, and to …


Criminal Procedure—Alibi Instructions And Due Process Of Law, Jack P. Friedman Jan 1998

Criminal Procedure—Alibi Instructions And Due Process Of Law, Jack P. Friedman

Western New England Law Review

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How Necessary Is The Administrative Law Judge?, Gerald Harwood Jan 1984

How Necessary Is The Administrative Law Judge?, Gerald Harwood

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Article I "Trial Judge", Edward F. Lussier Jan 1984

The Role Of The Article I "Trial Judge", Edward F. Lussier

Western New England Law Review

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Due Process, Fundamental Fairness, And Conduct That Shocks The Conscience: The Right Not To Be Enticed Or Induced To Crime By Government And Its Agents, Edward G. Mascolo Jan 1984

Due Process, Fundamental Fairness, And Conduct That Shocks The Conscience: The Right Not To Be Enticed Or Induced To Crime By Government And Its Agents, Edward G. Mascolo

Western New England Law Review

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Legislation—Implied Consent Legislation In Drunk Driving Cases: The Case For Repeal—People V. Moselle, People V. Daniel, People V. Wolter, 57 N.Y.2d 97, 439 N.E.2d 1235, 454 N.Y.S.2d 292 (1982), Donna J. Arnold Jan 1983

Legislation—Implied Consent Legislation In Drunk Driving Cases: The Case For Repeal—People V. Moselle, People V. Daniel, People V. Wolter, 57 N.Y.2d 97, 439 N.E.2d 1235, 454 N.Y.S.2d 292 (1982), Donna J. Arnold

Western New England Law Review

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Criminal Procedure—Solitary Confinement: Due Process Liberty Interests—Gibson V. Lynch, 652 F.2d 348 (3d Cir. 1981), Theresa A. St. Helaire Jan 1982

Criminal Procedure—Solitary Confinement: Due Process Liberty Interests—Gibson V. Lynch, 652 F.2d 348 (3d Cir. 1981), Theresa A. St. Helaire

Western New England Law Review

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Long Arm Jurisdiction And The United States Constitution: The Massachusetts Experience, Michael G. West, Joseph H. Reinhardt Jan 1982

Long Arm Jurisdiction And The United States Constitution: The Massachusetts Experience, Michael G. West, Joseph H. Reinhardt

Western New England Law Review

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Constitutional Law—Right Of Privacy—Consensual Sodomy And The Choice Of A Moral Doctrine: New York's Permissive Position—People V. Onofre, 51 N.Y.2d 476, 415 N.E.2d 936, 434 N.Y.S.2d 947 (1980), Cert. Denied, 451 U.S. 987 (1981), Douglas E. Schwartz Jan 1982

Constitutional Law—Right Of Privacy—Consensual Sodomy And The Choice Of A Moral Doctrine: New York's Permissive Position—People V. Onofre, 51 N.Y.2d 476, 415 N.E.2d 936, 434 N.Y.S.2d 947 (1980), Cert. Denied, 451 U.S. 987 (1981), Douglas E. Schwartz

Western New England Law Review

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Constitutional Law—Due Process—Liberty Interest In Foster Families Requires Constitutional Protection In Child Removal Proceedings—Smith V. Organization Of Foster Families For Equality & Reform, 431 U.S. 816 (1977), David I. Schoen Jan 1978

Constitutional Law—Due Process—Liberty Interest In Foster Families Requires Constitutional Protection In Child Removal Proceedings—Smith V. Organization Of Foster Families For Equality & Reform, 431 U.S. 816 (1977), David I. Schoen

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.