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The Role Of The Courts In Time Of War, William C. Banks Dec 2014

The Role Of The Courts In Time Of War, William C. Banks

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

The role of the courts in judging the actions of government in wartime has ranged from extreme deference to careful probing of alleged government excesses over more than two centuries. The courts’ record has reflected the nature of the armed conflicts the United States has engaged in and the legal bases for the actions at issue. In the aggregate, the courts have served as a necessary counterweight to government overreaching in times of national security crisis. It is easy to underestimate the institutional problems confronting judges who are asked to make momentous decisions in times of national crisis—difficulties of fact-finding …


Invading An Article Iii Court's Inherent Equitable Powers: Separation Of Powers And The Immediate Termination Provisions Of The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Theodore K. Cheng Jun 1999

Invading An Article Iii Court's Inherent Equitable Powers: Separation Of Powers And The Immediate Termination Provisions Of The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Theodore K. Cheng

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Federal Court Abstention In Diversity Actions Involving Unsettled State Law: Avoiding Constitutional Adjudication And Interference With State Affairs Mar 1974

Federal Court Abstention In Diversity Actions Involving Unsettled State Law: Avoiding Constitutional Adjudication And Interference With State Affairs

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Courts, The Public And The Law Explosion.Harry W. Jones, Ed. Mar 1966

The Courts, The Public And The Law Explosion.Harry W. Jones, Ed.

Washington and Lee Law Review

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A Camera In The Courtroom, M. Ray Doubles Mar 1965

A Camera In The Courtroom, M. Ray Doubles

Washington and Lee Law Review

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