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Administrative Failure And Local Democracy: The Politics Of Deshaney, Jack M. Beermann
Administrative Failure And Local Democracy: The Politics Of Deshaney, Jack M. Beermann
Faculty Scholarship
This Essay is an effort to construct a normative basis for a constitutional theory to resist the Supreme Court's recent decision in DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services.1 In DeShaney, the Court decided that a local social service worker's failure to prevent child abuse did not violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment even though the social worker "had reason to believe" the abuse was occurring. 2 Chief Justice Rehnquist's opinion for the Court held that government inaction cannot violate due process unless the state has custody of the victim, 3 thus settling a controversial …
Religious Liberty In The Welfare State, Richard A. Epstein
Religious Liberty In The Welfare State, Richard A. Epstein
William & Mary Law Review
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Threat To Religious Liberty By The Welfare State: An Illusion, Bruce Fein
Threat To Religious Liberty By The Welfare State: An Illusion, Bruce Fein
William & Mary Law Review
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Alive And Well: Religious Freedom In The Welfare State, Anita L. Allen
Alive And Well: Religious Freedom In The Welfare State, Anita L. Allen
William & Mary Law Review
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