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Independent Agencies: Form And Substance In Executive Prerogative, Glen O. Robinson Apr 1988

Independent Agencies: Form And Substance In Executive Prerogative, Glen O. Robinson

Duke Law Journal

Among other things, the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. Olson, 1 upholding Congress's authorization of independent counsel to investigate and prosecute high-ranking government officials for violation of federal criminal laws, presumably will chill speculation that the Supreme Court is prepared to rethink the constitutionality of the independent agencies. Prior to the 1980s the constitutionality of the independent agencies had generally been thought secure on the strength of Humphrey's Executor. 2 Despite recurrent criticism of that decision, 3 there was no basis to think it was especially vulnerable. The Court's recent fascination with separation of powers, 4 however, invited speculation …


Cable Television And The Freedom Of Expression, Daniel Brenner Apr 1988

Cable Television And The Freedom Of Expression, Daniel Brenner

Duke Law Journal

In 1973, cable television operators primarily carried broadcast signals that could not be received adequately over the air. That year, a Cabinet-level committee recommended that regulation of cable fundamentally change when the cable industry penetrated fifty percent of U.S. homes. Instead of selecting any of their program services, the cable operators would be treated as pure carriers, leaving others to program. 1 The United States recently passed that supposed milestone. 2 Yet the 1973 policy recommendation is about as likely to get a second hearing as the Articles of Confederation. By 1975, Home Box Office had launched cable's first satellite …


The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle Jan 1988

The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle

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Federal Courts, State Courts, And The Constitution: A Rejoinder To Professor Redish, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1988

Federal Courts, State Courts, And The Constitution: A Rejoinder To Professor Redish, Erwin Chemerinsky

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Parity Reconsidered: Defining A Role For The Federal Judiciary, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1988

Parity Reconsidered: Defining A Role For The Federal Judiciary, Erwin Chemerinsky

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