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William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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2007

Antiterrorism Measures

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Congress Has The Power To Enforce The Bill Of Rigths Against The Federal Government; Therefore Fisa Is Constitutional And The President's Terrorist Surveillance Program Is Illegal, Wilson R. Huhn Dec 2007

Congress Has The Power To Enforce The Bill Of Rigths Against The Federal Government; Therefore Fisa Is Constitutional And The President's Terrorist Surveillance Program Is Illegal, Wilson R. Huhn

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The principal point of this Article is that Congress has plenary authority to enforce the Bill of Rights against the federal government. Although this precept is a fundamental one, neither the Supreme Court nor legal scholars have articulated this point in clear, simple, and direct terms. The Supreme Court does not have a monopoly on the Bill of Rights. Congress, too, has constitutional authority to interpret our rights and to enforce or enlarge them as against the actions of the federal government. Congress exercised its power to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens when it enacted the Foreign Intelligence …


"Sacrificing The End To The Means": The Constitutionality Of Suspicionless Subway Searches, Katherine Lee Martin Apr 2007

"Sacrificing The End To The Means": The Constitutionality Of Suspicionless Subway Searches, Katherine Lee Martin

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No abstract provided.


Terrorism And The New Criminal Process, John T. Parry Feb 2007

Terrorism And The New Criminal Process, John T. Parry

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No abstract provided.