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First Amendment Freedoms Diluted: The Impact Of Disclosure Requirements On Nonprofit Charities, Bailie Mittman Jan 2021

First Amendment Freedoms Diluted: The Impact Of Disclosure Requirements On Nonprofit Charities, Bailie Mittman

Indiana Law Journal

Since the birth of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the freedoms protected by the First Amendment have been cherished by all members of this nation. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” Over time, courts have acknowledged that the freedom to speak freely means very little if the guarantee is not protected by an additional right: the freedom to associate. Thus, the freedom of expressive association stands as an essential component of an individual’s free speech rights and state infringement on associative rights has the power of potentially …


From Justice To Injustice: Lowering The Threshold Of European Consensus In Oliari And Others Versus Italy, Nazim Ziyadov Aug 2019

From Justice To Injustice: Lowering The Threshold Of European Consensus In Oliari And Others Versus Italy, Nazim Ziyadov

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Oliari and Others v. Italy, decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2015, changed its case law. The ECHR changed its position stated in Schalk and Kopf v. Austria (2010) when evaluating an alleged violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It concluded that Italy has a positive obligation under the convention to guarantee alternative legal recognition for same-sex couples. The same conclusion was not reached in Schalk. In Oliari and Others, the ECHR heavily relied on the European consensus doctrine and eventually deepened formalization of two different institutions (marriage and civil unions). …


The Resistance & The Stubborn But Unsurprising Persistence Of Hate And Extremism In The United States, Jeannine Bell Feb 2019

The Resistance & The Stubborn But Unsurprising Persistence Of Hate And Extremism In The United States, Jeannine Bell

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Though the far right has a long history in the United States, the presidential campaign and then election of Donald Trump brought the movement out of the shadows. This article will analyze the rise in White supremacist activity in the United States-from well-publicized mass actions like the White supremacist march in Charlottesville in August 2017 to individual acts of violence happening since November 2016. This article focuses on contextualizing such incidents within this contemporary period and argues that overt expressions of racism and racist violence are nothing new. The article closes with a call to strengthen the current legal remedies …


Is The Antidiscrimination Project Being Ended?, Michael J. Zimmer Jun 2013

Is The Antidiscrimination Project Being Ended?, Michael J. Zimmer

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

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The Implications Of The Equal Protection Clause For The Mandatory Integration Of Public School Students, Kevin D. Brown Jan 1997

The Implications Of The Equal Protection Clause For The Mandatory Integration Of Public School Students, Kevin D. Brown

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Bakke, Weber And Fullilove: Benign Discrimination And Congressional Power To Enforce The Fourteenth Amendment, Robert A. Bohrer Apr 1981

Bakke, Weber And Fullilove: Benign Discrimination And Congressional Power To Enforce The Fourteenth Amendment, Robert A. Bohrer

Indiana Law Journal

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Equal Protection And The Racial Restrictive Covenant: A Reevaluation Apr 1955

Equal Protection And The Racial Restrictive Covenant: A Reevaluation

Indiana Law Journal

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Constitutional Law -- Equal Protection Clause -- Discrimination, Fowler V. Harper Jan 1929

Constitutional Law -- Equal Protection Clause -- Discrimination, Fowler V. Harper

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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