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How To Think About The Federal Commerce Power And Incidentally Rewrite United States V. Lopez, Donald H. Regan Jan 1995

How To Think About The Federal Commerce Power And Incidentally Rewrite United States V. Lopez, Donald H. Regan

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Almost sixty years after the "revolution" of 1937, we still do not have an adequate theory of the commerce power. The Court was right to abandon the theory of dual federalism epitomized by Carter v. Carter Coal Co.;' and it has got the right results in the major cases decided since then. But our post-1937 theory, whether before or after Lopez, is a mess. On the one hand, we have a collection of doctrinal rules that, if we take them seriously, allow Congress to do anything it wants under the commerce power. On the other hand, we continue to pay …


A Modest Proposal For A Political Court, Thomas W. Merrill Jan 1994

A Modest Proposal For A Political Court, Thomas W. Merrill

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I offer a modest proposal. You can decide for yourself whether it is offered in the spirit of Jonathan Swift, or whether I mean it to be taken seriously.


The Death And Transfiguration Of Frye, Richard D. Friedman Jan 1994

The Death And Transfiguration Of Frye, Richard D. Friedman

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The rule of Frye v. United States was seventy years old, and had long dominated American law on the question of how well established a scientific principle must be for it to provide the basis for expert testimony. Even after the passage of the Federal Rules of Evidence, several of the federal circuits, as well as various states, purported to adhere to Frye's "general acceptance" standard. But now, unanimously, briefly, and with no apparent angst, the United States Supreme Court has held in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that the Frye rule is incompatible with the Federal Rules.


Unitariness And Independence: Solicitor General Control Over Independent Agency Litigation, Neal Devins Jan 1994

Unitariness And Independence: Solicitor General Control Over Independent Agency Litigation, Neal Devins

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With a few exceptions, the Solicitor General controls all aspects of independent agency litigation before the Supreme Court. Solicitor General control of Supreme Court litigation creates a tension between independent agency freedom and the Solicitor General's authority. On the one hand, Solicitor General control provides the United States with a unitary voice before the Supreme Court, and provides the Court with a trustworthy litigator to explicate the government's position. On the other hand, such control may undermine the autonomy of independent agency decision making. In this Article, the author argues for a hybrid model of independent agency litigation in the …


Taxation Of Punitive Damages Obtained In A Personal Injury Claim, Douglas A. Kahn Jan 1994

Taxation Of Punitive Damages Obtained In A Personal Injury Claim, Douglas A. Kahn

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The author explains that in recent court opinions and commentaries concerning whether punitive damages are taxable, considerable weight has been given to a negative inference that appears to lurk in a 1989 amendment to the relevant code provision, section 104(a)(2). To the contrary, he argues, the legislative history of that amendment and the form that the bill had when it was reported out of the Conference Committee establish beyond doubt that no such inference is warranted.


Brecht V. Abrahamson: Harmful Error In Habeas Corpus Law, James S. Liebman, Randy Hertz Jan 1994

Brecht V. Abrahamson: Harmful Error In Habeas Corpus Law, James S. Liebman, Randy Hertz

Faculty Scholarship

For the past two and one-half decades, the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts have applied the same rule for assessing the harmlessness of constitutional error in habeas corpus proceedings as they have applied on direct appeal of both state and federal convictions. Under that rule, which applied to all constitutional errors except those deemed per se prejudicial or per se reversible, the state could avoid reversal upon a finding of error only by proving that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court adopted this stringent standard in Chapman v. California to fulfill the federal …


In Re Holtzman: Free Speech Or Professional Misconduct?, David W. Wright Jan 1993

In Re Holtzman: Free Speech Or Professional Misconduct?, David W. Wright

Touro Law Review

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Equal Protection Jan 1993

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

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A Note To Our Readers, The Editors Jan 1993

A Note To Our Readers, The Editors

Touro Law Review

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Legislative Powers Jan 1993

Legislative Powers

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel Jan 1993

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel Jan 1993

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

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Right To Be Present Jan 1993

Right To Be Present

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Preemption Jan 1993

Preemption

Touro Law Review

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Trial By Jury Jan 1993

Trial By Jury

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Constitutional Posture Of Canine Sniffs, Lina Shahin Jan 1993

Constitutional Posture Of Canine Sniffs, Lina Shahin

Touro Law Review

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There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham Jan 1993

There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham

Touro Law Review

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Right To Confrontation Jan 1993

Right To Confrontation

Touro Law Review

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Right To Be Present Jan 1993

Right To Be Present

Touro Law Review

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Right To Be Present Jan 1993

Right To Be Present

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1993

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Self Incrimination Jan 1993

Self Incrimination

Touro Law Review

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Self Incrimination Jan 1993

Self Incrimination

Touro Law Review

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