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Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1978 Feb 1979

Survey Of Developments In West Virginia Law: 1978

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law, Various Editors Jan 1979

Criminal Law, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law - Contract Clause - Minnesota's Pension Plan Act Violates Contract Clause, Craig R. Shagin Jan 1979

Constitutional Law - Contract Clause - Minnesota's Pension Plan Act Violates Contract Clause, Craig R. Shagin

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Proposed Citizens Right To Standing Act-Finding The Keys To Unlock The Courthouse Doors, Harold W. Wood, Jr. Jan 1979

Proposed Citizens Right To Standing Act-Finding The Keys To Unlock The Courthouse Doors, Harold W. Wood, Jr.

Seattle University Law Review

Recent Supreme Court decisions severely restrict the right of citizens to litigate in federal courts. The Court's standing requirements not only limit the ability of citizens to successfully invoke federal court jurisdiction, but also confuse lower courts and litigants attempting to apply the requirements. Standing requirements have met with increasing criticism. And Congress is now considering legislative modification of standing doctrine. Unfortunately, the Court's employment of constitutional foundations in establishing current standing requirements imposes substantial roadblocks Congress must avoid to enact remedial standing legislation. This comment examines the constitutional and pragmatic difficulties of statutory modification of standing requirements and recommends …


Psychosurgery And The Involuntarily Confined, John P. Kopesky Jan 1979

Psychosurgery And The Involuntarily Confined, John P. Kopesky

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Courts - 42 U.S.C. 1983 - Suing Municipalities Under 42 U.S.C. 1983: The Impact Of Monell V. Department Of Social Services, Howard M. Klein Jan 1979

Federal Courts - 42 U.S.C. 1983 - Suing Municipalities Under 42 U.S.C. 1983: The Impact Of Monell V. Department Of Social Services, Howard M. Klein

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.