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Gerald Ford, The Nixon Pardon, And The Rise Of The Right , Laura Kalman
Gerald Ford, The Nixon Pardon, And The Rise Of The Right , Laura Kalman
Cleveland State Law Review
Perhaps more than the 1960s, the early 1970s marked the high water mark of the liberal consensus. Roe v. Wade, which grounded the right to abortion in the right to privacy, represented the apex of rights-based liberalism and perpetuated the division between public and private, a crucial facet to liberalism. As President, Nixon often governed liberally even though he talked conservatively, and thus many conservatives regarded him as a traitor. The rise of the modern Republican Party and the right was highly contingent: When Nixon resigned, both the Republican Party and conservatives seemed even more divided, endangered, and mired in …
The Unpopularity Of Lawyers In America, Jon R. Waltz
The Unpopularity Of Lawyers In America, Jon R. Waltz
Cleveland State Law Review
What's wrong with us lawyers? Mainly, it is that the worst among us pose for our portrait, so that we are viewed as avaricious and egomaniacal, all flair and no substance, seeking and wielding power without having the strength of character to wield it well. Lost to the public is the portrait of most lawyers, the sorts of lawyers that I hope this University produces. They are quiet people who come to the law, and stay with it, because they know that the law's power lets them help people make the best of a trying world.
Executive Privilege: Rhyme Without Reason, Stephen W. Gard
Executive Privilege: Rhyme Without Reason, Stephen W. Gard
Stephen W. Gard
This Article will examine the validity of a presidential claim of executive privilege when exercised against a congressional inquiry by analyzing positions previously taken by proponents of executive privilege. First, the historical usage theory, often cited as a justification for the privilege, will be reevaluated, and it will be suggested that historical precedeht does not support the existence of such a theory. Second, the separation of powers justification will be undercut by close examination of the constitutional principles involved. Finally, attack will be waged on the various public policy arguments used to support the privilege.