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The Intersection Of Natural Rights And Positive Constitutional Law, Randy E. Barnett

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this brief essay, the author describes what he sees to be the unavoidable connection between natural law--or, more accurately, natural rights--and the positive law that is the subject of constitutional adjudication. This connection would exist whether or not there is a conceptual distinction between natural and positive law of the sort that Professor Fred Schauer maintains in his article, Constitutional Positivism. Because of this connection, judges in a world in which legal positivism is "true" should act, on occasion, as though the natural rights approach is' correct. And if this is true then, the author maintains, the natural …

The Federalist Papers: The Framers Construct An Orrery, Harold H. Bruff

Publications

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Name-Calling And The Clear Error Rule, Robert F. Nagel

Publications

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Prospective Overruling And The Revival Of ‘Unconstitutional' Statutes, William Michael Treanor, Gene B. Sperling

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey reshaped the law of abortion in this country. The Court overturned two of its previous decisions invalidating state restrictions on abortions, Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, and it abandoned the trimester analytic framework established in Roe v. Wade. At the time Casey was handed down, twenty states had restrictive abortion statutes on the books that were in conflict with Akron or Thornburgh and which were unenforced. In six of these states, courts had held the statutes unconstitutional. Almost …

Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law Of Obscenity And The Assault On Genius, Chapter 30, Edward De Grazia

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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The Aspirational Constitution, Robin West

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Firmly embedded in every theory of judicial decisionmaking lies an important set of assumptions about the way government is supposed to work. Sometimes these theories about government are made explicit. More often they are not. Moreover, deeply embedded in every theory of government is a theory of human nature. Although these assumptions about human nature generally remain latent within the larger theory, because they provide the underpinnings for our ideas about the way government is supposed to work, they drive our notions about judicial decisionmaking. For example, the theory of government reflected in the United States Constitution reveals what one …

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

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Social Justice And Fundamental Law: A Comment On Sager's Constitution, Terrance Sandalow

Articles

Professor Sager begins his very interesting paper by identifying what he considers a puzzling phenomenon: the Constitution, as interpreted by courts, is not coextensive with "political justice." "This moral shortfall," as he refers to it, represents not merely a failure of achievement, but a failure of aspiration: as customarily interpreted, the Constitution does not even address the full range of issues that are the subject of political justice. Sager regards that failure as surprising-so surprising that, in his words, it "begs for explanation."'

Dashed "Investment-Backed" Expectations: Will The Constitution Protect Property Owners From Excesses In Implementation Of The Growth Management Act?, Elaine Spencer

Seattle University Law Review

Section I briefly discusses the basic principles of takings law as enunciated by prior cases, as well as the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, and the Washington Supreme Court's recent decisions in Sintra, Inc. v. Seattle and Robinson v. Seattle. Although the Lucas decision has received considerable publicity, it advanced the state of the law rather little. The real guidance for future decisions arising out of the GMA will come from earlier United States Supreme Court decisions and the Washington Supreme Court's decisions in Sintra, Robinson, and Lutheran …

Defendants' Brief In The School Finance Case: Mcduffy V. Robertson: An Excerpt And A Summary, Douglas H. Wilkins, Robert H. Blumenthal, Mary Connaughton

Faculty Scholarship

The wisdom of promoting public education in the Commonwealth was recognized by the earliest settlers, the framers of the Constitution, and many subsequent legislatures, officials, educators and citizens. The opinions of the Department, the Secretary of Education, the Governor and various educators, contained in the stipulation, demonstrate that a policy of supporting public education is as important today as ever.²

The implementation of this policy goal by the Legislature and municipalities involves choices that are at the heart of representative government: how much public money to raise, how best to allocate the money among education and the many other …

The Meaning Of "Under Color Of" Law, Steven L. Winter

Michigan Law Review

The argument proceeds as follows. In Part I, I examine why the conceptual problem of who or what is "the State" is so intractable. In Part II, I present the historical evidence that establishes beyond doubt the pedigree and meaning of the phrase under color of law. I explain why Frankfurter would have indulged in such an obvious historical error to take the position he did. I suggest that, as was the case with the invention of modem standing doctrine, Frankfurter was here engaged in a stealthy, anachronistic campaign against the jurisprudence of the Lochner era - attempting to …

Legal Interpretation And A Constitutional Case: Home Building & Loan Association V. Blaisdell, Charles A. Bieneman

Michigan Law Review

The approaches of Hughes and Sutherland are but two extremes in constitutional interpretation. Though only two results were possible in the case - either the Act was constitutional or it was not - there are more than two methods by which an interpreter could reach those results. This Note explores possible ways of deciding Blaisdell, using the case as a vehicle for delimiting the boundaries of a positive constitutional command. As a sort of empirical investigation of legal philosophy, the Note examines how various interpretive theories affect an interpreter's approach to the case, and the results these theories might …

Deliberating About Deliberation, Frederick Schauer

Michigan Law Review

A Review of We the People: 1: Foundations by Bruce Ackerman

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

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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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

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On The Brink: The First Amendment In The Rehnquist Court, 1990-91 Term, Joel Gora

Faculty Scholarship

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The Law Of Assembly In The People's Republic Of China: Implications Of The Retreat To Formal Legalism For The Legislative Process In China, Mark Findlay, Thomas Chor-Wing Chiu

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Under the most current constitution, written in 1982, the citizens of the PRC are guaranteed freedom of the press, speech, assembly, association, procession, and demonstration; furthermore, all citizens enjoy the rights and assume the responsibilities prescribed by the constitution and the law. In 1989, following the student democracy demonstrations in the PRC, the government circulated a draft of the law concerning assemblies, processions, and demonstrations for public comment. While the 24 articles of the draft legislation effectively removed the right to free public protest by interposing a variety of administrative procedures governing proscription of venue, application, approval, and review, the …

Constitutional Right Or Legislative Grace? The Status Of Conscientious Objection Exemptions, Spencer E. Davis, Jr.

Florida State University Law Review

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Tradition, Precedent, And Justice Scalia, David A. Strauss

Cardozo Law Review

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The Use Of Legislative History In Treaty Interpretation: The Dual Treaty Approach, Malvina Halberstam

Cardozo Law Review

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Judging In The Good Society: A Comment On The Jurisprudence Of Justice Scalia, Stephen Wizner

Cardozo Law Review

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Immunity From Regulatory Price Squeeze Claims: From Keogh, Parker, And Noerr To Town Of Concord And Beyond, Keith A. Rowley

Scholarly Works

On September 21, 1990, the First Circuit handed down its decision in Town of Concord, Massachusetts v. Boston Edison Co. This case, the most recent in a growing line of court of appeals decisions examining the antitrust implications of public utility rate structures, represents the first time a United States court of appeals has unequivocally stated that an antitrust action based upon a “price squeeze” could not be maintained against a utility whose wholesale and retail rates were both fully regulated. Town of Concord notwithstanding, the courts are far from agreeing whether investor-owned electric or natural gas utilities are immune …

Putting The Dormancy Doctrine Out Of Its Misery, Richard D. Friedman

Articles

Justice Antonin Scalia has put on the academic table the question of whether the doctrine of the dormant commerce clause should be abandoned. That is a significant contribution, for this is an issue that should be debated thoroughly. But Justice Scalia's campaign against the doctrine has been notably ambivalent. On the one hand, he argues that the doctrine lacks justification in constitutional text, history, and theory.1 On the other hand, assertedly feeling the pressure of stare decisis,2 he has gone along with, and even led, applications of the doctrine, although within narrow limits.3 In this essay, I argue that Justice …

A Reconsideration Of The Relevance And Materiality Of The Preamble In Constitutional Interpretation, Milton Handler, Brian Leiter, Carole E. Handler

Cardozo Law Review

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The Constitution As Architecture: Legislative And Administrative Courts Under Article Iii, Paul M. Bator

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Paul Bator: Legislative and Administrative Courts Under Article III

The Constitution As Architecture: A Charette, Larry Kramer

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Paul Bator: Legislative and Administrative Courts Under Article III

Legislative Courts, Legislative Power, And The Constitution, Daniel J. Meltzer

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Paul Bator: Legislative and Administrative Courts Under Article III

Article Iii Courts And The Constitutional Structure, David A. Strauss

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Paul Bator: Legislative and Administrative Courts Under Article III

New York's Real Property Tax Law: The More Changes That Are Made, The More Things Stay The Same, Ira M. Sockowitz

Touro Law Review

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Dellmuth V. Muth: The Eleventh Amendment Pierces The Legal Shield Of Eha Protection, 23 J. Marshall L. Rev. 487 (1990), Paula K. Maguire

UIC Law Review

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