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Religion-Based Peremptory Challenges After Batson V. Kentucky And J.E.B. V. Alabama: An Equal Protection And First Amendment Analysis, Benjamin Hoorn Barton Oct 1995

Religion-Based Peremptory Challenges After Batson V. Kentucky And J.E.B. V. Alabama: An Equal Protection And First Amendment Analysis, Benjamin Hoorn Barton

Michigan Law Review

This Note argues that under Batson, J.E.B., the First Amendment, and the Equal Protection Clause, religion-based peremptory challenges are unconstitutional. This Note asserts that the analysis of governmental religious discrimination, such as a peremptory challenge, is the same under either the First Amendment or the Equal Protection Clause because both apply strict scrutiny to purposeful government discrimination.

Part I examines Batson and J.E.B. in greater detail and states a model for analyzing discriminatory peremptory challenges in which such challenges are treated as intentional governmental discrimination subject to heightened scrutiny. Part II argues that under the First Amendment, intentional governmental …


Tuggle V. Netherland 1995 Wl 630932 (U.S.) United States Supreme Court Sep 1995

Tuggle V. Netherland 1995 Wl 630932 (U.S.) United States Supreme Court

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Correll V. Thompson 63 F.3d 1279 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Sep 1995

Correll V. Thompson 63 F.3d 1279 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Capital Defense Journal

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Gray V. Thompson 58 F.3d 59 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Sep 1995

Gray V. Thompson 58 F.3d 59 (4th Cir. 1995) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Capital Defense Journal

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Graham V. Commonwealth 250 Va. 79,459 S.E.2d 97 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia Sep 1995

Graham V. Commonwealth 250 Va. 79,459 S.E.2d 97 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

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Mickens V. Commonwealth 249 Va. 423, 457 S.E.2d 9 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia Sep 1995

Mickens V. Commonwealth 249 Va. 423, 457 S.E.2d 9 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


A Disparity That Is Worlds Apart: The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Treatment Of Crack Cocaine And Powder Cocaine, Kimberley Mache Maxwell Apr 1995

A Disparity That Is Worlds Apart: The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Treatment Of Crack Cocaine And Powder Cocaine, Kimberley Mache Maxwell

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Rosa Parks: Foremother & Heroine Teaching Civility & Offering A Vision For A Better Tomorrow, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Apr 1995

Rosa Parks: Foremother & Heroine Teaching Civility & Offering A Vision For A Better Tomorrow, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

Florida State University Law Review

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The Constitutionality Of Racial Redistricting: A Critique Of Shaw V. Reno, Frank R, Parker Mar 1995

The Constitutionality Of Racial Redistricting: A Critique Of Shaw V. Reno, Frank R, Parker

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

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Johnson V. De Grandy: Mixed Messages On Equal Electoral Opportunity Under Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act, Brenda Wright Mar 1995

Johnson V. De Grandy: Mixed Messages On Equal Electoral Opportunity Under Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act, Brenda Wright

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Johnson v. De Grandy' is Florida's contribution to the burgeoning Supreme Court jurisprudence addressing the redistricting which followed the 1990 Census.2 That round of redistricting has been heavily influenced by Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which Congress amended in 1982 to prohibit election practices that deny minorities an equal opportunity to participate in the political process andelect candidates of their choice to office.3 Because the composition of election districts may have a powerful impact on the ability of racial or ethnic minorities to elect candidates of their choice to office, 4 redistricting is among the practices …


Holder V. Hall: Blinking At Minority Voting Rights, Laughlin Mcdonald Mar 1995

Holder V. Hall: Blinking At Minority Voting Rights, Laughlin Mcdonald

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Parts I and II of this Article discuss the sole commissioner form of government in Bleckley County and the nature and disposition of plaintiffs' Section 2 challenge in the lower courts. Part III analyzes the decision of the Supreme Court, its formalistic construction of Section 2, and the Court's retreat from voting rights enforcement. Part IV is a critique of the concurring opinion of Justice Thomas and responds to his arguments that the creation of majority-minority districts improperly embroils the courts in political theorizing and is a form of segregation. This Article concludes with a discussion of the critical role …


Burket V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 596,450 S.E.2d 124 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1995

Burket V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 596,450 S.E.2d 124 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Williams V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 528,450 S.E.2d 365 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1995

Williams V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 528,450 S.E.2d 365 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Ramdass V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 518, 450 S.E.2d 360 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1995

Ramdass V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 518, 450 S.E.2d 360 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Wright V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 485, 450 S.E.2d 361 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1995

Wright V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 485, 450 S.E.2d 361 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Harris V. Alabama 115 S. Ct. 1031 (1995) United States Supreme Court Mar 1995

Harris V. Alabama 115 S. Ct. 1031 (1995) United States Supreme Court

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Weeks V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 460, 450 S.E.2d 379 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1995

Weeks V. Commonwealth 248 Va. 460, 450 S.E.2d 379 (1994) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


State V. Davis: Peremptory Strikes And Religion?The Unworkable Peremptory Challenge Jurisprudence, D. Scott Crook Mar 1995

State V. Davis: Peremptory Strikes And Religion?The Unworkable Peremptory Challenge Jurisprudence, D. Scott Crook

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Due Process Jan 1995

Due Process

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Simmons V. South Carolina: Safeguarding A Capital Defendant's Right To Fair Sentencing, Mark Zaug Jan 1995

Simmons V. South Carolina: Safeguarding A Capital Defendant's Right To Fair Sentencing, Mark Zaug

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1995

Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection Jan 1995

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The December 1993 Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure--A Critical Analysis, Leslie M. Kelleher Jan 1995

The December 1993 Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure--A Critical Analysis, Leslie M. Kelleher

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


J.E.B. V. Alabama Ex Rel. T.B.: Strike Two For The Peremptory Challenge, Anna M. Scruggs Jan 1995

J.E.B. V. Alabama Ex Rel. T.B.: Strike Two For The Peremptory Challenge, Anna M. Scruggs

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.


J.E.B. V. Alabama Ex Rel. T.B.: The Supreme Court Moves Closer To Eimination Of The Peremptory Challenge Jan 1995

J.E.B. V. Alabama Ex Rel. T.B.: The Supreme Court Moves Closer To Eimination Of The Peremptory Challenge

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Due Process Jan 1995

Due Process

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.