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What's Standing After Lujan? Of Citizen Suits, "Injuries," And Article Iii, Cass R. Sunstein
What's Standing After Lujan? Of Citizen Suits, "Injuries," And Article Iii, Cass R. Sunstein
Michigan Law Review
In this article, I have two principal goals. The first is to explain why Lujan's invalidation of a congressional grant of standing is a misinterpretation of the Constitution. It is now apparently the law that Article III forbids Congress from granting standing to "citizens" to bring suit. But this view, building on an unfortunate innovation in standing law by Justice William 0. Douglas, is surprisingly novel. It has no support in the text or history of Article III. It is essentially an invention of federal judges, and recent ones at that. Certainly it should not be accepted by judges …
Voluntary Intoxication: A Defense To Intentional Injury Exclusion Clauses In Homeowner's Policies?, Tracy E. Silverman
Voluntary Intoxication: A Defense To Intentional Injury Exclusion Clauses In Homeowner's Policies?, Tracy E. Silverman
Michigan Law Review
This Note argues that the current voluntary intoxication defense to the intentional injury exclusion clause should be modified to allow insurers subrogation rights against insureds who commit intentional acts while voluntarily intoxicated, subject to an exception for alcoholic insureds who successfully complete alcohol treatment programs. Part I discusses the public policy concerns of victim compensation and deterrence and how they influence courts deciding between the three traditional approaches to "intent." Part II analyzes the impact of these intent standards on courts' decisions to allow a voluntary intoxication defense and concludes that the defense as currently formulated promotes victim compensation at …
Irreparability Irreparably Damaged, Doug Rendleman
Irreparability Irreparably Damaged, Doug Rendleman
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Death of the Irreparable Injury Rule by Douglas Laycock