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Full-Text Articles in Law
Strike Down Obamacare, Says Justice Department, Saikrishna B. Prakash, Neal Devins
Strike Down Obamacare, Says Justice Department, Saikrishna B. Prakash, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Federalist Society Majority, Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins
The Federalist Society Majority, Lawrence Baum, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Law: Defending Congress’S Interests In Court: How Lawmakers And The President Bargain Over Department Of Justice Representation, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
In understanding the willingness of government lawyers to defend the constitutionality of federal statutes, this article will explain why presidents rarely make use of their powers under the Constitution (allowing the president to refuse to defend laws he finds unconstitutional) and under federal law (placing the control of most government litigation with the attorney general). Attention will be paid both to how Department of Justice lawyers enhance their power by defending federal statutes and to how Congress, if need be, can pressure the department to bow to lawmaker preferences. In consequence, when the president refuses to defend a statute, courts …
Split Definitive: How Party Polarization Turned The Supreme Court Into A Partisan Court, Neal Devins, Lawrence Baum
Split Definitive: How Party Polarization Turned The Supreme Court Into A Partisan Court, Neal Devins, Lawrence Baum
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
Congress, The Courts, And Party Polarization: Why Congress Rarely Checks The President And Why The Courts Should Not Take Congress’S Place, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
Unitariness And Independence: Solicitor General Control Over Independent Agency Litigation, Neal Devins
Unitariness And Independence: Solicitor General Control Over Independent Agency Litigation, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
With a few exceptions, the Solicitor General controls all aspects of independent agency litigation before the Supreme Court. Solicitor General control of Supreme Court litigation creates a tension between independent agency freedom and the Solicitor General's authority. On the one hand, Solicitor General control provides the United States with a unitary voice before the Supreme Court, and provides the Court with a trustworthy litigator to explicate the government's position. On the other hand, such control may undermine the autonomy of independent agency decision making. In this Article, the author argues for a hybrid model of independent agency litigation in the …
Through The Looking Glass: What Abortion Teaches Us About American Politics, Neal Devins
Through The Looking Glass: What Abortion Teaches Us About American Politics, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
What Standards Apply When Freedoms Collide?, Neal Devins
What Standards Apply When Freedoms Collide?, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
Where's The Politics?: Introduction To Williams, Eastland, Days, And Rabkin, Neal Devins
Where's The Politics?: Introduction To Williams, Eastland, Days, And Rabkin, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
What Brown Teaches Us About The Rehnquist Court's Federalism Revival, Neal Devins
What Brown Teaches Us About The Rehnquist Court's Federalism Revival, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Vanishing Common Law Judge, Neal Devins, David Klein
The Vanishing Common Law Judge, Neal Devins, David Klein
Neal E. Devins
The common law style of judging appears to be on its way out. Trial courts rarely shape legal policymaking by asserting decisional autonomy through distinguishing, limiting, or criticizing higher court precedent. In an earlier study, we demonstrated the reluctance of lower court judges to assert decisional autonomy by invoking the holding–dicta dichotomy. In this Article, we make use of original empirical research to study the level of deference U.S. district court judges exhibit toward higher courts and whether the level of deference has changed over time. Our analysis of citation behavior over an eighty-year period reveals a dramatic shift in …
Who Is Injured When Racially Discriminatory Private Schools Are Tax-Exempt?, Neal Devins
Who Is Injured When Racially Discriminatory Private Schools Are Tax-Exempt?, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
Tom Delay: Popular Constitutionalist?, Neal Devins
Tom Delay: Popular Constitutionalist?, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
Tribute To John Donaldson, Neal Devins
The Uneasy Case For Department Of Justice Control Of Federal Litigation, Neal Devins, Michael Herz
The Uneasy Case For Department Of Justice Control Of Federal Litigation, Neal Devins, Michael Herz
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Trouble With Jaycees, Neal Devins
The Triumph Of Timing: Raines V. Byrd And The Modern Supreme Court's Attempt To Control Constitutional Confrontations, Neal Devins, Michael A. Fitts
The Triumph Of Timing: Raines V. Byrd And The Modern Supreme Court's Attempt To Control Constitutional Confrontations, Neal Devins, Michael A. Fitts
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Supreme Court, Social Psychology, And Group Formation, Neal Devins, William Federspiel
The Supreme Court, Social Psychology, And Group Formation, Neal Devins, William Federspiel
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Supreme Court And Private Schools: An Update, Neal Devins
The Supreme Court And Private Schools: An Update, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Rhetoric Of Equality, Neal Devins
The Steel Seizure Case: One Of A Kind?, Neal Devins, Louis Fisher
The Steel Seizure Case: One Of A Kind?, Neal Devins, Louis Fisher
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Majoritarian Rehnquist Court?, Neal Devins
The Interactive Constitution: An Essay On Clothing Emperors And Searching For Constitutional Truth, Neal Devins
The Interactive Constitution: An Essay On Clothing Emperors And Searching For Constitutional Truth, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Possible Final Word On Employment Discrimination Relief, Neal Devins
The Possible Final Word On Employment Discrimination Relief, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Last Word Debate: How Social And Political Forces Shape Constitutional Values, Neal Devins
The Last Word Debate: How Social And Political Forces Shape Constitutional Values, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Judicial Safeguards Of Federalism, Neal Devins
The Judicial Safeguards Of Federalism, Neal Devins
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Injustice Of The Death Penalty, Neal Devins, Roy Brasfield Herron
The Injustice Of The Death Penalty, Neal Devins, Roy Brasfield Herron
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Line Item Veto: Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, Paul Simon, Arnold Cantor, Neal Devins, Louis Fisher
The Line Item Veto: Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, Paul Simon, Arnold Cantor, Neal Devins, Louis Fisher
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.
The Indefensible Duty To Defend, Neal Devins, Saikrishna B. Prakash
The Indefensible Duty To Defend, Neal Devins, Saikrishna B. Prakash
Neal E. Devins
Modern Justice Department opinions insist that the executive branch must enforce and defend laws. In the first article to systematically examine Department of Justice refusals to defend, we make four points. First, the duties to enforce and defend lack any sound basis in the Constitution. Hence, while President Obama is right to refuse to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, he is wrong to continue to enforce a law he believes is unconstitutional. Second, rather than being grounded in the Constitution, the duties are better explained by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) desire to enhance its independence and status. By …
The Battle That Never Was: Congress, The White House, And Agency Litigation Authority, Neal Devins, Michael Herz
The Battle That Never Was: Congress, The White House, And Agency Litigation Authority, Neal Devins, Michael Herz
Neal E. Devins
No abstract provided.