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Calling Them As He Sees Them: The Disappearance Of Originalism In Justice Thomas's Opinions On Race, Joel K. Goldstein Nov 2014

Calling Them As He Sees Them: The Disappearance Of Originalism In Justice Thomas's Opinions On Race, Joel K. Goldstein

Maryland Law Review

During his first two decades on the Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been associated with originalism and is often viewed as its leading judicial proponent. Justice Thomas has linked originalism with the effort to limit judicial discretion and to promote judicial impartiality. In cases dealing with many constitutional provisions, Justice Thomas has shown his commitment to originalism by often writing solitary concurrences and dissents advocating an originalist analysis of a problem. Yet in constitutional cases dealing with race, Justice Thomas routinely abandons originalism and embraces the sort of constitutional arguments based on morality or consequentialism that he often discounts. These …


Kaley V. United States: Sanctifying Grand Jury Determinations And Marginalizing The Right To Counsel Of Choice, Laura Merkey Jan 2014

Kaley V. United States: Sanctifying Grand Jury Determinations And Marginalizing The Right To Counsel Of Choice, Laura Merkey

Maryland Law Review

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Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa: Allowing The Fisa Amendments Act Of 2008 To Turn "Incidentally" Into "Certainly", Liz Clark Rinehart Jan 2014

Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa: Allowing The Fisa Amendments Act Of 2008 To Turn "Incidentally" Into "Certainly", Liz Clark Rinehart

Maryland Law Review

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State Prisoners With Federal Claims In Federal Court: When Can A State Prisoner Overcome Procedural Default?, Megan Raker Jan 2014

State Prisoners With Federal Claims In Federal Court: When Can A State Prisoner Overcome Procedural Default?, Megan Raker

Maryland Law Review

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Fouling The First Amendment: Why Colleges Can't, And Shouldn't, Control Student Athletes' Speech On Social Media, Frank D. Lomonte Jan 2014

Fouling The First Amendment: Why Colleges Can't, And Shouldn't, Control Student Athletes' Speech On Social Media, Frank D. Lomonte

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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