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Forgotten Supreme Court Abortion Cases: Drs. Hawker & Hurwitz In The Dock & Defrocked, Roy Lucas Apr 2012

Forgotten Supreme Court Abortion Cases: Drs. Hawker & Hurwitz In The Dock & Defrocked, Roy Lucas

Pepperdine Law Review

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Tortured History: Finding Our Way Back To The Lost Origins Of The Eighth Amendment, Celia Rumann Apr 2012

Tortured History: Finding Our Way Back To The Lost Origins Of The Eighth Amendment, Celia Rumann

Pepperdine Law Review

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Is A Written Constitution Necessary?, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain Mar 2012

Is A Written Constitution Necessary?, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Rejoinder To Lester Brickman: On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Charles Silver Mar 2012

A Rejoinder To Lester Brickman: On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Charles Silver

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Rejoinder To The Rejoinder To On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman Mar 2012

A Rejoinder To The Rejoinder To On The Theory Class's Theories Of Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman

Pepperdine Law Review

This short essay is a partial response to an essay by Professor Charles Silver contesting assertions I set forth in an article titled, "On The Theory Class's Theories of Asbestos Litigation: The Disconnect Between Scholarship and Reality", 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 33 (2003-04), in which I responded to several personal attacks against me by Professor Silver. Since Professor Silver was permitted to substantially add to his essay after I submitted my Rejoinder and I was not provided with these extensive additions, my response is necessarily incomplete. Professor Silver's essay is titled, "A Rejoinder to Lester Brickman", 32 Pepp. L. Rev. …


The Story Behind Vidal V. Girard's Executors: Joseph Story, The Philadelphia Bible Riots, And Religious Liberty, Jay Alan Sekulow, Jeremy Tedesco Mar 2012

The Story Behind Vidal V. Girard's Executors: Joseph Story, The Philadelphia Bible Riots, And Religious Liberty, Jay Alan Sekulow, Jeremy Tedesco

Pepperdine Law Review

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Building A Nation From Thirteen States: The Constitutional Convention And Preemption, Edward J. Larson Mar 2012

Building A Nation From Thirteen States: The Constitutional Convention And Preemption, Edward J. Larson

Pepperdine Law Review

This article is adapted from a talk Professor Larson gave at Pepperdine’s symposium on federal preemption of state tort law - the problem of medical drugs and devices. Professor Larson begins with a discussion of the Constitutional Convention and James Madison’s role in the creation of the U.S. Constitution. He relates how fifteen resolutions, developed by Madison and the other Virginia delegates, became known as the Virginia Plan, and served as the foundation for the Constitution. Professor Larson continues by examining Madison’s notes of the Convention. Specifically he shares what the notes relate about the deliberations at the Convention regarding …


Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency, Jamin Soderstrom Mar 2012

Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency, Jamin Soderstrom

Pepperdine Law Review

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Congress's Power To Regulate The Federal Judiciary: What The First Congress And The First Federal Courts Can Teach Today's Congress And Courts , Paul Taylor Feb 2012

Congress's Power To Regulate The Federal Judiciary: What The First Congress And The First Federal Courts Can Teach Today's Congress And Courts , Paul Taylor

Pepperdine Law Review

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