Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Courts Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 30 of 36

Full-Text Articles in Courts

What Mcculloch V. Maryland Got Wrong: The Original Meaning Of 'Necessary' Is Not 'Useful', 'Convenient', Or 'Rational', Steven Calabresi, Gary S. Lawson, Elise Kostial Jan 2023

What Mcculloch V. Maryland Got Wrong: The Original Meaning Of 'Necessary' Is Not 'Useful', 'Convenient', Or 'Rational', Steven Calabresi, Gary S. Lawson, Elise Kostial

Faculty Scholarship

McCulloch v. Maryland, echoing Alexander Hamilton nearly thirty years earlier, claimed of the word “necessary” in the Necessary and Proper Clause: “If reference be had to its use, in the common affairs of the world, or in approved authors, we find that it frequently imports that one thing is convenient, or useful . . . to another.” Modern case law has translated that understanding into a rational-basis test that treats the issue of necessity as all but nonjusticiable; The Supreme Court has never found a congressional law unconstitutional on the ground that it was not “necessary . . . …


Perfect Plaintiffs, Cynthia Godsoe Oct 2015

Perfect Plaintiffs, Cynthia Godsoe

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Ice Cube Bonds: Allocating The Price Of Process In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Edward J. Janger, M. B. Jacoby Jan 2014

Ice Cube Bonds: Allocating The Price Of Process In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Edward J. Janger, M. B. Jacoby

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Back To The Future (Reviewing David Bernstein, Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights Against Progressive Reform (2011)), William D. Araiza Apr 2012

Back To The Future (Reviewing David Bernstein, Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights Against Progressive Reform (2011)), William D. Araiza

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


After The Flood: The Legacy Of The "Surge" Of Federal Immigration Appeals, Stacy Caplow Jan 2012

After The Flood: The Legacy Of The "Surge" Of Federal Immigration Appeals, Stacy Caplow

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Accessing Justice: The Availability And Adequacy Of Counsel Removal Proceedings: New York Immigrant Representation Study Report, Stacy Caplow, Peter L. Markowitz, Jojo Annobil, Peter Z. Cobb, Nancy Morawetz, Oren Root, Claudia Slovinsky, Zhifen Cheng, Lindsay C. Nash Dec 2011

Accessing Justice: The Availability And Adequacy Of Counsel Removal Proceedings: New York Immigrant Representation Study Report, Stacy Caplow, Peter L. Markowitz, Jojo Annobil, Peter Z. Cobb, Nancy Morawetz, Oren Root, Claudia Slovinsky, Zhifen Cheng, Lindsay C. Nash

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Changes To The Culture Of Adversarialness: Endorsing Candor, Cooperation And Civility In Relationships Between Prosecutors And Defense Counsel, Stacy Caplow, Lisa Griffin Jul 2011

Changes To The Culture Of Adversarialness: Endorsing Candor, Cooperation And Civility In Relationships Between Prosecutors And Defense Counsel, Stacy Caplow, Lisa Griffin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Manufacturers' Liability For Defective Product Designs: The Triumph Of Risk-Utility, Aaron D. Twerski, James A. Henderson, Jr. Apr 2009

Manufacturers' Liability For Defective Product Designs: The Triumph Of Risk-Utility, Aaron D. Twerski, James A. Henderson, Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Should Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations Be Considered Government Agencies?, Roberta S. Karmel Oct 2008

Should Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations Be Considered Government Agencies?, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


For And Against Marriage: A Revision., Anita Bernstein Nov 2003

For And Against Marriage: A Revision., Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Statutory Inflation And Institutional Choice, Lawrence Solan Jan 2003

Statutory Inflation And Institutional Choice, Lawrence Solan

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Hearing Voices: Speaker Identification In Court, Lawrence Solan, Peter Tiersma Jan 2003

Hearing Voices: Speaker Identification In Court, Lawrence Solan, Peter Tiersma

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Linguist On The Witness Stand: Forensic Linguistics In American Courts, Lawrence Solan, Peter Tiersma Jun 2002

The Linguist On The Witness Stand: Forensic Linguistics In American Courts, Lawrence Solan, Peter Tiersma

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Communities That Make Standards Of Care Possible, Anita Bernstein Jan 2002

The Communities That Make Standards Of Care Possible, Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Impossible Dream Come True: A Criminal Law Professor Becomes Juror #7, Stacy Caplow Jan 2002

The Impossible Dream Come True: A Criminal Law Professor Becomes Juror #7, Stacy Caplow

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Written Contract As Safe Harbor For Dishonest Conduct, Lawrence Solan Jan 2001

The Written Contract As Safe Harbor For Dishonest Conduct, Lawrence Solan

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Brandeis, Progressivism, And Commercial Law: Rethinking Benedict V. Ratner, Edward J. Janger Jan 1998

Brandeis, Progressivism, And Commercial Law: Rethinking Benedict V. Ratner, Edward J. Janger

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Public Choice Theory: A Unifying Framework For Judicial Activism, Dana Brakman Reiser Mar 1997

Public Choice Theory: A Unifying Framework For Judicial Activism, Dana Brakman Reiser

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Fdic's Fraudulent Conveyance Power Under The Crime Control Act Of 1990: Bank Insolvency Law And The Politics Of The Iron Triangle, Edward J. Janger Oct 1995

The Fdic's Fraudulent Conveyance Power Under The Crime Control Act Of 1990: Bank Insolvency Law And The Politics Of The Iron Triangle, Edward J. Janger

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Judicial Decisions And Linguistic Analysis: Is There A Linguist In The Court?, Lawrence Solan Jan 1995

Judicial Decisions And Linguistic Analysis: Is There A Linguist In The Court?, Lawrence Solan

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Symposium On Securities Law Enforcement Priorities, Roberta S. Karmel Jan 1993

Symposium On Securities Law Enforcement Priorities, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


"Comparing Medical Provider Performance: A First Look At The New Era Of Medical Statistics", Neil B. Cohen, Aaron D. Twerski Jan 1992

"Comparing Medical Provider Performance: A First Look At The New Era Of Medical Statistics", Neil B. Cohen, Aaron D. Twerski

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Greenmail, The Control Premium And Shareholder Duty, Roberta S. Karmel Jul 1991

Greenmail, The Control Premium And Shareholder Duty, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Rent Appropriation And The Labor Law Doctrine Of Successorship, Keith N. Hylton Nov 1990

Rent Appropriation And The Labor Law Doctrine Of Successorship, Keith N. Hylton

Faculty Scholarship

When there is a change of corporate control in a business enterprise a question arises as to whether the new employer should be bound by the predecessor's collective bargaining relationship with the union representing the predecessor's employees. This is known as the successorship problem in labor law.' Successorship doctrine is complex and controversial. Several commentators have attempted to reconcile Supreme Court decisions and to ascertain the assumptions underlying the Court's opinions in this area.2 This Article does not attempt to do this, although paradoxically, the arguments presented may lead to reconciliation of many of the Supreme Court's decisions relating to …


Beyond Parity: Section 1983 And The State Courts, Susan Herman Jan 1989

Beyond Parity: Section 1983 And The State Courts, Susan Herman

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Task Force Reports On Women In The Courts: The Challenge For Legal Education, Elizabeth M. Schneider Jan 1988

Task Force Reports On Women In The Courts: The Challenge For Legal Education, Elizabeth M. Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Cost Of Acceptability: Blue Buses, Agent Orange, And Aversion To Statistical Evidence, Neil B. Cohen Jul 1986

The Cost Of Acceptability: Blue Buses, Agent Orange, And Aversion To Statistical Evidence, Neil B. Cohen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Confidence In Probability: Burdens Of Persuasion In A World Of Imperfect Knowledge, Neil B. Cohen Jun 1985

Confidence In Probability: Burdens Of Persuasion In A World Of Imperfect Knowledge, Neil B. Cohen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Reluctant Witness For The Prosecution: Grand Jury Subpoenas To Defense Counsel, Stacy Caplow Apr 1985

The Reluctant Witness For The Prosecution: Grand Jury Subpoenas To Defense Counsel, Stacy Caplow

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Securities Commentary, Roberta S. Karmel, John P. Ketels Jul 1978

Securities Commentary, Roberta S. Karmel, John P. Ketels

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.