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United States V. Wheeler, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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United States V. John, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Recent Cases, John P. Kelly, G. David Dodd

Vanderbilt Law Review

The principle that the government must not only refrain from providing special preference to a particular religion, but, that it also must stand apart from religion in general is abridged once the government seeks to provide sustenance to religious interests. Government neutrality is preserved, however, when the government merely provides fertile ground on which religious interests can thrive independently. Because state-imposed employment accommodation of religious precepts creates proselytizing opportunities" upon which religious interests flourish and because there is no overriding government interest in requiring such accommodation, Title VII's Randolph Amendment transgresses establishment clause prohibitions.

John P. Kelly

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Department Of Health And Rehabilitative Services V. Herzog, 317 So. 2d 865 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1975), M. Catherine Lannon

Florida State University Law Review

Constitutional Law- ADOPTION- FATHER OF AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD IS NOT NECESSARILY ENTITLED TO NOTICE IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS.

Nelson V. State, 319 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1975), Randall O. Reder

Florida State University Law Review

Constitutional Law- SEARCH AND SEIZURE- SCHOOL OFFICIALS' AUTHORITY TO SEARCH STUDENTS IS AUGMENTED BY THE In Loco Parentis DOCTRINE.

Recent Cases, James H. Lokey, Jr., Stephen D. Goodwin, Charles L. Jarik

Vanderbilt Law Review

Constitutional Law--Criminal Procedure-Circuits Split over Application of Stone v. Powell's "Opportunity for Full and Fair Litigation"

James H. Lokey, Jr.

In Stone v. Powell,' the third 1976 decision, the Supreme Court made a limited but distinct break with precedent. Stone held that a state prisoner may not be granted federal habeas relief on the ground that evidence obtained in an unconstitutional search and seizure was introduced at his trial as long as the state has provided an "opportunity for full and fair litigation" of his fourth amendment claim." The Court, as noted previously, did not define what kind of "opportunity" …

Competency To Stand Trial In Federal Courts: Conceptual And Constitutional Problems, William T. Pizzi

Publications

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Recent Cases, Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr., M. Carolyn Barefield, Robert S. Reder, Stephen C. Morton, Randolph C. Coley

Vanderbilt Law Review

Noerr-Pennington Immunity for Joint Efforts to Influence Governmental Action - Intent to Cause Competitive Injury, Evidenced by Repeated, Baseless Opposition Before an Adjudicatory Body, Does Not Result in Loss of Noerr-Pennington Immunity Absent Specific Allegations of Conduct External to or Abusive of the Adjutory Processes

Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr.

Constitutional Law - First Amendment - Student's Right to Receive Information Precludes Board's Removal of Allegedly Offensive Books from High School Library

M. Carolyn Barefield

Constitutional Law-Search and Seizure - Federal Courts Are Bound by Federal Wiretapping Statutes and Will Not Exclude Evidence Seized by State Agents in Violation of More …

Constitutional Rights And Land Use Planning: The New And The Old Reality, Robert R. Wright

Faculty Scholarship

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The Supreme Court And The Constitutional Rights Of Prisoners: A Reappraisal, Emily Calhoun

Publications

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