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The Cherokee Removal And The Fourteenth Amendment, Gerard N. Magliocca Dec 2003

The Cherokee Removal And The Fourteenth Amendment, Gerard N. Magliocca

Duke Law Journal

This Article recasts the original understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment by showing how its drafters were influenced by the events that culminated in The Trail of Tears. A fresh review of the primary sources reveals that the removal of the Cherokee Tribe by President Andrew Jackson was a seminal moment that sparked the growth of the abolitionist movement and then shaped its thought for the next three decades on issues ranging from religious freedom to the antidiscrimination principle. When these same leaders wrote the Fourteenth Amendment, they expressly invoked the Cherokee Removal and the Supreme Court's opinion in Worcester v. …


Following The Law, Not The Crowd: The Constitutionality Of Nontraditional High School Athletic Seasons, Courtney E. Schafer Oct 2003

Following The Law, Not The Crowd: The Constitutionality Of Nontraditional High School Athletic Seasons, Courtney E. Schafer

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Enforcing Bias-Crime Laws Without Bias: Evaluating The Disproportionate-Enforcement Critique, Frederick M. Lawrence Jul 2003

Enforcing Bias-Crime Laws Without Bias: Evaluating The Disproportionate-Enforcement Critique, Frederick M. Lawrence

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Racial Identity, Electoral Structures, And The First Amendment Right Of Association, Guy-Uriel Charles Jan 2003

Racial Identity, Electoral Structures, And The First Amendment Right Of Association, Guy-Uriel Charles

Faculty Scholarship

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