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Death Sentence: A Compendium Against Assailment, John F. Serafine
Death Sentence: A Compendium Against Assailment, John F. Serafine
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
Getting people to kill themselves is the oldest trick in the book. There ought to be a constitutional law against it. This Article proposes one.“Assailment” means asking, telling, or tempting a person under the age of eighteen to attempt or complete suicide. It also includes extorting or blackmailing a child into suicidal behavior. Such a law is necessary because of the skyrocketing rate of youth suicide. Death Sentence: A Compendium Against Assailment encourages lawmakers to enact an assailment statute. It further tells the stories of 41 completed youth suicides, 15 attempts, and 8 cases of suicidal ideation. The rigors of …
As Winding As The Serpentine Wall: Tennessee's Adoption Statute Under Lemon, Thomas Rader
As Winding As The Serpentine Wall: Tennessee's Adoption Statute Under Lemon, Thomas Rader
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
This comment argues that Tenn. Code Ann. 36-1-147 is unconstitutional under both the Tennessee and U.S. Constitutions by demonstrating that the test outlined in Lemon v. Kurzman is appropriate for legislation of this kind, as it is a statute regulating a secular activity in which religious institutions participate. The Comment continues by diving into the legislative history of 36-1-147 before faithfully applying the Lemon test to the statute at hand.