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Not All Black And White, Alan E. Garfield Dec 2015

Not All Black And White, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


Federal Clean Air Act Preemption Of Public Nuisance Claims: The Case For Supreme Court Resolution, Richard O. Faulk Nov 2015

Federal Clean Air Act Preemption Of Public Nuisance Claims: The Case For Supreme Court Resolution, Richard O. Faulk

Richard Faulk

The current circuit-by-circuit and state-by-state approach to the question of preemption precludes any uniform standards for environmental compliance and enforcement, and also vitiates any reliable basis for capital investment, expanded operations, and workforce stability. Because Congress enacted the CAA to promote those goals—as well as jobs and a healthy economy—delaying review prolongs the uncertainty and intensifies the dilemma facing not only the courts, but also the regulated community.


The Impact Of “Standing” Is Anything But Boring, Alan E. Garfield Nov 2015

The Impact Of “Standing” Is Anything But Boring, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


7 Things You Need To Know About: Constitutional Law, Corey A. Ciocchetti Nov 2015

7 Things You Need To Know About: Constitutional Law, Corey A. Ciocchetti

Corey A Ciocchetti

These slides cover the 7 most important things you need to know about Constitutional Law - especially as it relates to business. Topics covered include the Supremacy Clause & preemption, Commercial Speech & the First Amendment, the Commerce Clause, the Bill of Rights and Constitutional History.


Supreme Court 2003-2004 Term: The § 1983 Decisions, Martin A. Schwartz Oct 2015

Supreme Court 2003-2004 Term: The § 1983 Decisions, Martin A. Schwartz

Martin A. Schwartz

No abstract provided.


Is It Time To Stop Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death?, Alan E. Garfield Oct 2015

Is It Time To Stop Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death?, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


Death By A Thousand Cuts Or Hard Bargaining?: How The Supreme Court's Indecision In Wilkie V. Robbins Improperly Eviscerates The Bivens Action, Natalie Banta Sep 2015

Death By A Thousand Cuts Or Hard Bargaining?: How The Supreme Court's Indecision In Wilkie V. Robbins Improperly Eviscerates The Bivens Action, Natalie Banta

Natalie Banta

No abstract provided.


The Improper Use Of Presumptions In Recent Criminal Law Adjudication, Charles W. Collier Aug 2015

The Improper Use Of Presumptions In Recent Criminal Law Adjudication, Charles W. Collier

Charles W. Collier

This note argues that, in developing the contemporary mandatory-permissive standard, the Supreme Court has misunderstood the effects of presumptions on juries. Presumptions that are ‘permissive’ in theory may nevertheless be ‘mandatory’ in fact, thereby leading some juries to convict regardless of their beliefs and inclinations. Thus, these legal presumptions may undermine the moral sense and political function of the jury. Part I of this note shows, through doctrinal analysis, that the mandatory-permissive distinction is an anomaly in the Court's jurisprudence. Part II shows that this distinction is at variance with a substantial body of empirical social science research. This part …


The Blinding Color Of Race: Elections And Democracy In The Post-Shelby County Era, Sahar F. Aziz Aug 2015

The Blinding Color Of Race: Elections And Democracy In The Post-Shelby County Era, Sahar F. Aziz

Sahar F. Aziz

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Assimilation Of Patent Law, Peter Lee Aug 2015

The Supreme Assimilation Of Patent Law, Peter Lee

Peter Lee

Although tensions between universality and exceptionalism apply throughout law, they are particularly pronounced in patent law, a field that deals with highly technical subject matter. This Article explores these tensions by investigating an underappreciated descriptive theory of Supreme Court patent jurisprudence. Significantly extending previous scholarship, it argues that the Court’s recent decisions reflect a project of eliminating “patent exceptionalism” and assimilating patent doctrine to general legal principles (or, more precisely, to what the Court frames as general legal principles). Among other motivations, this trend responds to rather exceptional patent doctrine emanating from the Federal Circuit in areas as varied as …


Lawyer Advertising And The Dignity Of The Profession, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

Lawyer Advertising And The Dignity Of The Profession, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

None available.


George Will’S Supreme Court History Is Dubious, Alan E. Garfield Jul 2015

George Will’S Supreme Court History Is Dubious, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


Will ‘Rule Of Five’ End Marriage Debate?, Alan E. Garfield Jul 2015

Will ‘Rule Of Five’ End Marriage Debate?, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


Library Book Selection And The Public Schools: The Quest For The Archimedean Point, Mark G. Yudof Jun 2015

Library Book Selection And The Public Schools: The Quest For The Archimedean Point, Mark G. Yudof

Mark G Yudof

No abstract provided.


Death Penalty And The Right To Counsel Decisions In The October 2005 Term, Richard Klein Jun 2015

Death Penalty And The Right To Counsel Decisions In The October 2005 Term, Richard Klein

Richard Daniel Klein

No abstract provided.


Brief Of The John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic, The Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic At Thomas Jefferson School Of Law, The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic At The College Of William & Mary, Michael J. Wishnie As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Witt V. United States Of America, 131 S.Ct. 3058 (Supreme Court Of The United States 2011) (No. 10-885), Michael P. Seng Jun 2015

Brief Of The John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic, The Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic At Thomas Jefferson School Of Law, The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic At The College Of William & Mary, Michael J. Wishnie As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Witt V. United States Of America, 131 S.Ct. 3058 (Supreme Court Of The United States 2011) (No. 10-885), Michael P. Seng

Michael P. Seng

No abstract provided.


Lane V. Franks: The Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employees’ Free Speech Rights, Thomas A. Schweitzer May 2015

Lane V. Franks: The Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employees’ Free Speech Rights, Thomas A. Schweitzer

Thomas A. Schweitzer

No abstract provided.


Marshall's Plan: The Early Supreme Court And Statutory Interpretation, John Choon Yoo May 2015

Marshall's Plan: The Early Supreme Court And Statutory Interpretation, John Choon Yoo

John C Yoo

No abstract provided.


When Should The Supreme Court Justices ‘Decide’ A Right?, Alan E. Garfield Apr 2015

When Should The Supreme Court Justices ‘Decide’ A Right?, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


Transparent Adjudication: Promoting Democratic Dialogue On Judicial Conceptions Of Politics, Bertrall L. Ross Ii Mar 2015

Transparent Adjudication: Promoting Democratic Dialogue On Judicial Conceptions Of Politics, Bertrall L. Ross Ii

Bertrall L Ross

No abstract provided.


The Representative Equality Principle: Disaggregating The Equal Protection Intent Standard, Bertrall L. Ross Ii Mar 2015

The Representative Equality Principle: Disaggregating The Equal Protection Intent Standard, Bertrall L. Ross Ii

Bertrall L Ross

Challenges under the Equal Protection Clause require proof of intentional discrimination. Though rarely questioned by legal scholars or the courts, that conventional account cannot explain the success of equal protection challenges to electoral structures that dilute the vote of racial minorities. In the Supreme Court’s most recent decisions on vote dilution, the Court has invalidated local electoral structures under the Equal Protection Clause to the extent that they deprive African Americans of the opportunity for effective representation in the political process. The Court has reached its decisions despite the absence of any proof of intentional discrimination in the adoption of …


It's Time For The Supreme Court To Review The Economic Substance Doctrine, Andy Grewal Mar 2015

It's Time For The Supreme Court To Review The Economic Substance Doctrine, Andy Grewal

Andy Grewal

In United States v. Woods, this writer submitted an amicus brief arguing that the Supreme Court should reserve its judgment about the economic substance doctrine, which the district court had applied below. The Supreme Court agreed with that argument, expressly leaving its opinion about the proper application of the economic substance doctrine to a future case.That future case has arrived. This amicus brief, supporting the taxpayer’s petition in WFC Holdings v. United States, explains why this case presents the perfect opportunity for the Court to explain what weight, if any, legislative enactments enjoy in deciding economic substance cases. Although this …


How Obamacare’S Future Rests On A Single Clause, Alan E. Garfield Mar 2015

How Obamacare’S Future Rests On A Single Clause, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


The Solicitor General And The Evolution Of Activism, James L. Cooper Feb 2015

The Solicitor General And The Evolution Of Activism, James L. Cooper

James M. Cooper

No abstract provided.


Three Vital Issues: Incorporation Of The Second Amendment, Federal Government Power, And Separation Of Powers - October 2009 Term, Michael C. Dorf, Erwin Chemerinsky Feb 2015

Three Vital Issues: Incorporation Of The Second Amendment, Federal Government Power, And Separation Of Powers - October 2009 Term, Michael C. Dorf, Erwin Chemerinsky

Michael C. Dorf

No abstract provided.


Federal Governmental Power: The Voting Rights Act, Michael C. Dorf Feb 2015

Federal Governmental Power: The Voting Rights Act, Michael C. Dorf

Michael C. Dorf

No abstract provided.


Corporate Law After Hobby Lobby, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, David K. Millon Jan 2015

Corporate Law After Hobby Lobby, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, David K. Millon

Lyman P. Q. Johnson

We evaluate the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in the Hobby Lobby case from the perspective of state corporate law. We argue that the Court is correct in holding that corporate law does not mandate that business corporations limit themselves to pursuit of profit. Rather, state law allows incorporation for any lawful purpose. We elaborate on this important point and also explain what it means for a corporation to “exercise religion.” In addition, we address the larger implications of the Court’s analysis for an accurate understanding both of state law’s essentially agnostic stance on the question of corporate purpose and …


Corporate Law After Hobby Lobby, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, David K. Millon Jan 2015

Corporate Law After Hobby Lobby, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, David K. Millon

David K. Millon

We evaluate the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in the Hobby Lobby case from the perspective of state corporate law. We argue that the Court is correct in holding that corporate law does not mandate that business corporations limit themselves to pursuit of profit. Rather, state law allows incorporation for any lawful purpose. We elaborate on this important point and also explain what it means for a corporation to “exercise religion.” In addition, we address the larger implications of the Court’s analysis for an accurate understanding both of state law’s essentially agnostic stance on the question of corporate purpose and …


All Signs Point To A Headache When Court Hears This Case, Alan E. Garfield Jan 2015

All Signs Point To A Headache When Court Hears This Case, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


“Shuffling” Sam Thompson And Other Notes From The 1959 Term, Ralph J. Moore Jr. Jan 2015

“Shuffling” Sam Thompson And Other Notes From The 1959 Term, Ralph J. Moore Jr.

Ralph Moore

A wry account of the work of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1959 Term by one of Chief Justice Earl Warren's law clerks. It gives accounts of the Court's handling of three cases that term, one involving Sam Thompson, who was harassed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, one involving Leon Wolfe and friends, who were convicted of criminal trespass for playing golf on a Jim Crow course on city-owned land in Greensboro, North Carolina, and one involving Clifton Poret and Edgar Labat, who spent years on death row in Louisiana after conviction for raping a white …