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The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Public School Community Service Programs, Rodney A. Smolla Oct 1999

The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Public School Community Service Programs, Rodney A. Smolla

Law and Contemporary Problems

Constitutional challenges to community service programs may be divided into two generic types--those raised by students or parents who object to the requirement of community service, and those raised by students, parents, organizations, or agencies who object to the selection criteria used to include or exclude organizations or agencies eligible to participate in community service programs.


New Trends In Greek Contemporary Constitutional Theory: A Comment On The Interplay Between Reason And Will, Ioannis A. Tassopoulos Oct 1999

New Trends In Greek Contemporary Constitutional Theory: A Comment On The Interplay Between Reason And Will, Ioannis A. Tassopoulos

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Reason And Will: A Comment, George C. Christie Oct 1999

Reason And Will: A Comment, George C. Christie

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Defining And Punishing Abroad: Constitutional Limits On The Extraterritorial Reach Of The Offenses Clause, Zephyr Rain Teachout Apr 1999

Defining And Punishing Abroad: Constitutional Limits On The Extraterritorial Reach Of The Offenses Clause, Zephyr Rain Teachout

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Sovereignty And Suspicion, Erik G. Luna Feb 1999

Sovereignty And Suspicion, Erik G. Luna

Duke Law Journal

Most academics agree that search and seizure jurisprudence is a "mess." Professor Luna proposes a new approach to the Fourth Amendment founded on a sovereignty-based theory of the Constitution. Under this individual rights model, a government search or seizure of an individual's home or body receives the strongest presumption of invalidity. This presumption, he argues, could only be rebutted in three discrete circumstances: (1) consent by the individual to search his home or body; (2) individualized suspicion of wrongdoing; or (3) real, direct, and substantial threats to the sovereignty of other persons. Apart from these exceptions, governmental intrusions into the …


The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch

Law and Contemporary Problems

Despite the divergence of opinion regarding the Ethics in Government Act, it appears there is a growing public consensus that the Act is genuinely and seriously flawed. Whether these flaws can be corrected is in serious doubt.


The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz Jan 1999

The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz

Law and Contemporary Problems

Priester et al provide a comprehensive legal history of the independent counsel statute from its inception in 1978 until its apparent last hurrah in 1999. They also explore the role of the independent counsel in the history and practice of the government's evidentiary privileges.


Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger Jan 1999

Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger

Law and Contemporary Problems

The independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act face an uncertain future. Harriger argues that the statute in its current form meets virtually none of the goals Congress intended in 1978 and that the statute should be substantially revised in an effort to minimize the costs and maximize the benefits.


Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder Jan 1999

Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder

Law and Contemporary Problems

The fundamental flaw in the independent counsel statute consists of its attempt to convert a political decision, the decision whether to refer to a case of public corruption to an investigator outside normal prosecutorial offices, into a legal one. When the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 expires on Jun 30, 1999, it should not be reenacted unless this flaw is eliminated.