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Mt. Healthy And Causation In Fact: The Court Still Doesn't Get It!, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 2000

Mt. Healthy And Causation In Fact: The Court Still Doesn't Get It!, Sheldon Nahmod

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Our Nonuniform Constitution: Geographical Variations Of Constitutional Requirements In The Aid Of Community, Mark D. Rosen Mar 1999

Our Nonuniform Constitution: Geographical Variations Of Constitutional Requirements In The Aid Of Community, Mark D. Rosen

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This Article highlights an overlooked but integral aspect of American constitutional law: that some activities believed to be flatly unconstitutional are permissible in select locations. Contrary to what the Constitution has been construed to proscribe in most jurisdictions, for example, governments in some places in our country can ban political speeches by citizens, impose prior restraints with regard to petitions to government officials, and disallow defendants at risk of incarceration from having counsel.

The Article brings together the case law that creates nonuniformity across geographical locations. It first explains the mechanics by which this "geographical constitutional nonuniformity" is generated and …


State Supported Speech, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1999

State Supported Speech, Steven J. Heyman

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Notes On Notes, Margaret G. Stewart Mar 1998

Notes On Notes, Margaret G. Stewart

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Righting The Balance: An Inquiry Into The Foundations And Limits Of Freedom Of Expression, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1998

Righting The Balance: An Inquiry Into The Foundations And Limits Of Freedom Of Expression, Steven J. Heyman

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Contemporary disputes over the First Amendment often result in deadlock. One side stresses the paramount value of free speech, while the other side points to the harms that particular kinds of speech can cause. It is difficult to see how this impasse can be broken without a more general account of the scope of free expression: a view that integrates both the justifications and the limits of freedom of speech into a coherent whole. This Article makes a start toward developing such a theory. Its central thesis is that freedom of speech is a right that is limited by the …


The Supreme Court As An Enforcement Agency, Harold J. Krent Feb 1998

The Supreme Court As An Enforcement Agency, Harold J. Krent

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Civil Penalties And Multiple Punishment Under The Double Jeopardy Clause: Some Unanswered Questions, David S. Rudstein Mar 1993

Civil Penalties And Multiple Punishment Under The Double Jeopardy Clause: Some Unanswered Questions, David S. Rudstein

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Political Federalism And Congressional Truth-Telling, Margaret G. Stewart Mar 1993

Political Federalism And Congressional Truth-Telling, Margaret G. Stewart

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The Public Square And The Jew As Religious Other, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 1993

The Public Square And The Jew As Religious Other, Sheldon Nahmod

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Federalism And Supremacy: Control Of State Judicial Decision-Making, Margaret G. Stewart Mar 1992

Federalism And Supremacy: Control Of State Judicial Decision-Making, Margaret G. Stewart

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Natural Rights, Positivism And The Ninth Amendment: A Response To Mcaffee, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1992

Natural Rights, Positivism And The Ninth Amendment: A Response To Mcaffee, Steven J. Heyman

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Adam, Eve And The First Amendment: Some Thoughts On The Obscene As Sacred, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 1992

Adam, Eve And The First Amendment: Some Thoughts On The Obscene As Sacred, Sheldon Nahmod

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The First Duty Of Government: Protection, Liberty And The Fourteenth Amendment, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1991

The First Duty Of Government: Protection, Liberty And The Fourteenth Amendment, Steven J. Heyman

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The Sacred Flag And The First Amendment, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 1991

The Sacred Flag And The First Amendment, Sheldon Nahmod

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Artistic Expression And Aesthetic Theory: The Beautiful, The Sublime And The First Amendment, Sheldon Nahmod Feb 1987

Artistic Expression And Aesthetic Theory: The Beautiful, The Sublime And The First Amendment, Sheldon Nahmod

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Constitutional Law -- In Re Grand Jury Matter, Gronowicz: Qualified Newsperson's Privilege Does Not Extend To Authors, Elizabeth De Armond Feb 1986

Constitutional Law -- In Re Grand Jury Matter, Gronowicz: Qualified Newsperson's Privilege Does Not Extend To Authors, Elizabeth De Armond

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Note, Content Regulation And The Dimensions Of Free Expression, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1983

Note, Content Regulation And The Dimensions Of Free Expression, Steven J. Heyman

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The Constitution As Positive Law, Richard W. Wright Dec 1972

The Constitution As Positive Law, Richard W. Wright

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