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Full-Text Articles in Law
Reading The Establishment Clause, Neal Devins
Fighting For The Fourth "R", Neal Devins
Book Review Of The Second American Revolution, Neal Devins
Book Review Of The Second American Revolution, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
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The Second Death Of Federalism, William W. Van Alstyne
The Second Death Of Federalism, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Publications
In 1976, in National League of Cities v. Usery, the Supreme Court distinguished acts of Congress regulating commercial relations from acts of Congress commanding the terms of state services. Last Term, in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Court abandoned the distinction and held that it was principally for Congress to determine federalism questions. In this Comment, Professor Van Alstyne criticizes the Court on both counts.
Children Of Distant Fathers: Sketching An Ethos Of Constitutional Liberty, Gene R. Nichol
Children Of Distant Fathers: Sketching An Ethos Of Constitutional Liberty, Gene R. Nichol
Faculty Publications
In this article, Professor Gene R. Nichol argues for a constitutional right to self-governance that legitimizes the court's inquiry into the nature of fundamental personal rights. He locates this right in the ninth amendment, which affords protection to unlisted liberties. The clearest statement of the American commitment to selfgovernance, he argues, is found in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, and in the philosophy of Jeffersonian individualism. Drawing on the writing of Jefferson and Lincoln, Professor Nichol asserts that our society has committed itself to "the progressive unfolding of individual sovereignty." Critics of the United States Supreme Court's decisions that give …