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The Futile Quest For Racial Neutrality In Capital Selection And The Eight Amendment Argument For Abolition Based On Unconscious Racial Discrimination, Scott W. Howe Apr 2004

The Futile Quest For Racial Neutrality In Capital Selection And The Eight Amendment Argument For Abolition Based On Unconscious Racial Discrimination, Scott W. Howe

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cross Burning, Cockfighting, And Symbolic Meaning: Toward A First Amendment Ethnography, Timothy Zick Apr 2004

Cross Burning, Cockfighting, And Symbolic Meaning: Toward A First Amendment Ethnography, Timothy Zick

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Connecting The Dots: Grutter, School Desegregation, And Federalism, Wendy Parker Mar 2004

Connecting The Dots: Grutter, School Desegregation, And Federalism, Wendy Parker

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


"Democratic Despotism" And Constitutional Constraint: An Empirical Analysis Of Ex Post Factor Claims In State Courts, Wayne A. Logan Feb 2004

"Democratic Despotism" And Constitutional Constraint: An Empirical Analysis Of Ex Post Factor Claims In State Courts, Wayne A. Logan

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Article explores the history of the Ex Post Facto Clause, including the Supreme Court's seminal 1798 decision in Calder v. Bull, and analyzes the results of a survey of ex post facto claims decided in state courts from 1992-2002, the first study to catalog the types of claims generated among the states, and the institutional response of state courts to them. The author provides an overview of the claims resolved in state courts, examining the nature of the laws challenged, how the challenges fared, and the rationales used by courts in their dispositions. Discussion focuses on two abiding sources …


The Authors' Reply To Commentaries On, And Criticisms Of The Militia And The Right To Arms, Or, How The Second Amendment Fell Silent, H. Richard Uviller, William G. Merkel Feb 2004

The Authors' Reply To Commentaries On, And Criticisms Of The Militia And The Right To Arms, Or, How The Second Amendment Fell Silent, H. Richard Uviller, William G. Merkel

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Superb History, Dubious Constitutional And Political Theory: Comments On Uviller And Merkel, The Militia And The Right To Arms, Sanford Levinson Feb 2004

Superb History, Dubious Constitutional And Political Theory: Comments On Uviller And Merkel, The Militia And The Right To Arms, Sanford Levinson

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Ancients, Moderns And Guns, Mark A. Graber Feb 2004

Introduction: Ancients, Moderns And Guns, Mark A. Graber

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Gun Rights And The Constitutional Significance Of Violent Crime, Jonathan Simon Feb 2004

Gun Rights And The Constitutional Significance Of Violent Crime, Jonathan Simon

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Confidentiality And Juvenile Mental Health Records In Dependency Proceedings, David R. Katner Feb 2004

Confidentiality And Juvenile Mental Health Records In Dependency Proceedings, David R. Katner

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Providing children's disclosures to their mental health therapists greater protection in juvenile dependency cases recognizes the importance of privacy in therapeutic communications. Numerous children are required by juvenile courts to divulge the most intimate details of their lives to mental health experts only to have those disclosures revealed in court proceedings. Reversing the presumption that children's mental health records may be discussed openly in dependency litigation and requiring courts to perform in camera reviews affords children the dignity and respect adults take for granted. Ensuring greater confidentiality for children's mental health records is one step the legal system should take …


Symbolic Counter-Speech, Harold M. Wasserman Feb 2004

Symbolic Counter-Speech, Harold M. Wasserman

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


What Brown Teaches Us About The Rehnquist Court's Federalism Revival, Neal Devins Jan 2004

What Brown Teaches Us About The Rehnquist Court's Federalism Revival, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Regulating Genetically Modified Foods: Is Mandatory Labeling The Right Answer?, Jonathan H. Adler Jan 2004

Regulating Genetically Modified Foods: Is Mandatory Labeling The Right Answer?, Jonathan H. Adler

Faculty Publications

What I want to talk about are some legal issues relating to labeling and, in particular, constitutional issues relating to mandatory labeling for genetically modified foods or food products that may contain genetically modified components. This is a separate issue from whether or not the FDA, or some other agency, has sufficient statutory authority at present to mandate labeling, and that is something worth discussing. Even if they do have such authority, or even if Congress tomorrow were to give the FDA such authority or were to require the FDA to impose labels on genetically modified foods, or if a …


Better Lucky Than Good, Neal Devins Jan 2004

Better Lucky Than Good, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


What The Supreme Court Could Learn About The Child Online Protection Act By Reading Playboy, Shaun Richardson Dec 2003

What The Supreme Court Could Learn About The Child Online Protection Act By Reading Playboy, Shaun Richardson

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Due to the ease of Internet searching, Congress has passed the Child Online Protection Act to protect children from sexually explicit material. Although the Supreme Court has not directly decided the issue, it has hinted that the Act may survive a First Amendment challenge. In this Note, the author argues reasons why the Act should not survive a First Amendment challenge, and that measures such as parental empowerment via government-facilitated use of Internet filtering software are preferable


The Jurisprudential Revolution: Unlocking Human Potential In Grutter And Lawrence, Wilson Huhn Dec 2003

The Jurisprudential Revolution: Unlocking Human Potential In Grutter And Lawrence, Wilson Huhn

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Privacy Rights Versus Foia Disclosure Policy: The "Uses And Effects" Double Standard In Access To Personally-Identifiable Information In Government Records, Michael Hoefges, Martin E. Halstuk, Bill F. Chamberlin Dec 2003

Privacy Rights Versus Foia Disclosure Policy: The "Uses And Effects" Double Standard In Access To Personally-Identifiable Information In Government Records, Michael Hoefges, Martin E. Halstuk, Bill F. Chamberlin

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The U.S. government maintains a vast amount of personally-identifiable information on millions of American citizens. Much of this information is contained in electronic databases maintained by federal agencies. Various Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requesters, such as journalists, marketers, and union organizers seek this information for different purposes including investigative reporting and targeted solicitations. These kinds of uses are known as "derivative uses" because this government-compiled information is requested for purposes other than the official purposes for which the information was originally gathered. These and other derivative uses of personally-identifiable information often implicate privacy concerns. Conversely, restrictions on public access …


Voter Knowledge And Constitutional Change: Assessing The New Deal Experience, Ilya Somin Dec 2003

Voter Knowledge And Constitutional Change: Assessing The New Deal Experience, Ilya Somin

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


"Critical Stage": Extending The Right To Counsel To The Motion For New Trial Phase, Jonathan G. Neal Dec 2003

"Critical Stage": Extending The Right To Counsel To The Motion For New Trial Phase, Jonathan G. Neal

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rhetorically Reasonable Police Practices: Viewing The Supreme Court's Multiple Discourse Paths, Kathryn R. Urbonya Oct 2003

Rhetorically Reasonable Police Practices: Viewing The Supreme Court's Multiple Discourse Paths, Kathryn R. Urbonya

Faculty Publications

This Article analyzes the United States Supreme Court's numerous and shifting rhetorical discourse paths for declaring whether particular governmental practices constituted unreasonable searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It examines how the Court has manipulated classic discourse paths arising from text, history, precedent and structure. It reveals that among and within each of these categories, the Court has created conflicting approaches. The Article argues that the Court's construction of Fourth Amendment reasonableness has depended upon which discourse paths it has selected as well as how it has characterized the values embedded within the discourse …


Using Statutes To Set Legislative Rules: Entrenchment, Separation Of Powers, And The Rules Of Proceedings Clause, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Oct 2003

Using Statutes To Set Legislative Rules: Entrenchment, Separation Of Powers, And The Rules Of Proceedings Clause, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Section 7: Federalism In The Rehnquist Court, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2003

Section 7: Federalism In The Rehnquist Court, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Decision-Making Outside The Courts, Michael J. Gerhardt Jul 2003

Constitutional Decision-Making Outside The Courts, Michael J. Gerhardt

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Rhetorical Uses Of Marbury V. Madison: The Emergence Of A "Great Case", Davison M. Douglas Jul 2003

The Rhetorical Uses Of Marbury V. Madison: The Emergence Of A "Great Case", Davison M. Douglas

Faculty Publications

Marbury v. Madison is today indisputably one of the "great cases" of American constitutional law because of its association with the principle of judicial review. But for much of its history, Marbury has not been regarded as a seminal decision. Between 1803 and 1887, the Supreme Court never once cited Marbury for the principle of judicial review, and nineteenth century constitutional law treatises were far more likely to cite Marbury for the decision's discussion of writs of mandamus or the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction than for its discussion of judicial review. During the late nineteenth century, however, the exercise of …


Bring Back The Draft?, Neal Devins Jul 2003

Bring Back The Draft?, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Attitudes About Attitudes, Michael J. Gerhardt May 2003

Attitudes About Attitudes, Michael J. Gerhardt

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Revival Of "Privileges Or Immunities" And The Controversy Over State Bar Admission Requirements: The Makings Of A Future Constitutional Dilemma?, Wilson Pasley Apr 2003

The Revival Of "Privileges Or Immunities" And The Controversy Over State Bar Admission Requirements: The Makings Of A Future Constitutional Dilemma?, Wilson Pasley

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The Supreme Court's 1999 decision in Saenz v. Roe relied upon the long ignored Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which had laid dormant since the Slaughter-House Cases of more than a century ago. The Saenz decision sparked considerable debate as to the meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause and caused speculation as to the statutes vulnerable to a constitutional challenge under the Clause. This Note examines the potential impact of the Privileges or Immunities Clause on state bar admission requirements and other restrictions on the practice of law. It concludes that the Clause does not create …


Mandatory Fingerprinting Of Public School Teachers: Fascilitating Background Checks Or Infringing On Individuals' Constitutional Rights?, Christina Buschmann Apr 2003

Mandatory Fingerprinting Of Public School Teachers: Fascilitating Background Checks Or Infringing On Individuals' Constitutional Rights?, Christina Buschmann

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

With the continuing growth of governmental intrusions into the private lives of its citizens, critics increasingly have taken aim at state actions which unnecessarily burden an individual's right to be let alone. One group in particular - public school teachers - often endure tedious examinations of their private affairs as a condition of employment. This Note examines the current state of privacy concerns, specifically in the realm of public school teachers, and argues that a compromise must be struck that better balances the public's need to protect children from dangerous teachers with the individual teacher's right to privacy. The Note …


Federalism And Formalism, Allison H. Eid Apr 2003

Federalism And Formalism, Allison H. Eid

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Many commentators have criticized the Supreme Court's New Federalism decisions as "excessively formalistic. " In this Article, Professor Eid argues that this "standard critique" is wrong on both a descriptive and normative level. Descriptively, she argues that the standard critique mistakenly downplays the extent to which the New Federalism decisions consider the values that federalism serves, and contends that they employ the same sort of formalism/functionalism blend that is found in the Court's separation of powers jurisprudence. Professor Eid then contends that the standard critique's normative prescription - a case-by-case balancing test that would weigh the federal interest against the …


Establishment And Disestablishment At The Founding, Part I: Establishment Of Religion, Michael W. Mcconnell Apr 2003

Establishment And Disestablishment At The Founding, Part I: Establishment Of Religion, Michael W. Mcconnell

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regulating Political Parties Under A "Public Rights" First Amendment, Gregory P. Magarian Apr 2003

Regulating Political Parties Under A "Public Rights" First Amendment, Gregory P. Magarian

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.