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The Militia: A Definition And Litmus Test, Marcus Armstrong
The Militia: A Definition And Litmus Test, Marcus Armstrong
St. Mary's Law Journal
The United States Supreme Court, in its decision in Perpich v. Department of Defense, ruled that members of the National Guard are “troops” as that word is used in the Constitution. In doing so, the Court negated a long-standing, but obsolete, definition of the militia. However, this move away from an obsolete definition of the militia posed considerable difficulties that the Court was unable to rectify in its Perpich decision. In this Article, the author hopes to help rectify these difficulties by proposing four necessary characteristics that define the militia: first, the militia is a military force; second, the …
Ezra, Rehnquist, And St. Mary’S University, Lance Kimbro
Ezra, Rehnquist, And St. Mary’S University, Lance Kimbro
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming.
“We” The Jury: The Problem Of Peremptory Strikes As Illustrated By Flowers V. Mississippi, Kayley A. Viteo
“We” The Jury: The Problem Of Peremptory Strikes As Illustrated By Flowers V. Mississippi, Kayley A. Viteo
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming.