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The New American Caste System: The Supreme Court And Discrimination Among Civil Rights Plaintiffs, Melissa L. Koehn

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Fifteen percent of the decisions issued by the Supreme Court during its 1996-97 Term centered around section 1983. Section 1983 provides civil rights plaintiffs with a procedural mechanism for vindicating their federally protected rights, including those enshrined in the Constitution. The Court's decisions from its 1996-97 Term reflect a continuation of the alarming trend that has permeated section 1983 for the last two decades-a movement to decrease the scope of section 1983, regardless of the impact on constitutional rights. The Supreme Court appears to be creating a hierarchy both of constitutional rights and of plaintiffs: free speech and takings claims …

The Electronic Media And The Flight From First Amendment Doctrine: Justice Breyer's New Balancing Approach, Jerome A. Barron

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Contemporary First Amendment issues in cases involving the electronic media transcend traditional conflicts between the government and the speaker. The speaker is not easy to identify. Listeners, programmer and medium operators or distributors all have competing claims to First Amendment protection. To determine whose interests shall prevail, courts increasingly seek a methodology that accounts for these warring interests. Justice Breyer, along with Justice Souter and, in some respects, Justice Stevens, have been instrumental in reviving balancing as a First Amendment approach in these situations.

In two recent First Amendment cable television cases Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC (Turner II) …

Philip Sober Controlling Philip Drunk: "Buchanan V. Warley" In Historical Perspective, David E. Bernstein

Vanderbilt Law Review

In Buchanan v. Warley the Supreme Court found that a Louisville, Kentucky, residential segregation ordinance was unconstitutional because it interfered with the Fourteenth Amendment right to own and dispose of property and could not be justified as a police power measure.' The Buchanan decision came at a crucial juncture in the history of American race relations. Several cities in the southern and border states had recently passed residential segregation ordinances, and other cities were poised to follow suit if the Supreme Court ruled that such ordinances were constitutional. Several northern cities were considering adopting residential segregation laws as well,' and …

Religious Freedom In Southern Africa: The Developing Jurisprudence, Richard Cameron Blake, Lonn Litchfield

BYU Law Review

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Masthead, United States-Mexico Law Journal

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Judicial Reform And The Supreme Court Of Mexico: The Trajectory Of Three Years, Hector Fix-Fierro

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Mexican Justice Towards The 21st Century: The Federal Council Of The Judicature: Formation, Branches, And Operation, Mario Melgar Adalid

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Past And Possible Future Of The Collective Amparo Process (Amparo Colectivo), Lucio Cabrera Acevedo

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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The Process Of Amparo In Commercial Matters, Carlos Loperena Ruiz

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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The Law Of Amparo: A Critical Analysis Of The Function And Uses Of The Amparo Process In International Trade Law Matters, Adrian Vazquez B.

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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The Amparo Process In Mexico, Bruce Zagaris

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Law Practice Of U.S. Attorneys In Mexico And Mexican Attorneys In The United States: A Status Report, Steven C. Nelson

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Privatization: A Case Analysis Of Special Legal Issues, Antonio Franck Cabrera

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Foreign Investment In The Financial Sector Of Mexico, Mike Lubrano

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Some Case Studies Of Joint Ventures With Mexican Ejidos, David D. Spencer, Fernando Rivadeneyra

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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How To Use Maquiladoras In Mexico Today, Carlos Angulo Parra

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Agricultural Disputes: Mexican Tomatoes To Florida And Washington Apples To Mexico, Michael W. Gordon, Eric Salonen, Stephen J. Powell, Patrick J. Macrory, David Hurtado Badiola, John Van Sickle

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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Front Matter, United States-Mexico Law Journal

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

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The Political Economy Of Cooperative Federalism: Why State Autonomy Makes Sense And "Dual Sovereignty" Doesn't, Roderick M. Hills Jr.

Michigan Law Review

It is commonplace to observe that "dual federalism" is dead, replaced by something variously called "cooperative federalism," "intergovernmental relations," or "marble-cake federalism." According to this conventional wisdom, state and local officials do not enforce merely their own laws in their distinct policymaking sphere. Rather, as analyzed in a voluminous literature, state and local governments also cooperate with the federal government in many policymaking areas, ranging from unemployment insurance to historic preservation. These nonfederal governments help implement federal policy in a variety of ways: by submitting implementation plans to federal agencies, by promulgating regulations, and by bringing administrative actions to enforce …

Reproductive Liberty Under The Threat Of Care: Deputizing Private Agents And Deconstructing State Action, Linda Kelly

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This Article uncovers the unsettling parallels between feminism and the recent restrictions on reproductive liberty in order to reveal the threat posed by the feminist ethic of care. By critically reexamining feminism's foundation and direction, the need for greater emphasis on female individuality becomes apparent. Kelly’s contention is that such a perspective, aggressively supported by the state, will ensure feminism's progress and encourage the achievement of gender equality.

From Whence Cometh Our State Appellate Judges: Popular Election Versus The Missouri Plan, Robert L. Brown

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Reinventing Common Interest Developments: Reflections On A Policy Role For The Judiciary, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 397 (1998), Evan Mckenzie

UIC Law Review

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Home Businesses, Llamas And Aluminum Siding: Trends In Covenant Enforcement, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 443 (1998), Katharine N. Rosenberry

UIC Law Review

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Corporate Decisionmaking And The Moral Rights Of Employees: Participatory Management And Natural Law, Stephen M. Bainbridge

Villanova Law Review

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Title Vii And Negative Job References: Employees Find Safe Harbor In Robinson V. Shell Oil Company, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 521 (1998), Matthew J. Cleveland

UIC Law Review

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Fidelity To Original Preferences: An Application Of Consumer Choice Theory To The Problems Of Legal Interpretation, 31 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1111 (1998), Ahmed M. Saeed

UIC Law Review

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Extending The Constitution, 32 J. Marshall L. Rev. 197 (1998), Amy Walsh

UIC Law Review

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Toward The Development Of A Caribbean Jurisprudence: The Case For Establishing A Caribbean Court Of Appeal, Roget V. Bryan

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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The Justice Who Wouldn't Be Lutheran: Toward Borrowing The Wisdom Of Faith Traditions, Marie A. Failinger

Cleveland State Law Review

Only a few legal scholars have attempted to work out what jurisprudence might look like if lawmakers and judges took their religious world-views seriously-and explicitly-in their work, in a way respectful of "the fact of pluralism." My task is to imagine the concrete case: what a judge's jurisprudence might look like if a judge considered the wisdom of his own religious tradition in constitutional cases. This article explores broad jurisprudential themes and specific First Amendment and social welfare opinions of Justice William Rehnquist, who for some years has been a member of a Lutheran congregation, my own denomination. While Justice …

What Ever Happened To The Appearance Of Fairness Doctrine? Local Land Use Decisions In An Age Of Statutory Process, W.T. Watterson

Seattle University Law Review

All states guarantee constitutional due process and fairness for both judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings. They differ, however, on the legal standard of fairness to apply to quasi-judicial proceedings. Many states rely on due process guarantees, that is, a proceeding which is fair in actual substance and procedure. Washington, however, has adopted more of the judicial standard for quasi-judicial actions, requiring "a hearing not only fair in substance, but fair in appearance as well." This "appearance of fairness doctrine" was originally developed within the context of local land use decisions. Later, it was applied to a broader spectrum of administrative proceedings. …