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The Bright Future Of Gay Marriage, Bruce Ledewitz Nov 2004

The Bright Future Of Gay Marriage, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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Lawrence's Republic, James E. Fleming Apr 2004

Lawrence's Republic, James E. Fleming

Faculty Scholarship

I am delighted and honored to participate in this symposium critiquing and celebrating the remarkable scholarship of Frank Michelman. I was a student of Frank-but of course we all are students of Frank. I also have had the good fortune to be a colleague of Frank-he has been a distinguished visiting professor at Fordham and has generously participated in a number of our conferences there. The only problem I had in preparing for the symposium is that Frank's scholarship is so rich and wide-ranging that it was difficult to decide what to write about. I initially planned to write a …


Justice Harlan’S Law And Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2004

Justice Harlan’S Law And Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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A Constitution For Everyone, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2004

A Constitution For Everyone, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

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Putting The Democracy In Democracy And Distrust: The Coherentist Case For Representation Reinforcement, Michael C. Dorf Jan 2004

Putting The Democracy In Democracy And Distrust: The Coherentist Case For Representation Reinforcement, Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

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Peoples Union For Civil Liberties V Union Of India: Is Indian Democracy Dependent On A Statute?, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2004

Peoples Union For Civil Liberties V Union Of India: Is Indian Democracy Dependent On A Statute?, Shubhankar Dam

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

What is the status of a right to vote in the Indian legal system? Is the right a constitutional/fundamental right? Or is it simply a statutory right? Contrary to the decisions of the Supreme Court in the last five decades, this paper argues that the right to vote is a constitutional right: its textual foundation may be located in Article 326. And, in this sense, the Supreme Court has erred in construing the right to vote as a statutory right under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951. Interpreting the right to vote as a statutory right has larger implications for …