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2012

Constitutional Law

United States Constitution

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December 23, 2012: The Egyptian Constitution, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2012

December 23, 2012: The Egyptian Constitution, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Egyptian Constitution“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


December 20, 2012: No, God Has Not Called Them Home, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2012

December 20, 2012: No, God Has Not Called Them Home, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “No, God Has Not Called Them Home“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


December 16, 2012: Heller Is Good News For Gun Control, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2012

December 16, 2012: Heller Is Good News For Gun Control, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Heller is Good News for Gun Control“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


May 30, 2012: Seeger—An Extraordinary Case, Bruce Ledewitz May 2012

May 30, 2012: Seeger—An Extraordinary Case, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Seeger—an Extraordinary Case“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


May 24, 2012: What Is The Right Term For Nonmembers Of Organized Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz May 2012

May 24, 2012: What Is The Right Term For Nonmembers Of Organized Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “What Is the Right Term for Nonmembers of Organized Religion?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


A (Modest) Separation Of Powers Success Story, Tara Leigh Grove Apr 2012

A (Modest) Separation Of Powers Success Story, Tara Leigh Grove

Faculty Publications

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March 30, 2012: A Fundamental Rights Case Masquerading As A Commerce Clause Case, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2012

March 30, 2012: A Fundamental Rights Case Masquerading As A Commerce Clause Case, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “A Fundamental Rights Case Masquerading as a Commerce Clause Case“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


The Article Ii Safeguards Of Federal Jurisdiction, Tara Leigh Grove Mar 2012

The Article Ii Safeguards Of Federal Jurisdiction, Tara Leigh Grove

Faculty Publications

Jurisdiction stripping has long been treated as a battle between Congress and the federal judiciary. Scholars have thus overlooked the important (and surprising) role that the executive branch has played in these jurisdictional struggles. This Article seeks to fill that void. Drawing on two strands of social science research, the Article argues that the executive branch has a strong incentive to use its constitutional authority over the enactment and enforcement of federal law to oppose jurisdiction-stripping measures. Notably, this structural argument has considerable historical support. The executive branch has repeatedly opposed jurisdiction-stripping proposals in Congress. That has been true even …


January 12, 2012: The New Foundations Of The Ministerial Exception, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2012

January 12, 2012: The New Foundations Of The Ministerial Exception, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The New Foundations of the Ministerial Exception“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.