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In Search Of The Real Roberts Court, Stephen Wermiel Feb 2015

In Search Of The Real Roberts Court, Stephen Wermiel

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Griswold And Its Surroundings: The 1963, '64, And '65 Terms, L.A. Powe Jan 2015

Griswold And Its Surroundings: The 1963, '64, And '65 Terms, L.A. Powe

American University Law Review

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A Tradition At War With Itself: A Reply To Professor Rana's Review Of America's Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions Of Power And Community, Robert Tsai Jan 2015

A Tradition At War With Itself: A Reply To Professor Rana's Review Of America's Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions Of Power And Community, Robert Tsai

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This essay responds to Professor Aziz Rana's review essay, "The Many American Constitutions," 93 Texas Law Review 1193 (2015).

He contends: (1) my portrayal of American constitutionalism might contain a “hidden” teleological understanding of the development of constitutional law; (2) my notion of "conventional sovereignty" sometimes seems content-free and at other times "interlinked with liberal egalitarianism"; and (3) a focus on failed constitutions "inadvertently tends to compartmentalize the overall tradition."

I answer in the following ways: (1) I reject any sense that constitutional law has moved in an arc of steady progress toward Enlightenment and instead embrace a tradition of …


Closing Plenary: Preventing Torture In The Fight Against Terrorism, Claudio Grossman Jan 2015

Closing Plenary: Preventing Torture In The Fight Against Terrorism, Claudio Grossman

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Intellectual Property And Gender: Reflections On Accomplishments And Methodology, Kara W. Swanson Jan 2015

Intellectual Property And Gender: Reflections On Accomplishments And Methodology, Kara W. Swanson

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The History Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Jan 2015

The History Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

American University Law Review

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