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The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein Jan 1980

The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Is There Life For Erie After The Death Of Diversity?, Peter Westen, Jeffrey S. Lehman Jan 1980

Is There Life For Erie After The Death Of Diversity?, Peter Westen, Jeffrey S. Lehman

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


United States V. Apfelbaum, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Apfelbaum, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Roberts V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Roberts V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Rush V. Savchuk, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Rush V. Savchuk, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States Parole Commission V. Geraghty, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States Parole Commission V. Geraghty, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Rewriting Roe V. Wade, Donald H. Regan Aug 1979

Rewriting Roe V. Wade, Donald H. Regan

Articles

Roe v. Wade is one of the most controversial cases the Supreme Court has decided. The result in the case - the establishment of a constitutional right to abortion - was controversial enough. Beyond that, even people who approve of the result have been dissatisfied with the Court's opinion. Others before me have attempted to explain how a better opinion could have been written. It seems to me, however, that the most promising argument in support of the result of Roe has not yet been made. This essay contains my suggestions for "rewriting" Roe v. Wade


Reflections On Unconstitutionality In Futuro: Shavers V. Attorney General And Robinson V. Cahill, Philip H. Hecht Jan 1979

Reflections On Unconstitutionality In Futuro: Shavers V. Attorney General And Robinson V. Cahill, Philip H. Hecht

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This article will argue that holdings of unconstitutionality in futuro are difficult to reconcile with the separation of powers doctrine because they foster impermissible intrusions on the ability of the legislative and executive branches to act independently of the judiciary. It is further argued that in the two cases where courts have adopted the unconstitutionality in futuro approach, the failure to satisfy all of the proposed standards for the appropriateness of unconstitutionality in futuro and the further considerations of judicial legitimacy and competency should have led the courts to consider other less drastic alternatives before deciding to use unconstitutionality in …


Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer Jan 1979

Parent-Child Privilege: Constitutional Right Or Specious Analogy?, Donald Cofer

Seattle University Law Review

To avoid reaching incorrect verdicts as a result of insufficient evidence, courts generally require witnesses to testify to all relevant facts within their knowledge. Two important exceptions to this general rule, incompetency and privilege, rest on very different rationales. Developed at common law to exclude unreliable evidence, rules of competency disqualify certain untrustworthy witnesses from testifying. To promote extrinsic public policies, however, privileges excuse competent witnesses from providing what may be highly probative and reliable evidence. In the past decade there have been calls for legislative or judicial recognition of a parent-child privilege, similar to the marital privilege, that would …


Proposed Citizens Right To Standing Act-Finding The Keys To Unlock The Courthouse Doors, Harold W. Wood, Jr. Jan 1979

Proposed Citizens Right To Standing Act-Finding The Keys To Unlock The Courthouse Doors, Harold W. Wood, Jr.

Seattle University Law Review

Recent Supreme Court decisions severely restrict the right of citizens to litigate in federal courts. The Court's standing requirements not only limit the ability of citizens to successfully invoke federal court jurisdiction, but also confuse lower courts and litigants attempting to apply the requirements. Standing requirements have met with increasing criticism. And Congress is now considering legislative modification of standing doctrine. Unfortunately, the Court's employment of constitutional foundations in establishing current standing requirements imposes substantial roadblocks Congress must avoid to enact remedial standing legislation. This comment examines the constitutional and pragmatic difficulties of statutory modification of standing requirements and recommends …


The Burger Court, The Commerce Clause, And The Problem Of Differential Treatment, Earl M. Maltz Jan 1979

The Burger Court, The Commerce Clause, And The Problem Of Differential Treatment, Earl M. Maltz

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Comparative Negligence Versus The Constitutional Guarantee Of Equal Protection: A Hypothetical Judicial Decision, Daniel O. Conkle, Claude R. Sowle Jan 1979

Comparative Negligence Versus The Constitutional Guarantee Of Equal Protection: A Hypothetical Judicial Decision, Daniel O. Conkle, Claude R. Sowle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Eleventh Amendment: An Endangered Species, Peter W. Thornton Jan 1979

The Eleventh Amendment: An Endangered Species, Peter W. Thornton

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Presidential Power And Administrative Rulemaking, Harold H. Bruff Jan 1979

Presidential Power And Administrative Rulemaking, Harold H. Bruff

Publications

No abstract provided.


Some Thoughts On Judicial Authority To Repair Unconstitutional Legislation, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jan 1979

Some Thoughts On Judicial Authority To Repair Unconstitutional Legislation, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Cleveland State Law Review

Among governing institutions, the judiciary has been described as "the least dangerous branch."' Courts in our system have the awesome power to declare laws unconstitutional, but judges command no troops, and are said to lack the power of the purse. My remarks address a facet of the purse power supposition: When a legislative product is constitutionally infirm because it is under inclusive, what remedies lie within the judicial province? Discussion will focus on the question whether a court may order inclusion of a category of persons left out by the legislature, a question particularly pointed when the court's inclusion order …


Professor Jones And The Constitution, Henry Paul Monaghan Jan 1979

Professor Jones And The Constitution, Henry Paul Monaghan

Faculty Scholarship

Professor Harry Jones's elegant and stimulating Waterman lectures begin on a salutary note. Professor Jones rightly reminds us that, first and foremost, a constitution is not exclusively or primarily a limitation on the exercise of political power, but rather is a charter for its exercise. Accordingly, to view the Constitution as "all brakes and no engine" suggests a serious and fundamental myopia, albeit an understandable one given the popular preoccupation with the Supreme Court's role in vindicating guarantees of civil liberty. But that preoccupation, Professor Jones notes, does more than distort the meaning of the Constitution; it ignores an historically …


The Role Of Judges In Life/Death Decisions For The Neurologically Impaired, H. Richard Beresford Nov 1978

The Role Of Judges In Life/Death Decisions For The Neurologically Impaired, H. Richard Beresford

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has recently ruled that decisions about withholding care from hopelessly ill, legally incapacitated patients must be made by judges. It clearly rejected the view that families and attending physicians should be empowered to make such decisions. In this respect, the ruling contrasts with that of the Quinlan case and highlights the issue of whether judges or physicians and families are better able to make medically and morally sound decisions respecting this class of patients.


Marquette National Bank Of Minneapolis V. First Of Omaha Service Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

Marquette National Bank Of Minneapolis V. First Of Omaha Service Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Addington V. Texas, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1978

Addington V. Texas, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Disqalification Of Justices And The Constitutional Status Of The Judicial Budget: State Ex Rel. Bagley V. Blankenship, Kathleen Duffield Sep 1978

Disqalification Of Justices And The Constitutional Status Of The Judicial Budget: State Ex Rel. Bagley V. Blankenship, Kathleen Duffield

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States Supreme Court 1977-1978 Term : Criminal Law Decisions, B. J. George Jr. Sep 1978

United States Supreme Court 1977-1978 Term : Criminal Law Decisions, B. J. George Jr.

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Separation Of Powers And The Scope Of Federal Equitable Remedies, Robert F. Nagel Jan 1978

Separation Of Powers And The Scope Of Federal Equitable Remedies, Robert F. Nagel

Publications

No abstract provided.


Brewer V. Williams, Massiah And Miranda: What Is 'Interrogation'? When Does It Matter?, Yale Kamisar Jan 1978

Brewer V. Williams, Massiah And Miranda: What Is 'Interrogation'? When Does It Matter?, Yale Kamisar

Articles

On Christmas Eve, 1968, a ten-year-old girl, Pamela Powers, disappeared while with her family in Des Moines, Iowa.2 Defendant Williams, an escapee from a mental institution and a deeply religious person, 3 was suspected of murdering her, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.4 Williams telephoned a Des Moines lawyer, McKnight, and on his advice surrendered himself to the Davenport, Iowa, police.5 Captain Learning and another Des Moines police officer arranged to drive the 160 miles to Davenport, pick up Williams, and return him directly to Des Moines. 6 Both the trial court 7 and the federal district court8 …


Preliminary Injunctions And Abstention: Some Problems In Federalism, Michael L. Wells Nov 1977

Preliminary Injunctions And Abstention: Some Problems In Federalism, Michael L. Wells

Scholarly Works

Suppose a federal district court faces a challenge to state action that presents an unsettled issue of state law, a federal constitutional issue, and a plaintiff who will be irreparably harmed if the state is not immediately enjoined. May the court abstain from a decision on the merits, remand the case to the state courts for resolution of the state law issue, and yet grant a preliminary injunction against the challenged state action? Does it follow from the paucity of reported opinions coupling such interim relief with abstention that such a procedure is inconsistent with the policies underlying the abstention …


Landmark Communications, Inc. V. Virginia, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Landmark Communications, Inc. V. Virginia, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


The Jury's Role Under The Indiana Constitution, Carolyn White Spengler Jul 1977

The Jury's Role Under The Indiana Constitution, Carolyn White Spengler

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Example Of Judicial Legislation: The Third Circuit's Expansion Of Exemption 6 Of The Freedom Of Information Act To Include Union Authorization Cards, Martin J. Sobol Jan 1977

An Example Of Judicial Legislation: The Third Circuit's Expansion Of Exemption 6 Of The Freedom Of Information Act To Include Union Authorization Cards, Martin J. Sobol

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


The Congressional Veto: Preserving The Constitutional Framework, Arthur S. Miller, George M. Knapp Jan 1977

The Congressional Veto: Preserving The Constitutional Framework, Arthur S. Miller, George M. Knapp

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Separation of Powers


Competency To Stand Trial In Federal Courts: Conceptual And Constitutional Problems, William T. Pizzi Jan 1977

Competency To Stand Trial In Federal Courts: Conceptual And Constitutional Problems, William T. Pizzi

Publications

No abstract provided.


Punitive Conditions Of Prison Confinement: An Analysis Of Pugh V. Locke And Federal Court Supervision Of State Penal Administration Under The Eighth Amendment, Ira P. Robbins, Michael B. Buser Jan 1977

Punitive Conditions Of Prison Confinement: An Analysis Of Pugh V. Locke And Federal Court Supervision Of State Penal Administration Under The Eighth Amendment, Ira P. Robbins, Michael B. Buser

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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