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Confirming The Constitution: The Role Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, Stephen J. Wermiel
Confirming The Constitution: The Role Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, Stephen J. Wermiel
Law and Contemporary Problems
The confirmation process for Supreme Court justices is examined as a form of indirect constitutional interpretation by the Senate. Recent confirmation struggles are used as examples.
Congress, The Fcc, And The Search For The Public Trustee, Neal Devins
Congress, The Fcc, And The Search For The Public Trustee, Neal Devins
Law and Contemporary Problems
The features of constitutional politics involving independent agencies are discussed through an examination of FCC efforts to repudiate regulatory initiatives designed to facilitate diversity in broadcasting.
The President’S Power Of Interpretation: Implications Of A Unified Theory Of Constitutional Law, Geoffrey P. Miller
The President’S Power Of Interpretation: Implications Of A Unified Theory Of Constitutional Law, Geoffrey P. Miller
Law and Contemporary Problems
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At The President’S Side: The Role Of The White House Counsel In Constitutional Policy, Jeremy Rabkin
At The President’S Side: The Role Of The White House Counsel In Constitutional Policy, Jeremy Rabkin
Law and Contemporary Problems
The suicide of the Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster focused new attention on the office of White House Counsel. The role of the counsel in constitutional policy is discussed.
Black And White Images, John H. Garvey
Black And White Images, John H. Garvey
Law and Contemporary Problems
Whether the National Endowment for the Arts can control the content of speech that it pays for is a hard First Amendment question. The way in which Congress has tried to answer it is discussed.
Disagreement And Interpretation, Robert F. Nagel
Disagreement And Interpretation, Robert F. Nagel
Law and Contemporary Problems
The question of what weight--if any--courts should give to elected government resistance to court decisions is examined. A principle is sought that explains why courts should not consider local resistance when deliberating on constitutional questions.
The Lawmaking Congress, Roger H. Davidson
The Lawmaking Congress, Roger H. Davidson
Law and Contemporary Problems
General guidelines for understanding how the task of framing and reviewing constitutional issues is approached by senators and representatives in Congress are presented.
Voting Rights And The “Statutory Constitution”, Peter M. Shane
Voting Rights And The “Statutory Constitution”, Peter M. Shane
Law and Contemporary Problems
The appeal of regarding certain statutes as having constitutional status is discussed. The possibility that certain statutes may lay claim to expressing fundamental law in a way that entitles them to be included within the range of material relevant to constitutional interpretation is examined.
The Legislative Veto: Invalidated, It Survives, Louis Fisher
The Legislative Veto: Invalidated, It Survives, Louis Fisher
Law and Contemporary Problems
The Supreme Court's decision in "INS vs Chadha" is examined, and the origins of the legislative veto and its traditional place in the lawmaking process is discussed.
Foreword, Neal Devins
Constitutional Equity And The Innovative Tradition, William T. Quillen
Constitutional Equity And The Innovative Tradition, William T. Quillen
Law and Contemporary Problems
It is argued that the court's status as a general equity court with constitutionally vested jurisdiction has benefitted the legal system. The Delaware court of chancery is an example of an equity court that resolves complex disputes expeditiously and lets the litigants move on.
The Injunction In Aid Of Legal Rights—An Australian Perspective, William Gummow
The Injunction In Aid Of Legal Rights—An Australian Perspective, William Gummow
Law and Contemporary Problems
In Australia, as in the US, the injunction is rapidly losing its character as an extraordinary equitable remedy. Provisions in Australian constitutional law that pertain to the law of injunctions are discussed.