Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Post-Conviction Review In The Federal Courts For The Service-Member Not In Custody, Michigan Law Review
Post-Conviction Review In The Federal Courts For The Service-Member Not In Custody, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
This Note examines the availability of nonhabeas federal court review for those convicted by courts-martial. Part I discusses the function of such review and suggests a scope of review that would serve that function without unduly burdening the federal courts; Part II sketches the evolution of nonhabeas review and analyzes the jurisdictional problems surrounding its present status; Part III recommends statutory and judicial changes to make the review of courts-martial more equitable and efficient.
Massachusetts In The Federal Courts: The Constitutionality Of The Vietnam War, Anthony A. D'Amato
Massachusetts In The Federal Courts: The Constitutionality Of The Vietnam War, Anthony A. D'Amato
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
One of the most singular pieces of legislation in American constitutional history passed both houses of the Massachusetts legislature on April 1st, 1970, and was signed into law on the following day by Governor Francis W. Sargent. It provides that, except for an emergency, no inhabitant of Massachusetts inducted into or serving in the armed forces "shall be required to serve" abroad in an armed hostility that has not been declared a war by Congress under Article 1, Section 8, clause 11 of the United States Constitution. The bill further directs the state's attorney general to bring a suit testing …