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Legal Interpretation And A Constitutional Case: Home Building & Loan Association V. Blaisdell, Charles A. Bieneman
Legal Interpretation And A Constitutional Case: Home Building & Loan Association V. Blaisdell, Charles A. Bieneman
Michigan Law Review
The approaches of Hughes and Sutherland are but two extremes in constitutional interpretation. Though only two results were possible in the case - either the Act was constitutional or it was not - there are more than two methods by which an interpreter could reach those results. This Note explores possible ways of deciding Blaisdell, using the case as a vehicle for delimiting the boundaries of a positive constitutional command. As a sort of empirical investigation of legal philosophy, the Note examines how various interpretive theories affect an interpreter's approach to the case, and the results these theories might …
The Failed Discourse Of State Constitutionalism, James A. Gardner
The Failed Discourse Of State Constitutionalism, James A. Gardner
Michigan Law Review
In this article, I approach these questions in two steps. First, I examine the status of state constitutional law as it is practiced today. I conclude that, contrary to the claims of New Federalism, state constitutional law today is a vast wasteland of confusing, conflicting, and essentially unintelligible pronouncements. I argue that the fundamental defect responsible for this state of affairs is the failure of state courts to develop a coherent discourse of state constitutional law that is, a language in which it is possible for participants in the legal system to make intelligible claims about the meaning of state …
Freedom Of Speech And The Press
Comptroller And Attorney-General
Gift Or Loan Of Property Or Credit Of Local Subdivisions Prohibited
Gift Or Loan Of Property Or Credit Of Local Subdivisions Prohibited
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel
Preemption Of Local Law By State Legislature
Corporate Pro-Choice: New York Assumes An Anti-Takover Position, Paula Walter
Corporate Pro-Choice: New York Assumes An Anti-Takover Position, Paula Walter
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Freedom Of Speech And The Press
Freedom Of Speech And The Press
Law Enforcement And Other Officers
Election And Term Of City And County Officers
Home Rule And The Secession Of Staten Island: City Of New York V. State Of New York, Florence L. Cavanna
Home Rule And The Secession Of Staten Island: City Of New York V. State Of New York, Florence L. Cavanna
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Freedom Of Speech And The Press