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The Praise Of Silly: Critical Legal Studies And The Roberts Court, James F. Lucarello Sep 2012

The Praise Of Silly: Critical Legal Studies And The Roberts Court, James F. Lucarello

Touro Law Review

This Comment demonstrates that the Supreme Court is lying to you in its opinions. Why is it lying? The short answer to this question is quite simple: It is being silly.

There is nothing inherently wrong with being silly. In fact, some praise silliness, as a heightened and healthy understanding of the indeterminate world that incorporates our reality. Silliness, how ever, is only praise-worthy when it is understood and utilized purposefully. The silliness of most of the Justices on the Supreme Court, on the other hand, is a product of self-delusion and fundamentalism, which makes their silliness not silly at …


Employment Discrimination Decisions From The October 2008 Term, Drew S. Days Iii Sep 2012

Employment Discrimination Decisions From The October 2008 Term, Drew S. Days Iii

Touro Law Review

Several employment discrimination decisions were handed down this Term. They were Ricci v.DeStefano (Title VII); Gross v.FBL Financial Services, Inc. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act); AT & T Corp. v. Hulteen (Pregnancy Discrimination Act); and 14 Penn Plaza L.L. C. v. Pyett, which concerned the impact of arbitration agreements upon the reach of federal employment discrimination laws.


The October 2008 Term: First Amendment And Then Some, Burt Neuborne Sep 2012

The October 2008 Term: First Amendment And Then Some, Burt Neuborne

Touro Law Review

Liberals must acknowledge a dirty little secret about American constitutional law; a secret that the Warren Court made apparent, though it had existed from the day John Marshall asserted the power of judicial review in a Constitution that says nothing about it. The secret is that there is no serious theory explaining or justifying what courts actually do when they strike down a statute as unconstitutional.

The Warren years were enormously important in moving the country forward. I do not know what we would have done without the wisdom and courage of the Court. But when you start looking for …


A Passion For Justice, Charles A. Reich Sep 2012

A Passion For Justice, Charles A. Reich

Touro Law Review

What makes a good judge or justice? The public has a need to know. But simplistic labels, such as "activist," "liberal" and "conservative," are both meaningless and misleading. Perhaps aformer law clerk can offer a different perspective.

I served with David J. Vann as law clerk to Justice Hugo L.Black during the momentous 1953 Term of the Supreme Court. This was the year when Brown v. Board of Education was decided. It was also the year when Chief Justice Vinson died and was replaced by the Governor of California, Earl Warren. And it was also a year in which the …


New Paths For The Court: Protections Afforded Juveniles Under Miranda; Effective Assistance Of Counsel; And Habeas Corpus Decisions Of The Supreme Court’S 2010/2011 Term, Richard Klein Jan 2012

New Paths For The Court: Protections Afforded Juveniles Under Miranda; Effective Assistance Of Counsel; And Habeas Corpus Decisions Of The Supreme Court’S 2010/2011 Term, Richard Klein

Touro Law Review

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Constitutional Litigation Under Section 1983 And The Bivens Doctrine In The October 2008 Term, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2010

Constitutional Litigation Under Section 1983 And The Bivens Doctrine In The October 2008 Term, Martin A. Schwartz

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Section 1983 is the major enforcer of individual federal constitutional rights. It authorizes individuals to enforce their constitutional rights against state and local officials; for example,prison officers and police officers, and against municipalities. It is the most important civil statute in American law. To its credit, the United States Supreme Court understands the significance of § 1983.

For the past three decades, in virtually every single Term of theCourt, it has decided a substantial number of cases dealing with different facets of § 1983 litigation. Last Term, there was anunusual number of § 1983 decisions rendered by the United States …


From Enemies Of The Crown To Regional Telephone Companies: Bills Of Attainder Reappraised, Michael L. Landsman Jan 1999

From Enemies Of The Crown To Regional Telephone Companies: Bills Of Attainder Reappraised, Michael L. Landsman

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Immediate Accessibility Or Mere Transport: The Dueling Interpretations Of The "Carrying" Element Of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (C)(1), Laurette Domingo Mulry Jan 1998

Immediate Accessibility Or Mere Transport: The Dueling Interpretations Of The "Carrying" Element Of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (C)(1), Laurette Domingo Mulry

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Right To Trial By Jury, Court Of Appeals People V. Page Jan 1997

Right To Trial By Jury, Court Of Appeals People V. Page

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Right To Trial By Jury, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Fourth Department People V. Perkins Jan 1997

Right To Trial By Jury, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Fourth Department People V. Perkins

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Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals, People V. Quackenbush Jan 1997

Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals, People V. Quackenbush

Touro Law Review

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"Doubts About Our Processes": Richard D. Simons And The Jurisprudence Of Restraint In State Constitutional Analysis, David E. Mccraw Jan 1997

"Doubts About Our Processes": Richard D. Simons And The Jurisprudence Of Restraint In State Constitutional Analysis, David E. Mccraw

Touro Law Review

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The First Amendment In The Supreme Court: The Future Lies Ahead, Dean Joel M. Gora Jan 1997

The First Amendment In The Supreme Court: The Future Lies Ahead, Dean Joel M. Gora

Touro Law Review

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Things Judges Do: State Statutory Interpretation, Judith S. Kaye Jan 1997

Things Judges Do: State Statutory Interpretation, Judith S. Kaye

Touro Law Review

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Ex Post Facto Laws: Supreme Court New York County People V. Griffin (Decided December 5, 1996 Jan 1997

Ex Post Facto Laws: Supreme Court New York County People V. Griffin (Decided December 5, 1996

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals, People V. Batista Jan 1997

Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals, People V. Batista

Touro Law Review

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Rule 608: Evidence Of Character And Conduct Of Witnesses Jan 1996

Rule 608: Evidence Of Character And Conduct Of Witnesses

Touro Law Review

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Machiavellian Jurisprudence: The United States Supreme Court's Doctrinal Approach To Political Speech Under The First Amendment, Garth Molander Jan 1994

Machiavellian Jurisprudence: The United States Supreme Court's Doctrinal Approach To Political Speech Under The First Amendment, Garth Molander

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Lee V. Weisman: Whither The Establishment Clause And The Lemon V. Kurtzman Three-Pronged Test?, Thomas A. Schweitzer Jan 1993

Lee V. Weisman: Whither The Establishment Clause And The Lemon V. Kurtzman Three-Pronged Test?, Thomas A. Schweitzer

Touro Law Review

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Equal Protection Jan 1993

Equal Protection

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Equal Protection Jan 1993

Equal Protection

Touro Law Review

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Equal Protection Jan 1993

Equal Protection

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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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Judicial Conduct Jan 1993

Judicial Conduct

Touro Law Review

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Trial By Jury Jan 1993

Trial By Jury

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court Jurisdiction Jan 1993

Supreme Court Jurisdiction

Touro Law Review

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Apostle Of Fundamental Fairness: New York Court Of Appeals Judge Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.'S State Constitutional Decision-Making, Thompson Gould Page Jan 1993

Apostle Of Fundamental Fairness: New York Court Of Appeals Judge Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.'S State Constitutional Decision-Making, Thompson Gould Page

Touro Law Review

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Right To Confrontation Jan 1993

Right To Confrontation

Touro Law Review

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Trial By Jury Jan 1993

Trial By Jury

Touro Law Review

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