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Constitution Of The United States: Founding Of The Bourgeois Republic, Arnold Petersen
Constitution Of The United States: Founding Of The Bourgeois Republic, Arnold Petersen
PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements
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The Problem Of Presidential Inability--Will Congress Ever Solve It?, John D. Feerick
The Problem Of Presidential Inability--Will Congress Ever Solve It?, John D. Feerick
Fordham Law Review
This Article examines the problems posed by the gaps and ambiguities in the U.S. Constitution’s original provisions for presidential inability and succession. It explores relevant developments prior to and during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, recounts significant historical instances of presidential inability, and examines the succession provisions of state and foreign constitutions. The Article concludes with a proposal for a constitutional amendment to improve the provisions for presidential succession and inability.
The Fordham Law Review published this Article in October 1963—a month before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy prompted efforts to improve the Constitution’s succession provisions. In the …
Labor, Liberalism And Majoritarian Democracy, Alister Mcalister
Labor, Liberalism And Majoritarian Democracy, Alister Mcalister
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Book Review, William W. Van Alstyne
Book Review, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Scholarship
This review champions the editor’s use of Mr. Justice Black’s own opinions in showcasing his emphasis of the emancipating aspects of the Constitution. This work cautions the reader to avoid relying on this compilation as an accurate depiction of the state of the law, especially considering that most of the included opinions are dissents.
Legislative Reapportionment—The Kentucky Legal Context, Robert G. Lawson
Legislative Reapportionment—The Kentucky Legal Context, Robert G. Lawson
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In its continuing role as guardian of citizens’ constitutional rights, the Supreme Court in Baker v. Carr unlocked widespread concern for equal representation in state legislatures. Having been suppressed for two decades in which an amazing shift of population has occurred, the question of reapportionment and what to do about it had become one of great importance. In November, 1960, apportionments of 30 state legislatures had been challenged in state and federal courts. In addition, ten cases of an electoral character are presently on the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Apart from the legal implications and …