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Did The Slaves Author The Thirteenth Amendment? An Essay In Redemptive History, Guyora Binder Jan 1993

Did The Slaves Author The Thirteenth Amendment? An Essay In Redemptive History, Guyora Binder

Journal Articles

American constitutional interpretation is deeply traditionalist, and privileges original intent. The difficulty with thus authorizing the past in interpreting the Thirteenth Amendment is that it purports to abolish custom and tradition as unjust. This essay argues that, given the Amendment’s denunciation of the polity that enacted it as illegitimate, its questionable formal pedigree, and the agency of the slaves in precipitating, defining, and resolving the crisis that enabled it, the slaves have a moral claim to status as its authors. It follows that the original intent guiding interpretation should be that of the slaves themselves.


Due Process In Death Penalty Commutations: Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Clemency, Daniel T. Kobil Jan 1993

Due Process In Death Penalty Commutations: Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Clemency, Daniel T. Kobil

University of Richmond Law Review

The idea of the last-minute reprieve granted by a distant, unknowable dispenser of mercy to a man condemned to death has a powerful hold on our imaginations. Fyodor Dostoevsky's eleventh hour pardon by the czar in many ways shaped his literary career. The scene of the haunted Death Row prisoner who awaits word from the governor as a ticking clock punctuates his final hours is a stock vignette of Hollywood crime films. Anyone who has ever seized on the slimmest hope, whose fate has been committed to the hands of another - virtually all of us - can identify with …


Peremptory Challenges: Free Strikes No More, H. Patrick Furman Jan 1993

Peremptory Challenges: Free Strikes No More, H. Patrick Furman

Publications

No abstract provided.


Equal Educational Opportunity: The Rehnquist Court Revisits Green And Swann, Brian K. Landsberg Jan 1993

Equal Educational Opportunity: The Rehnquist Court Revisits Green And Swann, Brian K. Landsberg

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Judge: Master Or Slave Of The Constitution?, Dominique Rousseau Jan 1993

The Constitutional Judge: Master Or Slave Of The Constitution?, Dominique Rousseau

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transitional Constitutions, Arthur J. Jacobson Jan 1993

Transitional Constitutions, Arthur J. Jacobson

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


What States Owe Outsiders, Matthew D. Adler Jan 1993

What States Owe Outsiders, Matthew D. Adler

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley Jan 1993

The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Bar Against Challenges To Employment Discrimination Consent Decrees: A Public Choice Perspective, John O. Mcginnis Jan 1993

The Bar Against Challenges To Employment Discrimination Consent Decrees: A Public Choice Perspective, John O. Mcginnis

Articles

No abstract provided.


The 1991 Supreme Court Term: Review And Outlook, John O. Mcginnis Jan 1993

The 1991 Supreme Court Term: Review And Outlook, John O. Mcginnis

Articles

The 1991 Supreme Court Term was the first during which justices originally appointed by Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush-Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas-constituted a majority. The term's main surprise, however, was that this majority of five-indeed, a majority of six when Chief Justice William Rehnquist, elevated to that position by President Reagan precisely because of his judicial philosophy, is included-did not forge a consistent jurisprudential majority characterized by the strict interpretative approach favored by their sponsoring presidents. While, generally speaking, the Court's decisions certainly continued to represent a departure from the expansive …


Where's The Politics?: Introduction To Williams, Eastland, Days, And Rabkin, Neal Devins Oct 1992

Where's The Politics?: Introduction To Williams, Eastland, Days, And Rabkin, Neal Devins

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Survival Of Racism Under The Constitution, Juan Williams Oct 1992

The Survival Of Racism Under The Constitution, Juan Williams

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Police Implementation Of Supreme Court Of Canada Charter Decisions: An Empirical Study, Kathryn Moore Jul 1992

Police Implementation Of Supreme Court Of Canada Charter Decisions: An Empirical Study, Kathryn Moore

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Little empirical research has been done on the Charter's impact on the public policy process. This paper presents the results of an empirical research study designed to fill that gap. The study examined the manner in which a municipal police force and the RCMP implemented changes to procedures following two Supreme Court of Canada Charter decisions. The paper concludes that, while steps have been taken to develop a process by which Supreme Court decisions are implemented, the process would be improved if one body were allocated responsibility for the provision of interim information to the police.


The Newly Disenfranchised: A Constitutional Right Withheld, Herman R. Brown Jr. Mar 1992

The Newly Disenfranchised: A Constitutional Right Withheld, Herman R. Brown Jr.

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Traditionally, Blacks and women have been denied their constitutional rights based strictly on race and sex. This brand of disenfranchisement has in many instances made these groups feel like "second class" citizens. Although recently, these groups have been able to share in some rights previously withheld, the "playing field of equality of rights" is still not level. For example, women still earn less pay for comparable work performed by their male counterparts. Blacks continue to be shut out of the system based strictly on race. Just as women and Blacks have been denied their rights, other groups have suffered similar …


The Bench And The Ballot: Applying The Protections Of The Voting Rights Act To Judicial Elections, Brenda Wright Jan 1992

The Bench And The Ballot: Applying The Protections Of The Voting Rights Act To Judicial Elections, Brenda Wright

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tuskegee Modern, Or Group Rights Under The Constitution, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1992

Tuskegee Modern, Or Group Rights Under The Constitution, Richard A. Epstein

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reflections On Recent Remarks Of "That Unnecessary And Dangerous Officer", Roger J. Miner '56 Jan 1992

Reflections On Recent Remarks Of "That Unnecessary And Dangerous Officer", Roger J. Miner '56

Flag Day & Law Day Ceremonies

No abstract provided.


Civil Actions For Emotional Distress And R.A.V. V. City Of St. Paul, Michael K. Steenson Jan 1992

Civil Actions For Emotional Distress And R.A.V. V. City Of St. Paul, Michael K. Steenson

Faculty Scholarship

The law of emotional distress is characterized by judicial reluctance to create and expand remedies for emotional injuries. The issue here is whether the Court's decision in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul will impose further limitations on the right to recover civil damages for the intentional infliction of emotional injury, particular emotional injuries resulting from hate speech. This symposium first examines the applicability of the tort to redress claims based on abusive epithets based on the victim's race, gender, or sexual orientation. The symposium then argues that using this tort in cases involving hate speech should not create constitutional …


Legislative Purpose And Equal Protection's Rationality Review, Robert C. Farrell Jan 1992

Legislative Purpose And Equal Protection's Rationality Review, Robert C. Farrell

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Chisom V. Roemer: Where Do We Go From Here?, Randolph M. Mclaughlin Jan 1992

Chisom V. Roemer: Where Do We Go From Here?, Randolph M. Mclaughlin

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

In Chisom and Houston Lawyers' Association, the Court declined to address two substantive issues critical for pending and future litigation challenging the at-large election of state judges. The Court expressly stated that it would not decide the elements that must be proved to establish a violation of section 2 or the remedy that would be appropriate for a violation proven in the context of a judicial election. Part II will discuss the Chisom and Houston Lawyers' Association decisions. Analysis of these decisions, combined with a review of the legislative history, supports the Court's view of the amended section 2. In …


The New Aids Look Back Statute: Contact Tracing In The Health Care Setting - A Step In The Wrong Direction, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 769 (1992), Margery M. Tamburro Jan 1992

The New Aids Look Back Statute: Contact Tracing In The Health Care Setting - A Step In The Wrong Direction, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 769 (1992), Margery M. Tamburro

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sex Discrimination (Update 1), Christina B. Whitman Jan 1992

Sex Discrimination (Update 1), Christina B. Whitman

Book Chapters

During the 1980s and early 1990s intense disagreement has arisen over the appropriate strategy for eliminating sex discrimination. Some courts and commentators argue for gender-neutral rules that define categories in purely functional terms. Others, who point out that gender-neutral rules promise equality only for women who can meet a ‘‘male standard,’’ think that legal distinctions between the sexes are not only appropriate but necessary, at least in cases involving perceived biological differences. Still others refuse to think in terms of sameness and difference. They analyze each issue by asking whether the disputed rule furthers the domination of men and the …


Reconstructing Liberty, Robin West Jan 1992

Reconstructing Liberty, Robin West

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

It is commonly and rightly understood in this country that our constitutional system ensures, or seeks to ensure, that individuals are accorded the greatest degree of personal, political, social, and economic liberty possible, consistent with a like amount of liberty given to others, the duty and right of the community to establish the conditions for a moral and secure collective life, and the responsibility of the state to provide for the common defense of the community against outside aggression. Our distinctive cultural and constitutional commitment to individual liberty places very real restraints on what our elected representatives can do, even …


Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts Jan 1992

Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Expanding Our Vision Of Legal Services Representation– The Hermanas Unidas Project, Stacy Brustin Jan 1992

Expanding Our Vision Of Legal Services Representation– The Hermanas Unidas Project, Stacy Brustin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin Jan 1992

Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy Jan 1992

Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Discovering Our Connections: Race And Gender In The Law Symposium Keynote Address, Margaret Walker Alexander Jan 1992

Discovering Our Connections: Race And Gender In The Law Symposium Keynote Address, Margaret Walker Alexander

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Lost Innocence And The Moral Foundation Of Law, Kate Nace Day Jan 1992

Lost Innocence And The Moral Foundation Of Law, Kate Nace Day

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Extinguishing The Burning Crosses: Washington's Malicious Harassment Statute In Light Of The Issues Of Overbreadth And Vagueness, Edward Comitz Jan 1992

Extinguishing The Burning Crosses: Washington's Malicious Harassment Statute In Light Of The Issues Of Overbreadth And Vagueness, Edward Comitz

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment briefly discusses how Washington’s malicious harassment statute should be interpreted in light of the recent United States Supreme Court case R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul. Because the issues of overbreadth and vagueness are of imminent importance, to Washington’s statute, the majority of this Comment focuses on an analysis of those issues Both issues are discussed in terms of the specific crime of cross burning with the intent to intimidate or harass as proscribed by Section (1) of Washington’s malicious harassment statute. Finally, because the real harms minority victims of hate crimes experience, this Comment argues that Washington’s …