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On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, By Daniel R. Coquillette And Bruce A. Kimball, John Henry Schlegel Dec 2016

On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, By Daniel R. Coquillette And Bruce A. Kimball, John Henry Schlegel

Book Reviews

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Bills Of Attainder, Matthew J. Steilen Jan 2016

Bills Of Attainder, Matthew J. Steilen

Journal Articles

What are bills of attainder? The traditional view is that bills of attainder are legislation that punishes an individual without judicial process. The Bill of Attainder Clause in Article I, Section 9 prohibits the Congress from passing such bills. But what about the President? The traditional view would seem to rule out application of the Clause to the President (acting without Congress) and to executive agencies, since neither passes bills.

This Article aims to bring historical evidence to bear on the question of the scope of the Bill of Attainder Clause. The argument of the Article is that bills of …


All In The Family: A Legacy Of Public Service And Engagement - Edward And Thomas Fairchild, R. Nils Olsen Jr. Jan 2016

All In The Family: A Legacy Of Public Service And Engagement - Edward And Thomas Fairchild, R. Nils Olsen Jr.

Journal Articles

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