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The Inevitable Infidelities Of Constitutional Translation: The Case Of The New Deal, John O. Mcginnis
The Inevitable Infidelities Of Constitutional Translation: The Case Of The New Deal, John O. Mcginnis
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law -- Due Process Clause -- Third Circuit Holds That $50 Million Punitive Damages Award In Context Of A $48 Million Compensatory Award Is Unconstitutionally Excessive -- Inter Medical Supplies, Ltd. V. Ebi Medical Systems, Inc., 181 F.3d 446 (3d Cir. 1999)., A. Benjamin Spencer
Faculty Publications
In 1996, the Supreme Court, in BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, struck down a punitive damages award on the ground that it was "grossly excessive" in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . Since BMW, many courts have faced the challenge of applying its principles to determine whether punitive damages awards surpass the constitutional limit. Last June, in Inter Medical Supplies, Ltd. v. EBI Medical Systems, Inc., the Third Circuit faced this difficulty when it considered whether a $50 million punitive damages award, granted in conjunction with a $48 million compensatory damages award, was …
Putting The Law Of Impeachment In Perspective, Michael J. Gerhardt
Putting The Law Of Impeachment In Perspective, Michael J. Gerhardt
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ackermania: The Quest For A Common Law Of Higher Lawmaking, Michael J. Gerhardt
Ackermania: The Quest For A Common Law Of Higher Lawmaking, Michael J. Gerhardt
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Why Constitutional Torts Deserve A Book Of Their Own, Michael Wells, Thomas A. Eaton, Sheldon H. Nahmod
Why Constitutional Torts Deserve A Book Of Their Own, Michael Wells, Thomas A. Eaton, Sheldon H. Nahmod
Scholarly Works
Over thirty years ago, Marshall Shapo coined the term "constitutional tort" to denote a suit brought against an official, charging a constitutional violation and seeking damages. In the years since Shapo's pathbreaking article, the number of such suits has grown exponentially. The suits have generated a host of new substantive and remedial issues, yet conventional casebooks on constitutional law and federal courts give little attention to the area. That Professor Shapiro had four books to include in his review of "Civil Rights" casebooks in the Seattle University Law Review is some indication of a demand for teaching materials currently unmet …
Our Nonuniform Constitution: Geographical Variations Of Constitutional Requirements In The Aid Of Community, Mark D. Rosen
Our Nonuniform Constitution: Geographical Variations Of Constitutional Requirements In The Aid Of Community, Mark D. Rosen
All Faculty Scholarship
This Article highlights an overlooked but integral aspect of American constitutional law: that some activities believed to be flatly unconstitutional are permissible in select locations. Contrary to what the Constitution has been construed to proscribe in most jurisdictions, for example, governments in some places in our country can ban political speeches by citizens, impose prior restraints with regard to petitions to government officials, and disallow defendants at risk of incarceration from having counsel.
The Article brings together the case law that creates nonuniformity across geographical locations. It first explains the mechanics by which this "geographical constitutional nonuniformity" is generated and …
Expressive Liberty, Moral Pluralism, Political Pluralism: Three Sources Of Liberal Theory, William A. Galston
Expressive Liberty, Moral Pluralism, Political Pluralism: Three Sources Of Liberal Theory, William A. Galston
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Free Speech, Arthur Lang
Tench Coxe And The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, 1787-1823, David B. Kopel
Tench Coxe And The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, 1787-1823, David B. Kopel
David B Kopel
Tench Coxe, a member of the second rank of this nation's Founders and a leading proponent of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, wrote prolifically about the right to keep and bear arms. In this Article, the authors trace Coxe's story, from his early writings in support of the Constitution, through his years of public service, to his political writings in opposition to the presidential campaigns of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. The authors note that Coxe described the Second Amendment as guaranteeing an individual right, and believed that an individual right to bear arms was necessary for …
Constitutional Law - When Coerced Statements Lead To More Evidence: The Poisonous Tree Blooms Again In The Fifth Amendment, Quinten Bowman
Constitutional Law - When Coerced Statements Lead To More Evidence: The Poisonous Tree Blooms Again In The Fifth Amendment, Quinten Bowman
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law - Constitutional Remedy - The Third Circuit's Approach To 42 U.S.C. 1983 Malicious Prosecution Claims, Mary E. Williams
Constitutional Law - Constitutional Remedy - The Third Circuit's Approach To 42 U.S.C. 1983 Malicious Prosecution Claims, Mary E. Williams
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Products Liability - The Effect Of Medtronic, Inc. V. Lohr On Third Circuit Products Liability Litigation: Medical Device Amendments Do Not Pre-Empt State Law Tort Claims, Elizabeth G. Harkins
Products Liability - The Effect Of Medtronic, Inc. V. Lohr On Third Circuit Products Liability Litigation: Medical Device Amendments Do Not Pre-Empt State Law Tort Claims, Elizabeth G. Harkins
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Legalization Of The Presidencey: A Twenty-Five Year Watergate Retrospective, Michael A. Fitts
The Legalization Of The Presidencey: A Twenty-Five Year Watergate Retrospective, Michael A. Fitts
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli
United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The New Etiquette Of Federalism: New York, Printz, And Yeskey, Matthew D. Adler, Seth F. Kreimer
The New Etiquette Of Federalism: New York, Printz, And Yeskey, Matthew D. Adler, Seth F. Kreimer
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 175, Eric J. Segall
5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 175, Eric J. Segall
Faculty Publications By Year
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Gay Rights For Gay Whites: Race, Sexual Identity, And Equal Protection Discourse, Darren Hutchinson
Gay Rights For Gay Whites: Race, Sexual Identity, And Equal Protection Discourse, Darren Hutchinson
Darren L Hutchinson
No abstract provided.
Book Review, Reflections On A Rose In Its Sixth Season: A Review Of H. Jefferson Powell’S The Moral Tradition Of American Constitutionalism, Randy Lee
Randy Lee
No abstract provided.
Clueless: The Misuse Of Batf Firearms Tracing Data, David B. Kopel
Clueless: The Misuse Of Batf Firearms Tracing Data, David B. Kopel
David B Kopel
Sometimes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traces the registered sales history of a gun which was used in a crime, or which has been seized by the police. Traced guns are not representative of the broader universe of crime guns. Accordingly, drawing public policy conclusions based on tracing data is unwise.