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A Matter Of Principle, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 237 (1985), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

A Matter Of Principle, 19 J. Marshall L. Rev. 237 (1985), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


An Absolutism That Works: Reviving The Original “Clear And Present Danger” Test, 8 S. Ill. U. L.J. 127 (1983), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

An Absolutism That Works: Reviving The Original “Clear And Present Danger” Test, 8 S. Ill. U. L.J. 127 (1983), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Catechism Or Imagination: Is Justice Scalia's Judicial Style Typically Catholic, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Catechism Or Imagination: Is Justice Scalia's Judicial Style Typically Catholic, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


“You've Got To Be Carefully Taught”: Justifying Affirmative Action After Croson And Adarand, 74 N.C. L. Rev. 1141 (1996), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

“You've Got To Be Carefully Taught”: Justifying Affirmative Action After Croson And Adarand, 74 N.C. L. Rev. 1141 (1996), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

In this Article Professor Beschle assesses the continuing legitimacy of affirmative action as a governmental response to racial discrimination. The author begins with a historical review of Supreme Court decisions in which the Court has determined the circumstances under which affirmative action programs are permissible. Next, Professor Beschle surveys the views of contemporary social scientists who contend that racial bias is an instinctive human characteristic, rather than simply a learned attitude. Finally, the author considers the implications of the work of these theorists for the future of affirmative action. Professor Beschle concludes that the ongoing need for governmental action to …


Lawrence Beyond Gay Rights: Taking The Rationality Requirement For Justifying Criminal Statutes Seriously, 53 Drake L. Rev. 231 (2005), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Lawrence Beyond Gay Rights: Taking The Rationality Requirement For Justifying Criminal Statutes Seriously, 53 Drake L. Rev. 231 (2005), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Conservative As Liberal: The Religion Clauses, Liberal Neutrality, And The Approach Of Justice O'Connor, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Conservative As Liberal: The Religion Clauses, Liberal Neutrality, And The Approach Of Justice O'Connor, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Carter V. Canada (Attorney General): Canadian Courts Revisit The Criminalization Of Assisted Suicide, 59 Wayne L. Rev. 561 (2013), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Carter V. Canada (Attorney General): Canadian Courts Revisit The Criminalization Of Assisted Suicide, 59 Wayne L. Rev. 561 (2013), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Courts In The Debate On Assisted Suicide: A Communitarian Approach, 9 Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 367 (1995), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

The Role Of Courts In The Debate On Assisted Suicide: A Communitarian Approach, 9 Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Pol'y 367 (1995), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


The Juvenile Justice Counterrevolution: Responding To Cognitive Dissonance In The Law's View Of The Decision-Making Capacity Of Minors, 48 Emory L. J. 65 (1999), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

The Juvenile Justice Counterrevolution: Responding To Cognitive Dissonance In The Law's View Of The Decision-Making Capacity Of Minors, 48 Emory L. J. 65 (1999), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Clearly Canadian? Hill V. Colorado And Free Speech Balancing In The United States And Canada, 28 Hastings Const. L.Q. 187 (2001), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Clearly Canadian? Hill V. Colorado And Free Speech Balancing In The United States And Canada, 28 Hastings Const. L.Q. 187 (2001), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


What's Guilt (Or Deterrence) Got To Do With It?: The Death Penalty, Ritual, And Mimetic Violence, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

What's Guilt (Or Deterrence) Got To Do With It?: The Death Penalty, Ritual, And Mimetic Violence, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Conditional Spending And The First Amendment: Maintaining The Commitment To Rational Liberal Dialogue, 57 Mo. L. Rev. 1117 (1992), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Conditional Spending And The First Amendment: Maintaining The Commitment To Rational Liberal Dialogue, 57 Mo. L. Rev. 1117 (1992), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Defining The Scope Of The Constitutional Right To Marry: More Than Tradition, Less Than Unlimited Autonomy, 70 Notre Dame L. Rev. 39 (1994), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Defining The Scope Of The Constitutional Right To Marry: More Than Tradition, Less Than Unlimited Autonomy, 70 Notre Dame L. Rev. 39 (1994), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Does The Establishment Clause Matter? Non-Establishment Principles In The United States And Canada, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Does The Establishment Clause Matter? Non-Establishment Principles In The United States And Canada, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


God Bless The Child?: The Use Of Religion As A Factor In Child Custody And Adoption Proceedings, 58 Fordham L. Rev. 383 (1989), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

God Bless The Child?: The Use Of Religion As A Factor In Child Custody And Adoption Proceedings, 58 Fordham L. Rev. 383 (1989), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law, 1974/1975 Annual Survey Of American Law, 1974 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 271 (1975), Donald L. Beschle, Neil J. Fogarty, Peter Jude Niemiec Jun 2015

Constitutional Law, 1974/1975 Annual Survey Of American Law, 1974 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 271 (1975), Donald L. Beschle, Neil J. Fogarty, Peter Jude Niemiec

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


The Conservative As Liberal: The Religion Clauses, Liberal Neutrality, And The Approach Of Justice O'Connor, 62 Notre Dame L. Rev. 151 (1987), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

The Conservative As Liberal: The Religion Clauses, Liberal Neutrality, And The Approach Of Justice O'Connor, 62 Notre Dame L. Rev. 151 (1987), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Reconsidering The Second Amendment: Constitutional Protection For A Right Of Security, 9 Hamline L. Rev. 69 (1986), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Reconsidering The Second Amendment: Constitutional Protection For A Right Of Security, 9 Hamline L. Rev. 69 (1986), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Does A Broad Free Exercise Right Require A Narrow Definition Of Religion, 39 Hastings Const. L.Q. 357 (2012), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Does A Broad Free Exercise Right Require A Narrow Definition Of Religion, 39 Hastings Const. L.Q. 357 (2012), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

In the 1990 case of Employment Division v. Smith, a sharply divided Supreme Court abandoned the routine application of strict scrutiny when considering Free Exercise Clause claims seeking exemption from generally applicable legal duties or prohibitions. The Court returned to an older view of the Free Exercise Clause as protecting believers only from government acts that were aimed specifically at beliefs, and that grew out of hostility to the religion rather than a desire to further legitimate secular goals. Reaction to Smith was largely negative, and legislative and state court responses followed, seeking to restore strict scrutiny as the appropriate …


Uniformity In Constitutional Interpretation And The Background Right To Effective Democratic Governance, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Uniformity In Constitutional Interpretation And The Background Right To Effective Democratic Governance, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Defining The Scope Of The Constitutional Right To Marry: More Than Tradition, Less Than Unlimited Autonomy, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Defining The Scope Of The Constitutional Right To Marry: More Than Tradition, Less Than Unlimited Autonomy, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Conditional Spending And The First Amendment: Maintaining The Commitment To Rational Liberal Dialogue, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Conditional Spending And The First Amendment: Maintaining The Commitment To Rational Liberal Dialogue, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Cognitive Dissonance Revisited: Roper V. Simmons And The Issue Of Adolescent Decision-Making Competence, 52 Wayne L. Rev. 1 (2006), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Cognitive Dissonance Revisited: Roper V. Simmons And The Issue Of Adolescent Decision-Making Competence, 52 Wayne L. Rev. 1 (2006), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Kant's Categorical Imperative: An Unspoken Factor In Constitutional Rights Balancing, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Kant's Categorical Imperative: An Unspoken Factor In Constitutional Rights Balancing, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


The Ambivalence Of The Sacred, 16 J. L. & Religion 843 (2001), Donald Beschle Jun 2015

The Ambivalence Of The Sacred, 16 J. L. & Religion 843 (2001), Donald Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Kant's Categorical Imperative: An Unspoken Factor In Constitutional Rights Balancing, 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 949 (2004), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Kant's Categorical Imperative: An Unspoken Factor In Constitutional Rights Balancing, 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 949 (2004), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Survey Of Illinois Law - Civil Procedure, 14 S. Ill. U. L.J. 699 (1990), Diane S. Kaplan, Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Survey Of Illinois Law - Civil Procedure, 14 S. Ill. U. L.J. 699 (1990), Diane S. Kaplan, Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Autonomous Decisionmaking And Social Choice: Examining The “Right To Die”, 77 Ky. L.J. 319 (1989), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Autonomous Decisionmaking And Social Choice: Examining The “Right To Die”, 77 Ky. L.J. 319 (1989), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


What's Guilt (Or Deterrence) Got To Do With It?: The Death Penalty, Ritual, And Mimetic Violence, 38 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 487 (1997), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

What's Guilt (Or Deterrence) Got To Do With It?: The Death Penalty, Ritual, And Mimetic Violence, 38 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 487 (1997), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.


Paradigms Lost: The Second Circuit Faces The New Era Of Religion Clause Jurisprudence, 57 Brook. L. Rev. 547 (1991), Donald L. Beschle Jun 2015

Paradigms Lost: The Second Circuit Faces The New Era Of Religion Clause Jurisprudence, 57 Brook. L. Rev. 547 (1991), Donald L. Beschle

Donald L. Beschle

No abstract provided.