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Natural Law, Article Iv, And Section One Of The Fourteenth Amendment , Douglas G. Smith Dec 1997

Natural Law, Article Iv, And Section One Of The Fourteenth Amendment , Douglas G. Smith

American University Law Review

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Jack Rakove's Rendition Of Original Meaning, Raoul Berger Jul 1997

Jack Rakove's Rendition Of Original Meaning, Raoul Berger

Indiana Law Journal

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Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace Jun 1997

Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Blind Leading The "Colorblind": The Evisceration Of Affirmative Action And A Dream Still Deferred, Amy L. Knickmeier May 1997

Blind Leading The "Colorblind": The Evisceration Of Affirmative Action And A Dream Still Deferred, Amy L. Knickmeier

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The age of race-conscious remedial programs is coming to its demise. This Comment analyzes the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to school desegregation decrees and affirmative action programs in higher education. Furthermore, the Comment addresses the progressively hostile attitude exemplified by the judiciary toward such programs when Constitutional violations are absent. Finally, this Comment argues that racism continues to extensively influence societal views and behaviors. Therefore, until more viable and effective solutions to racism are implemented, race-conscious affirmative action plans must survive. Consequently, the Supreme Court ought to mandate a lenient standard of review to race-based remedial programs in higher …


Recent Developments In American Indian Law Jan 1997

Recent Developments In American Indian Law

American Indian Law Review

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Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department, People V. Taylor Jan 1997

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department, People V. Taylor

Touro Law Review

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Limits On Preemption And Punitive Damages: Can They Be Related?, Peter Zablotsky Jan 1997

Limits On Preemption And Punitive Damages: Can They Be Related?, Peter Zablotsky

Touro Law Review

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Anti-Immigrant Backlash And The Role Of The Judiciary: A Proposal For Heightened Review Of Federal Laws Affecting Immigrants Comment., Valerie L. Barth Jan 1997

Anti-Immigrant Backlash And The Role Of The Judiciary: A Proposal For Heightened Review Of Federal Laws Affecting Immigrants Comment., Valerie L. Barth

St. Mary's Law Journal

The hostile environment in the United States toward immigrants, as indicated by the Welfare Reform Act and Proposition 187, calls for a more meaningful judicial review of laws affecting immigrants. Although subjecting the federal government’s actions regarding immigrants to heightened review might seem to be a radical step, this Comment will explain why such a move is necessary. Part II discusses historical justifications for subjecting state and federal laws affecting immigrants to different levels of scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause. Part III presents arguments for labeling immigrants a “suspect” class. Part IV considers the constitutionality of the Welfare Reform …


It Was A Very Good Year - For The Government: The Supreme Court's Major Criminal Rulings Of The 1995-1996 Term, William E. Hellerstein Jan 1997

It Was A Very Good Year - For The Government: The Supreme Court's Major Criminal Rulings Of The 1995-1996 Term, William E. Hellerstein

Touro Law Review

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Race, Redistricting And A Republican Poll Tax: The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decisions Of The 1995-96 Term, Frank Parker Jan 1997

Race, Redistricting And A Republican Poll Tax: The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decisions Of The 1995-96 Term, Frank Parker

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department People V. Hendricks Jan 1997

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department People V. Hendricks

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.