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Barnette And Johnson: A Tale Of Two Opinions, Lackland H. Bloom Jr.
Barnette And Johnson: A Tale Of Two Opinions, Lackland H. Bloom Jr.
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Among other things, the final two years of the 1980s could well be remembered as a period of patriotic symbols, especially in the area of American constitutional law. During the summer of 1988, debate in the presidential campaign turned to the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. George Bush criticized Michael Dukakis for vetoing a Massachusetts bill that would have required public school teachers to lead their students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Dukakis defended his action by citing an advisory opinion he had requested from the Supreme Court of Massachusetts which concluded that the bill violated the first …
Scots Law In Post-Revolutionary And Nineteenth-Century America: The Neglected Jurisprudence, C. Paul Rogers Iii
Scots Law In Post-Revolutionary And Nineteenth-Century America: The Neglected Jurisprudence, C. Paul Rogers Iii
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Constitutionalizing The 'Right To Die', Thomas Wm. Mayo
Constitutionalizing The 'Right To Die', Thomas Wm. Mayo
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Following the Supreme Court’s unprecedented acceptance of three abortion cases, and for the first time a case involving the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment in the upcoming 1989 Term, this article addresses the so-called right to die. Specifically, as in Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, whether the federal constitutional right of privacy extends to decisions, made on behalf of permanently unconscious patients, to have life-sustaining medical treatment discontinued and, if so, whether a state’s interest in the sanctity of life can override the patient’s privacy right? This article argues that on doctrinal as well as policy grounds, no …