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Dear Sir/Madam: The Lost Art Of Letter Writing, 19 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 62 (2010), Maureen Collins Jul 2015

Dear Sir/Madam: The Lost Art Of Letter Writing, 19 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 62 (2010), Maureen Collins

Maureen B. Collins

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What Would Langdell Have Thought? Uc Irvine’S New Law School And The Question Of History, Christopher Tomlins Jun 2015

What Would Langdell Have Thought? Uc Irvine’S New Law School And The Question Of History, Christopher Tomlins

Christopher Tomlins

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Panelist, The Legacy Of James M. Landis, Daniel Coquillette Nov 2014

Panelist, The Legacy Of James M. Landis, Daniel Coquillette

Daniel R. Coquillette

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Baker V. State And The Promise Of The New Judicial Federalism, Charles Baron, Lawrence Friedman Aug 2013

Baker V. State And The Promise Of The New Judicial Federalism, Charles Baron, Lawrence Friedman

Charles H. Baron

In Baker v. State, the Supreme Court of Vermont ruled that the state constitution’s Common Benefits Clause prohibits the exclusion of same-sex couples from the benefits and protections of marriage. Baker has been praised by constitutional scholars as a prototypical example of the New Judicial Federalism. The authors agree, asserting that the decision sets a standard for constitutional discourse by dint of the manner in which each of the opinions connects and responds to the others, pulls together arguments from other state and federal constitutional authorities, and provides a clear basis for subsequent development of constitutional principle. This Article explores …


David Hoffman: Life, Letters And Lectures At The University Of Maryland 1821-1837, Bill Sleeman Dec 2009

David Hoffman: Life, Letters And Lectures At The University Of Maryland 1821-1837, Bill Sleeman

Bill Sleeman

David Hoffman was a prominent pioneer in the establishment of university-based legal education. He helped to found the University of Maryland Law School in 1816 and was its first professor. His A Course of Legal Study (1817) and Legal Outlines (1829) played a critical role in the development of law school curricula and provided guidance to hundreds of antebellum law students and attorneys.


Christians In The American Empire: Faith And Citizenship In The New World Order, Vincent Rougeau Dec 2007

Christians In The American Empire: Faith And Citizenship In The New World Order, Vincent Rougeau

Vincent D. Rougeau

What does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behind American …


Baker V. State And The Promise Of The New Judicial Federalism, Charles Baron, Lawrence Friedman Nov 2001

Baker V. State And The Promise Of The New Judicial Federalism, Charles Baron, Lawrence Friedman

Charles H. Baron

In Baker v. State, the Supreme Court of Vermont ruled that the state constitution’s Common Benefits Clause prohibits the exclusion of same-sex couples from the benefits and protections of marriage. Baker has been praised by constitutional scholars as a prototypical example of the New Judicial Federalism. The authors agree, asserting that the decision sets a standard for constitutional discourse by dint of the manner in which each of the opinions connects and responds to the others, pulls together arguments from other state and federal constitutional authorities, and provides a clear basis for subsequent development of constitutional principle. This Article explores …


A Guide To The Early Reports Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, Sharon O'Connor, Morris Cohen Dec 1994

A Guide To The Early Reports Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, Sharon O'Connor, Morris Cohen

Sharon Hamby O'Connor

A portion of this book originally appeared as "A Bibliography of the Early Reports of the Supreme Court of the United States." Legal Reference Services Quarterly 1, no. 2/3 (Summer-Fall 1981): 43-144.