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Constricting The Law Of Freedom: Justice Miller, The Fourteenth Amendment, And The Slaughter-House Cases, Richard L. Aynes

Akron Law Faculty Publications

The Slaughter-House Cases are simultaneously unremarkable and extraordinary. They are unremarkable because the matter at issue -- whether butchers can be required to ply their trade at a central, state-franchised facility -- has long since ceased to be a matter of concern. They are extraordinary because in spite of the fact that three of the Court's significant legal conclusions have been rejected and “everyone” agrees the Court incorrectly interpreted the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the conclusion that the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment had no meaningful place in our constitutional scheme continues to live on. Even those …

Living With Miranda: A Reply To Professor Grano, Martin H. Belsky

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Ten years ago, I wrote a review-Whither Miranda -of Liva Baker's book, Miranda: Crime, Law & Politics. In that article, I suggested that Miranda v. Arizona actually has had little impact on the day-to-day operations of the police or other investigative agencies. Interviews, questioning, and interrogations are conducted almost exactly as they had been before Miranda, except for the addition of warning cards in formal settings.

In addition, I argued Miranda's value as a legal precedent has been minimal. “Today, in almost all the cases involving admissions, the essential issue is voluntariness, the same issue stressed before Miranda. The only …

The Public Trust Doctrine: The Public Trust Doctrine And Takings: A Post-Lucas View, Martin H. Belsky

Akron Law Faculty Publications

During the last five years, the United States Supreme Court has evolved a new "takings" doctrine. Starting with Nollan v. California Coastal Commission and then most recently in Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, the Court has sent a clear message to land-use regulators. General regulatory control over land-use will now be carefully scrutinized. If a type of land-use is barred or substantially restricted, it will be found to be a "taking" requiring compensation, unless such controls can be justified as based on historic common law principles of property law. This Article will review the evolution of this new doctrine …