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Some Observations On Separation Of Powers And The Wisconsin Constitution, Chad M. Oldfather
Some Observations On Separation Of Powers And The Wisconsin Constitution, Chad M. Oldfather
Marquette Law Review
In recent years the Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided several high- profile cases concerning the separation of powers under the state constitution. In the abstract, questions concerning the separation of powers do not seem inherently partisan, largely because the partisan balance of government will shift over time. Yet, as has been the case with many of its recent decisions, the justices’ votes have broken along what most observers regard as partisan lines, and the opinions have featured heated prose including accusations of result orientation and methodological illegitimacy.
Revenge Of The Sixth: The Constitutional Reckoning Of Pandemic Justice, Brandon Marc Draper
Revenge Of The Sixth: The Constitutional Reckoning Of Pandemic Justice, Brandon Marc Draper
Marquette Law Review
The Sixth Amendment’s criminal jury right is integral to the United States
criminal justice system. While this right is also implicated by the Due Process
Clause, Equal Protection Clause, and several federal and state statutes,
criminal jury trial rates have been declining for decades, down from
approximately 20% to 2% between 1988 to 2018. This dramatic drop in the
rate of criminal jury trials is an effective measure of the decreased access to
fair and constitutional criminal jury trials.
Foreward: Wedding Cakes, Religion, And Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Paul M. Secunda
Foreward: Wedding Cakes, Religion, And Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Paul M. Secunda
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Logic Of Speech And Religion Rights In The Public Workplace, Scott R. Bauries
The Logic Of Speech And Religion Rights In The Public Workplace, Scott R. Bauries
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review
No abstract provided.
No Cake For You: Discrimination, Dignity, And Refusals To Serve, William D. Araiza
No Cake For You: Discrimination, Dignity, And Refusals To Serve, William D. Araiza
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review
No abstract provided.
Binding Authority: Unamendability In The United States Constitution—A Textual And Historical Analysis, George Mader
Binding Authority: Unamendability In The United States Constitution—A Textual And Historical Analysis, George Mader
Marquette Law Review
We think of constitutional provisions as having contingent permanence—they are effective today and, barring amendment, tomorrow and the day after and so on until superseded by amendment. Once superseded, a provision is void. But are there exceptions to this default state of contingent permanence? Are there any provisions in the current United States Constitution that cannot be superseded by amendment—that are unamendable? And could a future amendment make itself or some portion of the existing Constitution unamendable?
Commentators investigating limits on constitutional amendment frequently focus on limits imposed by natural law, the democratic underpinnings of our nation, or some other …
Reviving Legislative Generality, Evan C. Zoldan
Reviving Legislative Generality, Evan C. Zoldan
Marquette Law Review
The Supreme Court does not recognize a constitutional principle disfavoring special legislation, that is, legislation that singles out identifiable individuals for benefits or harms that are not applied to the rest of the population. As a result, both Congress and state legislatures routinely enact special legislation despite the fact that it has been linked to a variety of social harms, including corruption and the exacerbation of social inequality. But the Court’s weak protections against special legislation, and the resulting harms, are not inevitable. Instead, special legislation can be limited by what may be called a value of legislative generality, that …