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Speech Given At The Fordham University School Of Law On The Occasion Of The Celebration Of The Law Revision Commission's 50th Anniversary December 14, 1984, Carolyn Gentile
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In a speech given at Fordham Law School, the speaker describes the history of the New York State Law Revision Commission, including its founding, the procedure by which it operates, and major recommendations and actions the Commission has taken over the years.
Revolutionary Constitutionalism In The Era Of The Civil War And Reconstruction , Robert J. Kaczorowski
Revolutionary Constitutionalism In The Era Of The Civil War And Reconstruction , Robert J. Kaczorowski
Faculty Scholarship
The meaning and scope of the fourteenth amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 remain among the most controversial issues in American constitutional law. Professor Kaczorowski contends that the issues have generated more controversy than they warrant, in part because scholars analyzing the legislative history of the amendment and statute have approached their task with preconceptions reflecting twentieth century legal concerns. He argues that the most important question for the framers was whether national or state governments possessed primary authority to determine and secure the status and rights of American citizens. Relying on records of the congressional debates as …