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Sovereign Immunity - An Argument Pro, Robert F. Howarth Jr.
Sovereign Immunity - An Argument Pro, Robert F. Howarth Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
The Ohio Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity vis-a-vis the United States Constitution, fourteenth amendment, will hereinafter be considered. Before delving into the constitutional realities, however, the substance of this narrow discussion should be placed in perspective with the multifarious civil actions arising out of the Kent State tragedy, May 4, 1970.
Sovereign Immunity - An Argument Con, Steven A. Sindell
Sovereign Immunity - An Argument Con, Steven A. Sindell
Cleveland State Law Review
Under the concept of sovereign or governmental immunity, a state may not be sued in tort without its consent. This doctrine, though the subject of repeated judicial challenges, is adhered to in a significant number of jurisdictions. It is the contention of this article that the reason for the rule no longer exists and that it should, therefore, be abolished as a controlling legal principle. Moreover, it is submitted that sovereign immunity violates the due process and equal protection.
The Legal Background And Aftermath Of The Kent State Tragedy, David E. Engdahl
The Legal Background And Aftermath Of The Kent State Tragedy, David E. Engdahl
Cleveland State Law Review
Events of tragic violence occur with such commonness today that they are greeted most frequently either with a callous indifference or a generalized despair. Yet to thoughtful observers, there is an essential difference between those tragedies attributable to extremist and criminal factions, and those which result from overbearing acts of the agents of government themselves. Jackson State and Attica are only two of the most recent examples of events that test the strength of our modern commitment to the standards of government behavior our heritage had led us to expect. Even among the recent instances of tragic government violence, however, …