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Should The Supreme Court Fear Congress?, Neal Devins Jan 2006

Should The Supreme Court Fear Congress?, Neal Devins

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No abstract provided.


The Majoritarian Rehnquist Court?, Neal Devins Jul 2004

The Majoritarian Rehnquist Court?, Neal Devins

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No abstract provided.


The Ultimate Independence Of The Federal Courts: Defying The Supreme Court In The Exercise Of Federal Common Law Powers, Ronald H. Rosenberg Jan 2004

The Ultimate Independence Of The Federal Courts: Defying The Supreme Court In The Exercise Of Federal Common Law Powers, Ronald H. Rosenberg

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No abstract provided.


Rhetorically Reasonable Police Practices: Viewing The Supreme Court's Multiple Discourse Paths, Kathryn R. Urbonya Oct 2003

Rhetorically Reasonable Police Practices: Viewing The Supreme Court's Multiple Discourse Paths, Kathryn R. Urbonya

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This Article analyzes the United States Supreme Court's numerous and shifting rhetorical discourse paths for declaring whether particular governmental practices constituted unreasonable searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It examines how the Court has manipulated classic discourse paths arising from text, history, precedent and structure. It reveals that among and within each of these categories, the Court has created conflicting approaches. The Article argues that the Court's construction of Fourth Amendment reasonableness has depended upon which discourse paths it has selected as well as how it has characterized the values embedded within the discourse …


Marbury Ascendant: The Rehnquist Court And The Power To "Say What The Law Is", Timothy Zick Jul 2002

Marbury Ascendant: The Rehnquist Court And The Power To "Say What The Law Is", Timothy Zick

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No abstract provided.


Refining The Lawmaking Function Of The Supreme Court, Frederick Schauer Oct 1983

Refining The Lawmaking Function Of The Supreme Court, Frederick Schauer

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No abstract provided.