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Teaching The U.S. V. Arizona Immigration Law Case, Corey A. Ciocchetti Jan 2013

Teaching The U.S. V. Arizona Immigration Law Case, Corey A. Ciocchetti

Corey A Ciocchetti

Arizona v. U.S. was one of the most anticipated decisions of the Supreme Court's October 2011 term. The case pits the state of Arizona and its immigration policy of "attrition through enforcement" against a much less aggressive federal immigration policy under President Obama.

These slides help tell the story and can be used to teach the case as well as important constitutional law issues such as: (1) enumerated powers, (2) preemption, (3) federalism, (4) state sovereignty and more.


The Reactionary Road To Free Love: How Doma, State Marriage Amendments And Social Conservatives Undermine Traditional Marriage, Scott Titshaw Dec 2012

The Reactionary Road To Free Love: How Doma, State Marriage Amendments And Social Conservatives Undermine Traditional Marriage, Scott Titshaw

Scott Titshaw

Much has been written about the possible effects on different-sex marriage of legally recognizing same-sex marriage. This article looks at the defense of marriage from a different angle: It shows how rejecting same-sex marriage results in political compromise and the proliferation of “marriage light” alternatives (e.g., civil unions, domestic partnerships, or reciprocal beneficiaries) that undermine the unique status of marriage for everyone. In the process, it examines several aspects of the marriage debate in detail. After describing the flexibility of marriage as it has evolved over time, the article focuses on recent state constitutional amendments attempting to stop further development. …


Migration And Immigrants In International Declarations And United States Law, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2011

Migration And Immigrants In International Declarations And United States Law, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Paths To Citizenship, Michael Scaperlanda Aug 2011

Paths To Citizenship, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Porous Borders And Creative Federalism: Is Arizona Rushing The United States Toward Immigration Reform?, Michael Scaperlanda Sep 2010

Porous Borders And Creative Federalism: Is Arizona Rushing The United States Toward Immigration Reform?, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 2010

Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Responses To Those In Our Midst: A Debate On Illegal Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda, William Chip Jan 2009

Responses To Those In Our Midst: A Debate On Illegal Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda, William Chip

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Aliens Among Us: A Catholic Response, Michael Scaperlanda Jan 2009

Aliens Among Us: A Catholic Response, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


The Human Face Of Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda Mar 2008

The Human Face Of Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


State Immigration Laws And The Question Of Religious Freedom, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 2008

State Immigration Laws And The Question Of Religious Freedom, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda Jan 2008

Immigration Reform, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Justice And Mercy: Catholic Legal Theory And The Immigration Question, Michael Scaperlanda Jan 2008

Justice And Mercy: Catholic Legal Theory And The Immigration Question, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Seeing The Face Of Christ In The Immigrant, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2007

Seeing The Face Of Christ In The Immigrant, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Law School Legends On Audio Cd: Immigration Law, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2007

Law School Legends On Audio Cd: Immigration Law, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Religious Freedom In The Face Of Harsh State And Local Immigration Laws, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2007

Religious Freedom In The Face Of Harsh State And Local Immigration Laws, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Immigration Reform And The Family Structure, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 2007

Immigration Reform And The Family Structure, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Reflections On Immigration Reform, The Workplace, And The Family, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2006

Reflections On Immigration Reform, The Workplace, And The Family, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Undocumented Immigrants: Law Breakers Or Hard Working Contributors To The U.S. Economy (Panelist), Michael Scaperlanda Mar 2006

Undocumented Immigrants: Law Breakers Or Hard Working Contributors To The U.S. Economy (Panelist), Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Immigration And Evil: The Religious Challenge, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2005

Immigration And Evil: The Religious Challenge, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Human Trafficking In The Heartland: Greed, Visa Fraud, And The Saga Of 53 Indian Nationals "Enslaved" By A Tulsa Company, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2004

Human Trafficking In The Heartland: Greed, Visa Fraud, And The Saga Of 53 Indian Nationals "Enslaved" By A Tulsa Company, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Membership: Reflections On Abortion And Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1999

Membership: Reflections On Abortion And Immigration, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Immigration And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1999

Immigration And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1997

Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Who Is My Neighbor?: An Essay On Immigrants, Welfare Reform, And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1996

Who Is My Neighbor?: An Essay On Immigrants, Welfare Reform, And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Partial Membership: Aliens And The Constitutional Community, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 1996

Partial Membership: Aliens And The Constitutional Community, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Are We That Far Gone?: Due Process And Secret Deportation Proceedings, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1995

Are We That Far Gone?: Due Process And Secret Deportation Proceedings, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1993

Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1993

Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1992

Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.


The Domestic Fourth Amendment Rights Of Aliens: To What Extent Do They Survive United States V. Verdugo-Urquidez?, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1990

The Domestic Fourth Amendment Rights Of Aliens: To What Extent Do They Survive United States V. Verdugo-Urquidez?, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.