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Felons, Firearms, And Federalism: Reconsidering Scarborough In Light Of Lopez, Brent E. Newton
Felons, Firearms, And Federalism: Reconsidering Scarborough In Light Of Lopez, Brent E. Newton
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
The application of the federal prohibition of felons possessing firearms is a stretch of the Commerce Clause. Most cases involve a felon who merely happened to be in possession of a firearm. The only relationship to interstate commerce in these cases is that the firearms found were usually manufactured in another state. The application of this prohibition leaves the future of federalism in question.
Dissing Congress, Ruth Colker, James J. Brudney
Dissing Congress, Ruth Colker, James J. Brudney
Michigan Law Review
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Rehnquist's recent leadership has invalidated numerous federal laws, arguably departing from settled precedent to do so. The Rehnquist Court has held that Congress exceeded its constitutional authority in five instances during the 2000-01 Term, on four occasions during the 1999-2000 Term and in a total of twenty-nine cases since the 1994-95 Term. Commentators typically explain these decisions in federalism terms, focusing on the Court's use of its power to protect the States from an overreaching Congress. That explanation is incomplete and, in important respects, unpersuasive. The Rehnquist Court has not been as solicitous of …
Laws As Treaties?: The Constitutionality Of Congressional-Executive Agreements, John C. Yoo
Laws As Treaties?: The Constitutionality Of Congressional-Executive Agreements, John C. Yoo
Michigan Law Review
Only twice in the last century, in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles, and two years ago with the comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, has the Senate rejected a significant treaty sought by the President. In both cases, the international agreement received support from a majority of the Senators, but failed to reach the two-thirds supermajority required by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution. The failure of the Versailles Treaty resulted in a shattering defeat for President Wilson's vision of a new world order, based on collective security and led by the United States. Rejection of the Test-Ban Treaty amounted …
The Dormant Indian Commerce Clause: Up In Smoke?, Richard D. Agnew
The Dormant Indian Commerce Clause: Up In Smoke?, Richard D. Agnew
American Indian Law Review
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Seeking Redress For Gender-Based Bias Crimes- Charting New Ground In Familiar Legal Territory, Julie Goldscheid, Risa E. Kaufman
Seeking Redress For Gender-Based Bias Crimes- Charting New Ground In Familiar Legal Territory, Julie Goldscheid, Risa E. Kaufman
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
This Essay will analyze how courts have defined gender-motivation, focusing on the Civil Rights Remedy cases decided before the law was struck down, in an attempt to cull from those cases the standards federal courts have used to assess gender-motivation. The article will first provide an overview of existing and proposed laws that offer some form of redress for gender-motivated crimes. It will then analyze cases decided under the Civil Rights Remedy, focusing on two key issues that have arisen as policymakers struggle with whether and how gender-based bias crimes fit in the rubric of hate crimes legislation. The first …
Judicial Terror Confronts Indian Nations, David E. Wilkins
Judicial Terror Confronts Indian Nations, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
As the Bush Administration broadens its constitutionally problematic assault on real and alleged terrorists, both home and abroad, endangering the very rights and liberties it accused Osama bin Laden of savagely attacking, the judicial branch of the government, occupied by a majority of conservative justices, is doing its part to shatter the sovereign rights and economic liberties of indigenous nations.
Applying The Market Participant Exception To Selective Purchasing Laws That Affect Foreign Commerce Relations: Reading Between The Lines Of National Foreign Trade Council V. Natsios, Michelle C. Sarruf
Seattle University Law Review
In this Note, I will examine the background of the situation in Burma as well as the federal and state legislation passed in response to the atrocities occurring within Burma's borders. I will then address the First Circuit's holding that the Massachusetts Burma Law is unconstitutional, focusing on the court's foreign Commerce Clause analysis and failure to apply the market participant exception. Finally, I will discuss the history of and the justifications for the market participant exception, exploring how the exception should be applied in the context of foreign commerce.
Internet Pharmacies: Cyberspace Versus The Regulatory State , Ty Clevenger
Internet Pharmacies: Cyberspace Versus The Regulatory State , Ty Clevenger
Journal of Law and Health
The unique qualities of e-commerce make it difficult to regulate under any circumstances, but the growth of online pharmacies in particular is far outpacing the ability of government officials to investigate and enforce existing drug laws. In 1999, Americans spent an estimated $44 million purchasing prescription drugs from online pharmacies, a figure that is projected to reach $1 billion per year by 2003. In December of 1999, President Clinton proposed $10 million in new funding for the FDA to regulate Internet pharmacies and hire 100 new employees, but the FDA has yet to explain whether this would be enough to …
Conflating Scope Of Right With Standard Of Review: The Supreme Court's Strict Scrutiny Of Congressional Efforts To Enforce The Fourteenth Amendment, Melissa Hart
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Examining The Lautenberg Amendment In The Civilian And Military Contexts: Congressional Overreaching, Statutory Vagueness, Ex Post Facto Violations, And Implementation Flaws, Jessica A. Golden
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed in 1996 with the purpose of preventing gun-related domestic violence. The Lautenberg Amendment's passage raises unique commerce clause issues, and the amendment is possibly unconstitutional. Part I of the article examines the Commerce Clause (and Tenth Amendment) challenges to the Lautenberg Amendment. It provides the history of cases thus far failing to successfully challenge the constitutionality of the Lautenberg Amendment. It then discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. Olson, that struck down the civil remedies provision of the Violence Against Women Act as a violation of …
Lochner, Liquor, And Longshoremen: A Puzzle In Progressive Era Federalism, Barry Cushman
Lochner, Liquor, And Longshoremen: A Puzzle In Progressive Era Federalism, Barry Cushman
Journal Articles
In 1890, the Supreme Court shocked and thrilled the civilized world with the announcement that dry states could not prohibit the sale of liquor shipped in from outside the state. So long as the out-of-state goods remained in their "original packages," the Court held they retained their character as interstate commerce subject only to federal regulation. The consequences for the cause of local sobriety were, predictably, catastrophic. The proliferation in temperance territory of "original package saloons," at which one could purchase liquor free from the superintendence of local liquor authorities, was appalling to dry eyes. Members of Congress immediately proposed …