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Criminal Prosecutions Affecting Federally Guaranteed Civil Rights: Federal Removal And Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction To Abort State Court Trial, Anthony G. Amsterdam Jan 1965

Criminal Prosecutions Affecting Federally Guaranteed Civil Rights: Federal Removal And Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction To Abort State Court Trial, Anthony G. Amsterdam

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It is no hyperbole to say that the critical issues of human liberty in this country today are not issues of rights, but of remedies. The American citizen has had a right to a desegregated school since 1954 and to a desegregated jury since 1879, but schools and juries throughout vast areas of the country remain segregated. The American citizen has a right of free expression, but he may be arrested, jailed, fined under guise of bail and put to every risk and rancor of the criminal process if he expresses himself unpopularly. The "right" is there on paper; what …


The Void-For-Vagueness Doctrine In The Supreme Court, Anthony G. Amsterdam Jan 1960

The Void-For-Vagueness Doctrine In The Supreme Court, Anthony G. Amsterdam

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Examines in detail the void-for-vagueness doctrine in the U.S. Supreme Court. Separation of powers among the different branches of government; Prevention of arbitrary enforcement; Creation of standard for appeal.


Adjacent Airspace In The Law Of Landlord And Tenant, Henry Mcgee Jan 1957

Adjacent Airspace In The Law Of Landlord And Tenant, Henry Mcgee

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Professor McGee comments on whether tenants have rights to the airspace that extends beyond the exterior of the walls bounding the premises. Two of the issues put forth in cases are television antenna and air conditioners that protrude from tenants' windows. Professor McGee reviews some of the court cases that have help settle the issue of airspace rights, and finds that the courts have consistently held that the circle of the tenant's rights is great in circumference.