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Government Official Torts And The Takings Clause: Federalism And State Sovereign Immunity, Jack M. Beermann
Government Official Torts And The Takings Clause: Federalism And State Sovereign Immunity, Jack M. Beermann
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In this article, I argue that state sovereign and official immunities, insofar as they bar recovery when private parties would be liable for similar conduct, are unconstitutional under the takings clause of the fifth amendment, as applied to the states under the fourteenth.22 A state's refusal to compensate plaintiffs for the tortious damage or destruction of property should be redressed by the federal courts in civil actions brought under § 1983.
Section I of this article provides background through a discussion of the Supreme Court's treatment of the problem of torts committed by government officials, primarily in procedural due …
The Role Of The Legislative And Executive Branches In Interpreting The Constitution, Robert Nagel
The Role Of The Legislative And Executive Branches In Interpreting The Constitution, Robert Nagel
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Law And Mystery: Calling The Letter To Life Through The Spirit Of The Law Of State Constitutions, Emily A. Hartigan
Law And Mystery: Calling The Letter To Life Through The Spirit Of The Law Of State Constitutions, Emily A. Hartigan
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If law is anything today, it is dispirited. It lacks life, vitality, enchantment, and vision. Neither law nor its practitioners sing—or even hum. However, there is something more, already present in America’s state constitutions if practitioners dare turn to hear it. It is the voice of the spirit of the laws of the land. It sings of a vision.
There is a strain of constitutional law, anchored by actual judicial language about the spirit of law, which participates in the discourse identified in two key law review articles—Suzanna Sherry’s “The Founders’ Unwritten Constitution,” and Thomas Grey’s “Origins of the Unwritten …
The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle
The Search For An Author: Shakespeare And The Framers, James Boyle
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Justice Brennan, The Constitution, And Modern American Liberalism, David Rudenstine
Justice Brennan, The Constitution, And Modern American Liberalism, David Rudenstine
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Suicidal Rights, Michael S. Ariens
Suicidal Rights, Michael S. Ariens
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The legal debate regarding the right to commit suicide requires a critical review of the relationship between the individual and the community in present liberal political thought. Modern liberal political thought postulates that the government or community must be neutral about what is good both for members of the community and the community itself. It also postulates that there exists a sphere of action which affects solely an individual.
The neutrality postulate and the harm of self/harm to others dichotomy are best explicated by John Stuart Mill in his essay On Liberty, in which Mill separates and categorizes the individual …
Economic Union As A Constitutional Value, Richard B. Collins
Economic Union As A Constitutional Value, Richard B. Collins
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Professor Collins presents an in-depth defense of the dormant commerce power doctrine. He maintains that the text of the commerce clause, the original intent behind it, and a century of congressional acquiescence to broad judicial enforcement of the dormant commerce power lend sufficient legitimacy to the doctrine to support its continued existence. After examining the textual and historical bases for the doctrine, Professor Collins concludes that the primary purpose behind the commerce clause is the promotion of economic integration and interstate harmony. Based upon his discussion of the doctrine's origins and development, he contends that critics of the doctrine who …
The Right To Counsel Under Attack, David Rudovsky
The Right To Counsel Under Attack, David Rudovsky
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Parity Reconsidered: Defining A Role For The Federal Judiciary, Erwin Chemerinsky
Parity Reconsidered: Defining A Role For The Federal Judiciary, Erwin Chemerinsky
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Federal Courts, State Courts, And The Constitution: A Rejoinder To Professor Redish, Erwin Chemerinsky
Federal Courts, State Courts, And The Constitution: A Rejoinder To Professor Redish, Erwin Chemerinsky
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Luther Martin, Maryland And The Constitution, William L. Reynolds
Luther Martin, Maryland And The Constitution, William L. Reynolds
Faculty Scholarship
Reviews the life and contributions of Maryland lawyer and scholar Luther Martin (1748-1826).
Nationwide Preclearance Of Section Five Of The 1965 Voting Rights Act: Implementing The Fifteenth Amendment, Dwight Aarons
Nationwide Preclearance Of Section Five Of The 1965 Voting Rights Act: Implementing The Fifteenth Amendment, Dwight Aarons
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