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Judicial Review And Constitutional Interpretation In Afghanistan: A Case Of Inconsistency, Shoaib Timory
Judicial Review And Constitutional Interpretation In Afghanistan: A Case Of Inconsistency, Shoaib Timory
Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review
No abstract provided.
Justice Scalia’S Bottom-Up Approach To Shaping The Law, Meghan J. Ryan
Justice Scalia’S Bottom-Up Approach To Shaping The Law, Meghan J. Ryan
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Justice Antonin Scalia is among the most famous Supreme Court Justices in history. He is known for his originalism and conservative positions, as well as his witty and acerbic legal opinions. One of the reasons Justice Scalia’s opinions are so memorable is his effective use of rhetorical devices, which convey colorful images and understandable ideas. One might expect that such powerful opinions would be effective in shaping the law, but Justice Scalia’s judicial philosophy was often too conservative to persuade a majority of his fellow Justices on the Supreme Court. Further, his regular criticisms of his Supreme Court colleagues were …
Magic Words, Kiel Brennan-Marquez
Magic Words, Kiel Brennan-Marquez
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Broadly speaking, this Article has two goals. The first is to demonstrate the prominence of functionalism in the interpretive practices of the Supreme Court. Reading a case like NFIB, it would be easy to conclude that the tension between labels and function reflects a deep rift in our legal order. On reflection, though, the rift turns out to be something of a mirage. While judicial opinions do occasionally employ the rhetoric of label-formalism, we are all functionalists at heart.
The Article’s second goal is to explore two exceptions to this norm. One is a faux exception—an exception to functionalism that …
What's In A Name? The Constitutionality Of Multiple "Supreme" Courts, David E. Engdahl
What's In A Name? The Constitutionality Of Multiple "Supreme" Courts, David E. Engdahl
Indiana Law Journal
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