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The War Powers Outside The Courts, William Michael Treanor Oct 2006

The War Powers Outside The Courts, William Michael Treanor

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: War, Terrorism and Torture: Limits on Presidential Power in the 21st Century. Convened by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and the Indiana University School of Law- Bloomington, prominent legal scholars, human rights advocates and government lawyers gathered in Bloomington on October 7, 2005.


The Insanity Defense In The Twenty-First Century: How Recent United States Supreme Court Case Law Can Improve The System, Julie E. Grachek Oct 2006

The Insanity Defense In The Twenty-First Century: How Recent United States Supreme Court Case Law Can Improve The System, Julie E. Grachek

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Federal Courts Of Appeals, Unpublished Decisions, And The "No-Citation Rule", Dione Christopher Greene Oct 2006

The Federal Courts Of Appeals, Unpublished Decisions, And The "No-Citation Rule", Dione Christopher Greene

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Avoiding Absurdity, Glen Staszewski Jul 2006

Avoiding Absurdity, Glen Staszewski

Indiana Law Journal

American courts have always interpreted statutes contrary to their plain meaning to avoid absurd results. John Manning, a prominent new textualist scholar, has recently challenged the legitimacy of the "absurdity doctrine" on the grounds that it cannot be justified by legislative intent or squared with principles of constitutional law. His critique relies, however, upon deeply contested economic theories of the legislative process and constitutional structure that view lawmaking as a market in which self-interested participants compete for resources.

This Article provides a comprehensive theoretical defense of the absurdity doctrine that relies instead upon significant aspects of civic republican theory, as …


Toward A Unified Test Of Personal Jurisdiction In An Era Of Widely Diffused Wrongs: The Relevance Of Purpose And Effects, C. Douglas Floyd, Shima Baradaran-Robison Apr 2006

Toward A Unified Test Of Personal Jurisdiction In An Era Of Widely Diffused Wrongs: The Relevance Of Purpose And Effects, C. Douglas Floyd, Shima Baradaran-Robison

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Davey's Deviant Discretion: An Incorporated Establishment Clause Should Require The State To Maintain Funding Neutrality, Nina S. Schultz Apr 2006

Davey's Deviant Discretion: An Incorporated Establishment Clause Should Require The State To Maintain Funding Neutrality, Nina S. Schultz

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Hundred-Year Run Of Roscoe Pound, Randall T. Shepard Jan 2006

Introduction: The Hundred-Year Run Of Roscoe Pound, Randall T. Shepard

Indiana Law Journal

Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators Annual Meeting July 29-August 2, 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana.