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When Federalism And Separation Of Powers Collide - Rethinking Younger Abstention, George D. Brown
When Federalism And Separation Of Powers Collide - Rethinking Younger Abstention, George D. Brown
George D. Brown
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Has The Supreme Court Confessed Error On The Eleventh Amendment? Revisionist Scholarship And State Immunity, George D. Brown
Has The Supreme Court Confessed Error On The Eleventh Amendment? Revisionist Scholarship And State Immunity, George D. Brown
George D. Brown
The simple text of the eleventh amendment belies the complexity of the jurisprudence surrounding it. Professor George D. Brown uses the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. as a jumping-off point to determine where the Court stands today on the delicate balance between national supremacy and state sovereignty. In the divided Court's endorsement of congressional power to abrogate the states' immunity he detects a shift toward national supremacy. Professor Brown finds abrogation theory to be as problematic as what came before it. Nevertheless, he accepts the current framework as a compromise that protects state …
Nonideological Judicial Reform And Its Limits - The Report Of The Federal Courts Study Committee, George D. Brown
Nonideological Judicial Reform And Its Limits - The Report Of The Federal Courts Study Committee, George D. Brown
George D. Brown
No abstract provided.