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The "New Judicial Federalism" Before Its Time: A Comprehensive Review Of Economic Substantive Due Process Under State Constitutional Law Since 1940 And The Reasons For Its Recent Decline, Anthony B. Sanders Dec 2005

The "New Judicial Federalism" Before Its Time: A Comprehensive Review Of Economic Substantive Due Process Under State Constitutional Law Since 1940 And The Reasons For Its Recent Decline, Anthony B. Sanders

American University Law Review

The coming of the New Deal may have spelled the end of the Lochner era in the federal courts, but in the state courts Lochner's doctrine of economic substantive due process lives on. Since the New Deal, courts in almost every state have rebuffed the United States Supreme Court and have interpreted their own state constitutions' due process clauses to provide substantive protections to economic liberties. This Article presents a comprehensive survey of state court use of economic substantive due process since the New Deal. It includes an enumeration of every instance since 1940 of a state court of highest …


Homegrown Child Pornography And The Commerce Clause: Where To Draw The Line On Interstate Production Of Child Pornography, Lauren Bianchini Dec 2005

Homegrown Child Pornography And The Commerce Clause: Where To Draw The Line On Interstate Production Of Child Pornography, Lauren Bianchini

American University Law Review

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The Historical Amendability Of The American Constitution: Speculations On An Empirical Problematic, Darren R. Latham Oct 2005

The Historical Amendability Of The American Constitution: Speculations On An Empirical Problematic, Darren R. Latham

American University Law Review

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Foreign Law And The U.S. Constitution, Kenneth Anderson Jul 2005

Foreign Law And The U.S. Constitution, Kenneth Anderson

Popular Media

The use of foreign law and unratified international treaty law by U.S. courts in U.S. constitutional adjudication has emerged as a major debate among justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for a majority approving the practice in the March 2005 decision of Roper v. Simmons, and Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer undertaking an unusual public discussion of the practice in January 2005 at American University law school. This article examines the arguments made by Justices Kennedy, Scalia, and Breyer for and against the practice, setting them in the broader context of constitutional theory. It …


Fair V. Rumsfeld, Michael J. Collins Jan 2005

Fair V. Rumsfeld, Michael J. Collins

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The Return Of J. Edgar Hoover: The Fbi's Reversion To Political Intelligence Gathering , Zehra Naqvi Jan 2005

The Return Of J. Edgar Hoover: The Fbi's Reversion To Political Intelligence Gathering , Zehra Naqvi

The Modern American

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Spotlight On Kevin Jennings: Executive Director And Co-Founder Of The Gay, Lesbian, And Straight Education Network (Glsen) , Lydia Edwards Jan 2005

Spotlight On Kevin Jennings: Executive Director And Co-Founder Of The Gay, Lesbian, And Straight Education Network (Glsen) , Lydia Edwards

The Modern American

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A Direct Approach To Reparations: Municipal Efforts To Ensure Social Justice , Samuel Emiliano Brown Jan 2005

A Direct Approach To Reparations: Municipal Efforts To Ensure Social Justice , Samuel Emiliano Brown

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Surviving Racism And Sexual Assault: American Indian Women Left Unprotected, Talib Ellison Jan 2005

Surviving Racism And Sexual Assault: American Indian Women Left Unprotected, Talib Ellison

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Our Forgotten Colony: Puerto Rico And The War On Drugs, Leeann O'Neill, Jennifer Gumbrewicz Jan 2005

Our Forgotten Colony: Puerto Rico And The War On Drugs, Leeann O'Neill, Jennifer Gumbrewicz

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Post Operative Transsexuals' Right To Marriage, Sarah Leinicke Jan 2005

Post Operative Transsexuals' Right To Marriage, Sarah Leinicke

The Modern American

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The Nyse As State Actor?: Rational Actors, Behavioral Insights & Joint Investigations, Steven J. Cleveland Jan 2005

The Nyse As State Actor?: Rational Actors, Behavioral Insights & Joint Investigations, Steven J. Cleveland

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


For Crying Out Loud: Ohio's Legal Battle With Public Breastfeeding And Hope For The Future, Brianne Whelan Jan 2005

For Crying Out Loud: Ohio's Legal Battle With Public Breastfeeding And Hope For The Future, Brianne Whelan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy Jan 2005

Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Right To Water In Uruguay, Rachael Moshman Jan 2005

The Constitutional Right To Water In Uruguay, Rachael Moshman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Obligations Of State And Non-State Actors Regarding The Human Right To Water Under The South African Constitution, Anna R. Welch Jan 2005

Obligations Of State And Non-State Actors Regarding The Human Right To Water Under The South African Constitution, Anna R. Welch

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


True Integration: Advancing Brown's Goal Of Educational Equity In The Wake Of Grutter, Lia Epperson Jan 2005

True Integration: Advancing Brown's Goal Of Educational Equity In The Wake Of Grutter, Lia Epperson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Symposium: Feminist Theory And The Erosion Of Women's Reproductive Rights: The Implications Of Fetal Personhood Laws And In Vitro Fertilization, Lisa Mclennan Brown Jan 2005

Symposium: Feminist Theory And The Erosion Of Women's Reproductive Rights: The Implications Of Fetal Personhood Laws And In Vitro Fertilization, Lisa Mclennan Brown

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Elk Grove Unified School District V. Newdow, Rachel Prouser Jan 2005

Elk Grove Unified School District V. Newdow, Rachel Prouser

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Web Surfing In Chilly Waters: How The Patriot Act's Amendments To The Pen Register Statute Burden Freedom Of Inquiry, James Mcclintick Jan 2005

Web Surfing In Chilly Waters: How The Patriot Act's Amendments To The Pen Register Statute Burden Freedom Of Inquiry, James Mcclintick

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Party Parity: A Defense Of The Democratic Party Equal Division Rule, Lisa Schnall Jan 2005

Party Parity: A Defense Of The Democratic Party Equal Division Rule, Lisa Schnall

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Contesting Conservatisms, Family Feuds And The Privatization Of Dependency, Brenda Crossman Jan 2005

Contesting Conservatisms, Family Feuds And The Privatization Of Dependency, Brenda Crossman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.