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John D. Feerick To The New York Times, John D. Feerick

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Letter from John D. Feerick to the New York Times. Feerick comments on a recent column and highlights the issue of vacancy of the Vice Presidency.

Anthony Lewis To John D. Feerick, Anthony Lewis, John D. Feerick

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Letter from Anthony Lewis, New York Times reporter and columnist, to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Charles A. Halleck To John D. Feerick, Charles A. Halleck

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Letter from House Minority Leader Charles A. Halleck to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Richard M. Nixon To John D. Feerick, Richard M. Nixon

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Letter from President Richard M. Nixon to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Howard W. Robison To John D. Feerick, Howard W. Robison

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Letter from Representative Howard W. Robinson to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Louis C. Wyman To John D. Feerick, Louis C. Wyman

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Letter from Representative Louis C. Wyman to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

James C. Finlay, S.J. To John D. Feerick, James C. Finlay S.J.

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Letter from Fordham University President (1972-1984) James C. Finlay, S.J. to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Ralph A. Dungan To John D. Feerick, Ralph A. Dungan

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Letter from Ralph A. Dungan, special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Robert F. Kennedy To John D. Feerick, Robert F. Kennedy

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Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Cornelius W. Wickersham To John D. Feerick, Cornelius W. Wickersham

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Letter from Cornelius W. Wickersham, attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Henry A. Wallace To John D. Feerick, Henry A. Wallace

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Letter from Vice President Henry A. Wallace to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Kenneth B. Keating To John D. Feerick, Kenneth B. Keating

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Letter from Senator Kenneth B. Keating to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

John W. Mccormack To John D. Feerick, John W. Mccormack

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Letter from Speaker John W. McCormack to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Emanuel Celler To John D. Feerick, Emanuel Celler

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Letter from Representative Emanuel Celler to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Arthur Krock To John D. Feerick, Arthur Krock

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Letter from Arthur Krock, New York Times journalist, to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

George E. Reedy To John D. Feerick, George E. Reedy

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Letter to White House Press Secretary George E. Reedy (1964-1965) to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach To John D. Feerick, Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach

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Letter from Attorney General of the United States Nicholas deB. Katzenbach (1965-1966) to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Carl Albert To John D. Feerick, Carl Albert

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Letter from Speaker Carl Albert to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Charles S. Rhyne To John D. Feerick, Charles S. Rhyne

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Letter from Charles S. Rhyne, a prominent Washington, D.C. attorney, to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Edward M. Kennedy To John D. Feerick, Edward M. Kennedy

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Letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Everett Mckinley Dirksen To John D. Feerick, Everett Mckinley Dirksen

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Letter from Senate Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Hubert H. Humphrey To John D. Feerick, Hubert H. Humphrey

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Letter from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

William Hughes Mulligan To John D. Feerick, William Hughes Mulligan

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Letter from Fordham Law School Dean William Hughes Mulligan to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

Herbert Brownwell To John D. Feerick, Herbert Brownwell

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Letter from Attorney General of the United States Herbert Brownwell (1953-1957) to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.

The Problem Of Presidential Inability--Will Congress Ever Solve It?, John D. Feerick

Fordham Law Review

This Article examines the problems posed by the gaps and ambiguities in the U.S. Constitution’s original provisions for presidential inability and succession. It explores relevant developments prior to and during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, recounts significant historical instances of presidential inability, and examines the succession provisions of state and foreign constitutions. The Article concludes with a proposal for a constitutional amendment to improve the provisions for presidential succession and inability.

The Fordham Law Review published this Article in October 1963—a month before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy prompted efforts to improve the Constitution’s succession provisions. In the …

Book Review, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This review champions the editor’s use of Mr. Justice Black’s own opinions in showcasing his emphasis of the emancipating aspects of the Constitution. This work cautions the reader to avoid relying on this compilation as an accurate depiction of the state of the law, especially considering that most of the included opinions are dissents.

Legislative Reapportionment—The Kentucky Legal Context, Robert G. Lawson

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

In its continuing role as guardian of citizens’ constitutional rights, the Supreme Court in Baker v. Carr unlocked widespread concern for equal representation in state legislatures. Having been suppressed for two decades in which an amazing shift of population has occurred, the question of reapportionment and what to do about it had become one of great importance. In November, 1960, apportionments of 30 state legislatures had been challenged in state and federal courts. In addition, ten cases of an electoral character are presently on the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Apart from the legal implications and …

Labor, Liberalism And Majoritarian Democracy, Alister Mcalister

Fordham Law Review

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The Year We Had No President, Richard Hansen, Estes Kefauver

Books

Foreword by Senator Estes Kefauver. Book discusses the history of presidential inability and succession and the legal gap affecting these issues. Author Richard Hansen belonged to the American Bar Association Conference on Presidential Inability and Succession. This group helped draft the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

Books Received

Fordham Law Review

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