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Constitutional Law

1983

United States Supreme Court

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Refining The Lawmaking Function Of The Supreme Court, Frederick Schauer Oct 1983

Refining The Lawmaking Function Of The Supreme Court, Frederick Schauer

Faculty Publications

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Berger's Defense Of The Death Penalty: How Not To Read The Constitution, Hugo Adam Bedau Mar 1983

Berger's Defense Of The Death Penalty: How Not To Read The Constitution, Hugo Adam Bedau

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Death Penalties: The Supreme Court's Obstacle Course by Raoul Berger


The Death Penalty In America, Michigan Law Review Mar 1983

The Death Penalty In America, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Death Penalty in America (Third Edition) by Hugo Adam Bedau


Equity And The Constitution, Michigan Law Review Mar 1983

Equity And The Constitution, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Equity and the Constitution by Gary L. McDowell


Retroactivity: A Study In Supreme Court Doctrine As Applied, John Bernard Corr Jan 1983

Retroactivity: A Study In Supreme Court Doctrine As Applied, John Bernard Corr

Faculty Publications

The judicial creation of a new rule of law raises the essential question whether that rule is to be applied retroactively orprospectively only. The consistency of the traditionalm andatoryr etroactivityr ule has given way to a more flexible retroactivity ana sis. The change occurred in 1965 when the Supreme Court in Linkletter v. Walker squarelfaced a rule that, if applied retroactively, would have affected thousands of criminal convictions. The Linkletter doctrine has since defined the contours of federal retroactivity ana sis to include three basic considerations: purpose of the rule in question, reliance by theparties on the rule, and effect …