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The Judicial Power And The Inferior Federal Courts: Exploring The Constitutional Vesting Thesis, A. Benjamin Spencer Dec 2011

The Judicial Power And The Inferior Federal Courts: Exploring The Constitutional Vesting Thesis, A. Benjamin Spencer

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The third branch of our federal government has traditionally been viewed as the least of the three in terms of the scope of its power and authority. This view finds validation when one considers the extensive authority that Congress has been permitted to exercise over the Federal Judiciary. From the beginning, Congress has understood itself to possess the authority to limit the jurisdiction of inferior federal courts. The Supreme Court has acquiesced to this understanding of congressional authority without much thought or explanation.

It may be possible, however, to imagine a more robust vision of the Judicial Power through closer …


Brief Of Reporter And Advisers To Restatement (Third) Restitution And Unjust Enrichment, As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent, Doug Rendleman, Douglas Laycock Nov 2011

Brief Of Reporter And Advisers To Restatement (Third) Restitution And Unjust Enrichment, As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent, Doug Rendleman, Douglas Laycock

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Restitution may be a casualty in a collision with the constitutional law of standing. Article III is traditionally said to require an “injury in fact” for standing to be a plaintiff in federal court. Edwards, who alleges that First American paid a bribe or kickback in violation of the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, seeks to recover the statutory penalty. Defendant argues that even if it violated the Act, Edwards suffered no “injury in fact.” Our amicus brief in support of Edwards alerts the Supreme Court to the many restitutionary claims either for a wrongdoer’s profits or to set …


The Intersection Of Laicite And American Secularism: The French Burqa Ban In The Context Of United States Constitutional Law, Mary-Caitlin Ray Sep 2011

The Intersection Of Laicite And American Secularism: The French Burqa Ban In The Context Of United States Constitutional Law, Mary-Caitlin Ray

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Csli Disclosure: Why Probable Cause Is Necessary To Protect What’S Left Of The Fourth Amendment, Steven M. Harkins Sep 2011

Csli Disclosure: Why Probable Cause Is Necessary To Protect What’S Left Of The Fourth Amendment, Steven M. Harkins

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Attorney Advice And The First Amendment, Renee Newman Knake Mar 2011

Attorney Advice And The First Amendment, Renee Newman Knake

Washington and Lee Law Review

An attorney’s advice for navigating and, when necessary, challenging the law is essential to American democracy. Yet the constitutional protection afforded to this category of speech is not clear; indeed, some question whether it should be protected at all. While legal ethics scholars have addressed attorney speech in other circumstances, none has focused exclusively on the First Amendment protection for attorney advice, particularly in light of the Supreme Court’s recent attention to the matter. Nor have constitutional law scholars given this issue the attention it deserves, though they acknowledge that it presents an important and unresolved question within First Amendment …


The Church Amendment: In Search Of Enforcement, Nathaniel James Mar 2011

The Church Amendment: In Search Of Enforcement, Nathaniel James

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Sigtarp And The Executive-Legislative Clash: Confronting A Bowsher Issue With An Eye Toward Preserving The Separation Of Powers During Future Crisis Legislation, Aaron R. Sims Jan 2011

Sigtarp And The Executive-Legislative Clash: Confronting A Bowsher Issue With An Eye Toward Preserving The Separation Of Powers During Future Crisis Legislation, Aaron R. Sims

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Finding Sigtarp In The Separation Of Powers Labyrinth, Jonathan R. Siegel Jan 2011

Finding Sigtarp In The Separation Of Powers Labyrinth, Jonathan R. Siegel

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Sigtarp: A Problem In Name Only?, Adam F. Scales Jan 2011

Sigtarp: A Problem In Name Only?, Adam F. Scales

Washington and Lee Law Review

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