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A Separate Classification For Criminal Debt In Chapter 13, Marie Adamson Apr 1987

A Separate Classification For Criminal Debt In Chapter 13, Marie Adamson

Indiana Law Journal

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Preemptive Strikes On State Autonomy: The Role Of Congress, Roger J. Miner '56 Jan 1987

Preemptive Strikes On State Autonomy: The Role Of Congress, Roger J. Miner '56

Federal Court System and Administration

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Constitutional Decisions And The Supreme Law, Kent Greenawalt Jan 1987

Constitutional Decisions And The Supreme Law, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

What status do Supreme Court decisions have for officials in the political branches of our government? Six months ago, Attorney General Edwin Meese III rekindled controversy over this enduring and troublesome question when he claimed in a widely reported lecture that Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution are not the supreme law of the land, and are properly subject to forms of opposition by other governmental officials. The general reaction to the speech was that it was meant to reduce the perceived authority of Supreme Court opinions, and a close reading of the speech certainly leaves this impression. Yet, even …