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Consequences Of Supreme Court Decisions Upholding Individual Constitutional Rights, Jesse H. Choper Oct 1984

Consequences Of Supreme Court Decisions Upholding Individual Constitutional Rights, Jesse H. Choper

Michigan Law Review

The thrust of this Article is to attempt to ascertain just what differences the Court's judgments upholding individual constitutional rights have made for those who fall within the ambit of their protection. It seeks to address such questions as: What were the conditions that existed before the Court's ruling? How many people were subject to the regime that was invalidated by the Justices? Was the Court's mandate successfully implemented? What were the consequences for those affected? At a subjective level, were the repercussions perceived as salutary by those (or at least most of those) who were the beneficiaries of the …


From Swift To Erie: An Historical Perspective, Gene R. Shreve Feb 1984

From Swift To Erie: An Historical Perspective, Gene R. Shreve

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Harmony & Dissonance: The Swift & Erie Cases in American Federalism by Tony Freyer