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A Call For America's Law Professors To Oppose Court-Packing, Bruce Ledewitz
A Call For America's Law Professors To Oppose Court-Packing, Bruce Ledewitz
Pepperdine Law Review
A Court-packing proposal is imminent. Mainstream Democratic Party Presidential Candidates are already supporting it. The number of Justices on the Supreme Court has been set at nine since 1869, but this is merely a statutory requirement. As soon as Democrats regain control of the Presidency and the Congress, Court-packing will be on the agenda, either expressly or under the guise of Court-reform. Now is the time for the American legal academy to join together to oppose this threat. Court-packing would threaten democracy, destroy the rule of law and undermine judicial independence. It is a pointless and unnecessary reaction born of …
Policing The Wombs Of The World's Women: The Mexico City Policy, Samantha Lalisan
Policing The Wombs Of The World's Women: The Mexico City Policy, Samantha Lalisan
Indiana Law Journal
This Comment argues that the Policy should be repealed because it undermines
firmly held First Amendment values and would be considered unconstitutional if
applied to domestic nongovernmental organizations (DNGOs). It proceeds in four
parts. Part I describes the inception of the Policy and contextualizes it among other
antiabortion policies that resulted as a backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court’s
landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. Part II explains the Policy’s actual effect on
FNGOs, particularly focusing on organizations based in Nepal and Peru, and argues
that the Policy undermines democratic processes abroad and fails to achieve its stated
objective: reducing …
The Future Relationship Between A New Adminstration And The International Court Of Justice, Thomas M. Franck
The Future Relationship Between A New Adminstration And The International Court Of Justice, Thomas M. Franck
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
If the democrats recapture the White House and win half a dozen more seats in the Senate, it will be time to rethink and redevelop the U.S. relationship with international law.
Falsities On The Senate Floor, John Cornyn
Falsities On The Senate Floor, John Cornyn
University of Richmond Law Review
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African Americans And The Republican Party: Positioning For 2008, Sophia A. Nelson
African Americans And The Republican Party: Positioning For 2008, Sophia A. Nelson
The Modern American
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