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Review By Justice John Paul Stevens (Ret.), John Paul Stevens
Review By Justice John Paul Stevens (Ret.), John Paul Stevens
Michigan Law Review
Review of Noah Feldman's The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President.
George J. Mitchell: Maine's Environmental Senator, Michael R. Bosse
George J. Mitchell: Maine's Environmental Senator, Michael R. Bosse
Maine Law Review
The State of Maine is blessed with a history of impressive and respected politicians. Among others, the list includes James Blaine, Margaret Chase Smith, and Edmund S. Muskie. The State now must add the name of George J. Mitchell to these ranks. A native son of Waterville, Maine, he attended Bowdoin College, Georgetown University Law Center, and eventually catapulted himself into one of the most powerful political positions in the United States government when he was elected as majority leader of the United States Senate. During his tenure as majority leader, he helped to redefine the position through his strong …
Senator George Mitchell And The Constitution, G. Calvin Mackenzie
Senator George Mitchell And The Constitution, G. Calvin Mackenzie
Maine Law Review
In May of 1980, George J. Mitchell took the oath of office that all United States Senators have taken since 1868. The fourteen and one-half years of Mitchell's Senate service were a time of institutional and political tumult. For only two and one-half of those years were the Congress and the presidency controlled by the same party; only in those same two and one-half years did Mitchell serve with a President who was a member of his own party. This Article will examine a number of the most important constitutional issues that came before the Senate from 1980 through 1994. …
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., James Wilson, And The Pursuit Of Equality And Liberty, Deborah A. Roy
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., James Wilson, And The Pursuit Of Equality And Liberty, Deborah A. Roy
Cleveland State Law Review
This Article analyzes the jurisprudence of one of the most transformative Supreme Court Justices, William J. Brennan, Jr., from the perspective of his vision that the United States Constitution is founded on Human Dignity. Justice Brennan expressed this principle in his opinions that advanced the realization of individual rights for each and every American. The principle of human dignity invokes the values of equality and liberty. The article shows that Justice Brennan traced the principle of human dignity back to the Founding Fathers and the constitutional government that they established. Rather than being unhinged from the Constitution as his critics …
If History Mattered: John Marshall And Reframing The Constitution, Aviam Soifer
If History Mattered: John Marshall And Reframing The Constitution, Aviam Soifer
Michigan Law Review
What more can there be to learn about John Marshall? We have been blessed recently with a flood of fine books about Marshall and the Supreme Court over which he presided from 1801 until 1835. We also now have readily available an impressive collection of documents concerning the Court before Marshall, as well as a fine series collecting, introducing, and annotating Marshall's papers. With recent bicentennial celebrations marking the beginning of Marshall's career as Chief Justice and the anniversary of Marbury v. Madison, an outpouring of law review articles and scholarly symposia have offered learned exchanges about the great Chief …
The Rhetorical Constitution Of "Civil Society" At The Founding: One Lawyer's Anxious Vision, Stephen A. Conrad
The Rhetorical Constitution Of "Civil Society" At The Founding: One Lawyer's Anxious Vision, Stephen A. Conrad
Indiana Law Journal
Symposium: Law and Civil Society
Neutral Principles And The Right To Neutral Access To The Courts, Jeffrey R. Pankratz
Neutral Principles And The Right To Neutral Access To The Courts, Jeffrey R. Pankratz
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Original Intent And Boris Bittker, Raoul Berger
Original Intent And Boris Bittker, Raoul Berger
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Justice William 0. Douglas: The Constitution In A Free Society, William M. Beaney
Justice William 0. Douglas: The Constitution In A Free Society, William M. Beaney
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.