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Classifications That Disadvantage Newcomers And The Problem Of Equality, Robert C. Farrell
Classifications That Disadvantage Newcomers And The Problem Of Equality, Robert C. Farrell
University of Richmond Law Review
For those concerned with the substantial fiscal problems of government, we have a solution. The solution is - Newcomers. Newcomers are those who will become part of our community in the future but who are not here yet. Like unidentified holders of a contingent remainder, newcomers are not yet around to vote, to peddle influence, or to protect their turf. Since newcomers are not here to complain, now is the time to shift burdens onto their shoulders. Make them pay a larger share of taxes. Assign to them a smaller share of government largesse. Thanks to disarray in American policy …
Considerations Of Legislative Fit Under Equal Protection, Substantive Due Process, And Free Speech Doctrine: Separating Questions Of Advancement, Relationship And Burden, R. Randall Kelso
University of Richmond Law Review
Whenever a court reviews legislation under an equal protection, substantive due process, or free speech analysis, the court considers whether the fit between the legislature's chosen means and intended ends is sufficient to pass constitutional muster. The Supreme Court analyzes these "fit" questions by considering the manner in which the statute achieves its benefits and burdens in terms of whom the statute regulates and whom the statute fails to regulate. Of course, these "fit" questions are different depending upon whether the Court uses minimum rationality review, "heightened" rational review, intermediate review, or strict scrutiny. But in all cases, the question …
Wrongful Death-"Child" As Used In Wrongful Death Statutes Includes Unacknowledged Posthumous Illegitimate
University of Richmond Law Review
"With liberty and justice for all" is a familiar phrase upon which the American system of jurisprudence is founded. Yet society has been slow to allow a large number of its citizens to enjoy the benefits of such equal justice. Exemplifying this inconsistency is the stigma that envelops illegitimacy. "Illegitimacy is a way of life-a second-class way of life, imposed not only by the fact of birth outside a family, but by law as well." The fact that society has accepted and continues to accept this legislatively enforced discrimination against illegitimate children, while favoring legitimate children, may rest on the …