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Constitutional Court Landscape Post - Arab Spring: A Survey Of Design, Dane Kirchoff-Foster

Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design

This is a case study seeking to survey the landscape of constitutional courts in the MENA region after the Arab Spring. To accomplish this, the case study identifies the traditional functions of constitutional courts, then analyzes the design features present in post-Arab Spring constitutional courts to determine how and to what extent these design features help – or hinder – each court in fulfilling its traditional functions. Analysis of design features will focus on (1) which (and how many) constitutional matters the court is empowered to decide (court jurisdiction), (2) the processes by which a court is presented a …

Reevaluating Politicized Identity & Notions Of An American Political Community In The Legal & Political Process, Marvin L. Astrada Jd, Phd

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

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The Recent Unpleasantness: Understanding The Cycles Of Constitutional Time, Jack M. Balkin

Indiana Law Journal

In this Article, I will talk about what I expect is going to happen in the next five to ten years. Unlike eclipses, however, one can’t be entirely sure of the future. Politics is not astronomy, and human affairs do not operate like clockwork. Moreover, we can’t assume that everything is already foreordained: that if people simply sit on their hands and do nothing, the cycles I describe in this lecture will take care of themselves. Quite the contrary. I am telling a story about what happens in the long run, but it is not a deterministic story. The actions …

Sticks, Stones, And So-Called Judges: Why The Era Of Trump Necessitates Revisiting Presidential Influence On The Courts, Quinn W. Crowley

Indiana Law Journal

This Note will be primarily divided into three main sections. Part I of this Note will begin by discussing the importance of judicial independence in modern society and the role of elected officials in shaping the public perception of the courts. Additionally, as problems of judicial legitimacy are age-old and date back to America’s founding, Part I will include a brief discussion of an early clash between President Thomas Jefferson and the courts.

Parts II and III of this Note will seek to place President Trump’s conduct towards the judicial branch within the proper historical context. Part II examines the …

Reflections On The Future Of Global Legal Studies, Mark Fathi Massoud

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This Article proposes a set of theoretical ideas and practical innovations for the future of global legal studies in the three areas that make up the academic profession: research, teaching, and service. The future directions of global legal studies will involve building intellectual bridges that connect law with global politics, society, history, religion, and human behavior. Constructing these bridges preserves global legal studies as both an interdisciplinary enterprise and a movement for justice. This twin commitment to rigorous inquiry and social justice involves sustaining a welcoming community for graduate students and early career scholars, and prioritizing the experiences of those …

A Hurried Perspective On The Critical Legal Studies Movement: The Marx Brothers Assault The Citadel, Maurice J. Holland

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Address To Annual Dinner Meeting: Cleveland Association Of Phi Beta Kappa, William B. Harvey

William Harvey (1966-1971)

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Law And Authority In Early Massachusetts, By George Lee Haskins, William F. Swindler

Indiana Law Journal

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Press Release: October 22, 1957, Lectures And Honorary Degrees To Precede New Law Building Dedication, Indiana University News Bureau

Law School Building

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Lectures on three phases of law -- practice, judicial interpretation, and teaching -- will provide a two-day program preceding the dedication Nov. 2 of the new law school building at Indiana University.

Addison C. Harris Lectures, a series provided from the estate of the late Indianapolis attorney, have been scheduled by the School of Law for the afternoon of Oct. 31 and on Nov. 1.

The University, it was announced Monday by Dean Leon H. Wallace, will confer honorary doctor of laws degrees at the convocation on Chief Justice Warren, Herman C. Krannert, board chairman of Inland …