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English Constitutionalism Circa 2005, Or, Some Funny Things Happened After The Revolution, Ernest A. Young
English Constitutionalism Circa 2005, Or, Some Funny Things Happened After The Revolution, Ernest A. Young
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reviewing Adam Tompkins, Public Law (2003)
Principles To Guide The Office Of Legal Counsel, Walter E. Dellinger Iii, Christopher H. Schroeder, Dawn Johnsen, Randolph Moss, Joseph Guerra, Beth Nolan, Todd Peterson, Cornelia Pillar
Principles To Guide The Office Of Legal Counsel, Walter E. Dellinger Iii, Christopher H. Schroeder, Dawn Johnsen, Randolph Moss, Joseph Guerra, Beth Nolan, Todd Peterson, Cornelia Pillar
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Former members of Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") in the Department of Justice offer guidance for their successors. Among the document's recommendations are suggestions that the OLC "provide an accurate and honest appraisal of applicable law, even if that advice will constrain the administration’s pursuit of desired policies;" and "publicly disclose its written legal opinions in a timely manner, absent strong reasons for delay or nondisclosure."
Affirmative Action And Colorblindness From The Original Position, Guy-Uriel Charles
Affirmative Action And Colorblindness From The Original Position, Guy-Uriel Charles
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In this Article, the author explores Grutter v. Bollinger from the vantage point of the colorblindness principle. He posits that the Grutter decision is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the Court rejected the argument that the Constitution is colorblind and that the classifications based on race are per se unconstitutional. Second, the Court explicitly recognized that racial categorizations are not all morally equivalent. The author uses classical liberalism as a heuristic for exploring whether the colorblindness argument is necessarily a moral imperative. He ultimately concludes that the Court adopted the correct approach in Grutter in rejecting the allure of the …
In Defense Of Deference, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
In Defense Of Deference, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
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