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Constitutional Law

2000

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Safety Valve Closed: The Removal Of Non-Violent Outlets For Dissent And The Onset Of Anti-Abortion Violence, Mark L. Rienzi Jan 2000

Safety Valve Closed: The Removal Of Non-Violent Outlets For Dissent And The Onset Of Anti-Abortion Violence, Mark L. Rienzi

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This Note examines abortion opposition over the past two centuries and the extent to which recent trends toward violence have followed from the elimination of major nonviolent methods of dissent. Part I explores the history of abortion opposition prior to Roe, noting that opponents during this period relied almost exclusively on legislative action to effect change. Roe removed this principal nonviolent outlet, and the first wave of anti-abortion violence in American history en-sued. Even within this post-Roe violence, an examination of the rise and fall of mass nonviolent civil disobedience in the late i98Os and the dramatic increase in anti-abortion …


What Does The Constitution Say About The Vouchers?, John H. Garvey Jan 2000

What Does The Constitution Say About The Vouchers?, John H. Garvey

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Religious Liberty And The Politics Of Judicial Review, Robert A. Destro Jan 2000

Religious Liberty And The Politics Of Judicial Review, Robert A. Destro

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Constitutional Culture Of The New East-Central European Democracies, Rett R. Ludwikowski Jan 2000

Constitutional Culture Of The New East-Central European Democracies, Rett R. Ludwikowski

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The Reawakening Of Marriage, Raymond C. O'Brien Jan 2000

The Reawakening Of Marriage, Raymond C. O'Brien

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This Article contends that the convergent societal pressures from the same-sex marriage debate, the effect of the welfare legislation to define family, and the allowance of greater religious involvement in marriage preparation and divorce will precipitate a reawakening of marriage. The emergence of covenant marriage, the public debate over no-fault divorce, the resurgence of fault grounds, and Florida's enactment of its Marriage Preparation and Preservation Act are ramifications of this reawakening. Public concern over the frequency of divorce and the resulting adverse consequences for children and adults, indicate a change in attitude concerning marriage, divorce and family. Covenant marriage is …