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The Agony Of Modern Legal Ethics, 1970-1985., Michael Ariens
The Agony Of Modern Legal Ethics, 1970-1985., Michael Ariens
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
When the American Bar Association (ABA) adopted its Code of Professional Responsibility at its annual meeting in August 1969, the American legal profession was a publicly respected and economically vibrant body. Lawyers, though always more feared than loved, became increasingly important in post-World War II America. The demand for their services exploded for a quarter-century, and lawyers assumed an increased role in the economic and political life of the United States. During the 1950s and early 1960s, the Cold War led American lawyers and other public figures to re-emphasize the rule of law as defining the difference between the United …
Universities As Constitutional Law Makers (And Other Hidden Actors In Our Constitutional Orders), Adam J. Macleod
Universities As Constitutional Law Makers (And Other Hidden Actors In Our Constitutional Orders), Adam J. Macleod
Faculty Articles
In the stories told by opinion makers and many law professors, American constitutional law is concerned with two things-individual rights and the powers of government-and it is settled by the Court, which was established by Article III of our national Constitution. In those now-familiar tales, the United States Supreme Court creates constitutional law when heroic individuals assert their fundamental rights against an overreaching state and when Congress, state legislatures, and executive agencies are called upon to justify their expert enactments to an overreaching judiciary. To settle these constitutional disputes the Court looks either to the text of the written Constitution …
When Silence Requires Speech: Reviving The Right To Remain Silent In The Wake Of Salinas V. Texas., Brendan Villaneuva-Le
When Silence Requires Speech: Reviving The Right To Remain Silent In The Wake Of Salinas V. Texas., Brendan Villaneuva-Le
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
The history of an individual’s Constitutional right not to self-incriminate is complicated and counterintuitive. To eliminate this confusion, current Fifth Amendment jurisprudence should be altered. In Salinas v. Texas, the Supreme Court established silence alone is not enough to invoke an individual’s right to remain silent. Certain individuals face a significant disadvantage by this interpretation due to potential inabilities to understand their rights and how to invoke them. Providing clear and concise warnings better serves the Fifth Amendment’s original purpose, enabling people to know how to invoke their rights. The Supreme Court historically has adopted a liberal interpretation of the …