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Constitutional Law--Conscientious Objectors, Frank Cuomo

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Noise And The Law, George A. Spater

Michigan Law Review

For practical purposes the discussion of the law of noise can be considered in two parts: first, the rights of a complainant against a private person and second, the rights of a complainant against the government or an agency acting by government authority.

Predicting Court Cases Quantitatively, Stuart Nagel

Michigan Law Review

This article illustrates and systematically compares three methods for quantitatively predicting case outcomes. The three methods are correlation, regression, and discriminant analysis, all of which involve standard social science research techniques. Two prior articles have generated requests for a study dealing with the problems involved in handling a larger number of cases and predictive variables. The present article is also designed to provide such a study. It does not presuppose that the reader has read the earlier articles, although such a reading might help to clarify further some of the points made here. The cases used to illustrate the methods …

Advising A Witness To Exercise His Privilege Against Self-Incrimination When The Adviser's Motive Is To Protect Himself Is An Obstruction Of Justice-Cole V. United States, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Defendant, who had perjured himself before a federal grand jury, feared that the testimony of his former employee before the same body would reveal the perjury. Knowing that the employee had previously filed a false affidavit with the McClellan Committee, defendant was able to persuade him to invoke his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. When the former employee later voluntarily made a full disclosure to government agents, defendant was indicted by a second grand jury and convicted of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of justice in violation of section 1503 of the Federal Criminal Code. On appeal to the Court …

Ftc May Determine Whether Advertisements Containing Therapeutic Claims In Promotion Of Health Books Are Deceptive- Rodale Press, Inc., Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Rodale Press advertised that the ideas and suggestions in its publication, The Health Finder, would increase life span, prevent various diseases, and permit savings on medical and dental expenses. The Federal Trade Commission challenged the advertising claims, which were substantially restatements of claims made in the book, on the ground that adherence to the book's suggestions would not effect the promised results. The hearing examiner denied Rodale's motion to dismiss the complaint. On request for permission to file an interlocutory appeal from the dismissal, held, request denied, one commissioner dissenting. The Commission may challenge the collateral claims in …

Court-Curbing Periods In American History, Stuart S. Nagel

Vanderbilt Law Review

Due to its unavoidable involvement in the political process, the Supreme Court has often been an object of congressional attack. Excellent descriptive studies have been made of certain periods of conflict between Congress and the Court,' but there is a lack of writing which systematically analyzes relations between Congress and the Court throughout American history. It is the purpose of this: paper to analyze in a partially quantitative manner some of the factors which seem to account for the occurrence or nonoccurrence and for the success or failure of congressional attempts to curb the Court.

Constitutional Law -- 1964 Tennessee Survey, James C. Kirby, Jr.

Vanderbilt Law Review

The prosecutions in McKinnie v. State, arose from "sit-in" demonstrations by which a group of Negroes attempted to obtain service at a privately operated cafeteria in Nashville. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has since been held by the United States Supreme Court to abate these particular prosecutions and the prospective application of its public accommodations provisions makes it unlikely that their facts will recur.

Annual Survey Of Tennessee Law, E. Blythe Stason

Vanderbilt Law Review

In preparing the Survey of Administrative Law for 1964, we find only eleven cases upon which to comment. Seven of them arise from a single field of administrative action, i.e., the work of County Beer Boards. One is a zoning variation case, another involves a realtor's license revocation, and the other two are lower federal court cases decided in Tennessee, one relating to social security, and the other to an interpretation of the abandonment provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act. Compared with many other states this is a modest showing. Indeed, when one takes account of the number of boards …

Zoning Law In Michigan And New Jersey: A Comparative Study, Roger A. Cunningham

Michigan Law Review

It is one thesis of this article that the "lawyer's view" has generally prevailed in Michigan and that the "planner's view" has generally prevailed in New Jersey. Since the zoning law of these two states is thus fairly representative of the opposing judicial attitudes set forth in the preceding paragraph, they are especially suitable for comparative study. This study begins with a look at the constitutional bases and statutory provisions for zoning. It then proceeds to examine judicial attitudes toward zoning determinations in general and continues by focusing on specific current zoning problems. The conclusions to be drawn from these …

The Line Between Federal And State Court Jurisdiction, Leslie A. Anderson

Michigan Law Review

From the beginning of this nation, there have been controversies involving the division of jurisdiction between federal and state courts. Often, these controversies have centered on the diversity of citizenship provision of the federal constitution. Today, however, the more poignant question is whether any division of jurisdiction between the federal and state systems retains logical bases.

Although myriad developments have relevancy with respect to this question, I have here focused upon two of the more important ones: the increasing overlap of subject matter being litigated in federal and state courts and the growing uniformity of standards to be applied in …

Obscenity: Roth Goes To The Movies, John T. O'Mara

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Rights In The Public Sector: Justice Douglas On Liberty In The Welfare State, Hans A. Linde

Washington Law Review

Although the needs of the national economy and national security have vastly expanded the public sector, it is the direct underwriting of individual living standards and social services that characterizes the welfare state. Inevitably, conflicts between the views and objectives of the welfare state's political management and the views of some claimants to welfare state benefits have put in issue the constitutional limitations on the power to deny, withdraw, or condition such benefits. And inevitably, the cry of "constitutional rights" in public programs has been countered with the cry of "privilege." The arguments were already familiar when Mr. Justice Douglas …

Constitutional Law--Extension Of State Credit--Inductrial Development Bond Act, Ralph Judy Bean Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law--The Widening Scope Of State Habeas Corpus Relief, Lester Clay Hess Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, Frank Cuomo Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Kauper: Religion And The Constitution, Wilber G. Katz

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Religion and the Constitution. By Paul G. Kauper.

Group Legal Services And The Right Of Association, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has recently curtailed the reach of state statutes that prohibit solicitation of legal business. In two unprecedented opinions the Court has held that the soliciting activities of lay organizations fall within the protection of the right of association.

The Commerce Clause Held No Limitation To The Jurisdiction Of Federal Courts-Wahl V. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Three wrongful death actions were brought in a federal district court in New York by United States citizens as survivors of passengers killed in the crash in Turkey of an airplane owned and operated by defendant Middle East Airlines (MEA). MEA is a Lebanese corporation operating in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, whose United States sales are made by its general sales agent, Pan American World Ainvays, Inc. The court held that maintaining a New York office and entering into a general sales agency agreement with Pan American to promote travel on MEA of passengers originating in the United …

Mr. Justice Black, Constitutional Review, And The Talisman Of State Action, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Publications

In an endorsement of Justice Black’s dissent in Bell v. Maryland, this work argues in favors of Black’s interpretation of the state action requirement and attempts to make sense of Black’s understanding in other cases where he found state action in similar private circumstances.

Constitutional Law - Freedom Of Religion - Hallucinogens: The Right To Spirited Spiritualism. People V. Woody, 40 Cal. Rptr. 69 (1964), Penelope Dalton

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

65/03/11 Brief Of Defendant-Appellant, Louis Stokes

Eighth Judicial District of Ohio, Court of Appeals, Cuyahoga County

"ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR

1. The Court erred in not sustaining defendant's Motion to Suppress upon making its finding that the arrest herein was illegal. (R. 96, 100)

2. The Court erred in refusing to apply constitutional guarantees prohibiting illegal searches and seizures and substituting therefor a doctrine of stop and frisk."

65/03/11 Stipulation Of Fact And Evidence, Louis Stokes, Reuben M. Payne

Eighth Judicial District of Ohio, Court of Appeals, Cuyahoga County

"By stipulation and agreement by and between Reuben Payne, Assistant County Prosecutor, on behalf of the State of Ohio, and Louis Stokes, on behalf of the defendants, Motion to Suppress the Evidence filed by the said Louis Stokes on behalf of the defendants, John W. Terry and Richard D. Chilton, were consolidated for the purpose of hearing on the Motions to Suppress.

The defendants had each been indicted for the offense of Carrying Concealed Weapons under separate indictments. The defendant John W. Terry had been indicted in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Branch, under case number 79491. The defendant …

Theodore Roosevelt And The Appointment Of Mr. Justice Moody, Paul T. Heffron

Vanderbilt Law Review

The author here describes the events leading to the appointment of William Henry Moody to the United States Supreme Court. Here counts the pressures brought to bear on President Theodore Roosevelt and the considerations which led to the President's selection of Moody over Horace Harmon Lurton.

Salmon P. Chase: Chief Justice, David F. Hughes

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article is not an in-depth study of some aspect of Salmon P. Chase's career as Chief Justice. Nor is it a survey of his judicial career. Rather, it is an attempt to present an overall view of Chase as Chief Justice through an examination of a limited number of topics. Such an approach seemed appropriate, for the sweep of his days on the Court are not well enough known to make a detailed study of one aspect of his career particularly valuable, nor is enough known about him to make a summary more than an exercise in superficiality. In …

Justice William 0. Douglas And The Concept Of A "Fair Trial", Helen S. Thomas

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article seeks briefly to demonstrate the ways in which this basic commitment of Justice Douglas bear on particular constitutional issues, particularly with regard to criminal cases. The article treats these issues under five general headings: detention; the right to counsel; bail; the right to trial by jury; and trial procedures. Some overlapping between sections cannot be avoided; but it is hoped that this organization will bring the problems more sharply into focus.

Commissioner May Examine Taxpayer's Records For Years Barred By Statute Of Limitations Without Proving Reasonable Suspicion Of Fraud--United States V. Powell, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has power to summon witnesses and to examine records in order to ascertain the correctness of a taxpayer's return. If a summons is not obeyed or if the records sought are not produced, the Commissioner may seek enforcement by applying to the proper federal district court. Although the Commissioner's investigative powers are broad, they are not unlimited. In the absence of fraud, he must act within the confines of a three-year statute of limitations. In addition, the Code makes it abundantly clear that taxpayers may not be subjected to unnecessary examinations or investigations and that …

Unconstitutional Racial Classification And De Facto Segregation, Joseph A. Milchen

Michigan Law Review

Classification along racial lines, when involving state action, is unconstitutional. Such classification may violate the due process or equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment or the fifteenth amendment, and it has been held invalid in the fields of education, transportation, voting, recreational facilities, ownership and use of real property, and jury selection.

Freezing Voter Qualifications To Aid Negro Registration, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The literacy test, used by many states in determining the qualifications of voters, has proved to be a major obstacle to the elimination of voter discrimination based on racial characteristics. Under recently enacted statutory provisions, citizens who attempt to register to vote in certain states are faced with test questions of such difficulty that it is virtually impossible to answer them satisfactorily. Where there is permanent voter registration, the effect is to secure a position of political dominance for those registered prior to the institution of the tests. In those states in which individuals had been denied registration by prior …

Constitutional Right To Jury Trial In Criminal Contempt Cases?-United States V. Barnett, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Federal courts historically have had the power to try criminal contempt cases without a jury. There is a virtually uninterrupted 150-year line of cases which holds that contempt is not a "Crime" or "criminal prosecution" within the meaning of article III and the sixth amendment to the Constitution. Superficially, the decision in United States v. Barnett is in accord with these precedents. However, in an important "dictum," footnote number 12, the majority cautioned that "punishment by summary trial without a jury would be constitutionally limited to that penalty provided for petty offenses." Although the Court itself styles this comment a …

Product Picketing-A New Loophole In Section 8(H) (4) Of The National Labor Relations Act?, Michael A. Warner

Michigan Law Review

Legal writers have been intrigued for years by the challenge of classifying and identifying the resulting incidents of the joint and survivor bank deposit when an attempt is made to use it as a mode of effectuating a donor depositor's intention to confer benefits on a donee co-depositor. Much in their discussions is useful to one who is concerned with the concept that has evolved in Michigan, where a 1909 statute states that some co-depositors are presumed to be joint tenants. Michigan judges and practitioners must determine, however, whether comment about national trends is applicable here, for in many respects …