People V. Johnson,
2016
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Matter Of Anthony "S",
2016
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
People V. Buie,
2016
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
The 2000-2001 Supreme Court Term: Section 1983 Cases,
2016
Touro Law Center
The 2000-2001 Supreme Court Term: Section 1983 Cases, Martin A. Schwartz
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Matter Of Baim V. Eidens,
2016
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
People V. Boone,
2016
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Marriage Equality, Workplace Inequality: The Next Gay Rights Battle,
2016
Willamette University College of Law
Marriage Equality, Workplace Inequality: The Next Gay Rights Battle, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter
Florida Law Review
Same-sex marriage is not the only civil rights issue impacting the gay community. Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges represented a momentous victory on same-sex marriage, workplace protections affect far more people and remain a high priority for many lesbians and gay men. Today, even though the Supreme Court has invalidated state marriage restrictions across the country, federal law still makes it perfectly permissible to fire a gay man for telling a coworker about his sexuality or to discharge a woman for displaying her wife’s picture at work.
This Article critically evaluates the relationship between same-sex marriage …
How The Federal Cause Of Action Relates To Rights, Remedies, And Jurisdiction,
2016
University of Richmond School of Law
How The Federal Cause Of Action Relates To Rights, Remedies, And Jurisdiction, John F. Preis
Florida Law Review
Time and again, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that the federal cause of action is “analytically distinct” from rights, remedies, and jurisdiction. Yet, just pages away in the U.S. Reports are other cases in which rights, remedies, and jurisdiction all hinge on the existence of a cause of action. What, then, is the proper relationship between these concepts?
The goal of this Article is to articulate that relationship. This Article traces the history of the cause of action from eighteenth-century England to its modern usage in the federal courts. This history demonstrates that the federal cause of action is …
Consent Searches And Fourth Amendment Reasonableness,
2016
Brooklyn Law School
Consent Searches And Fourth Amendment Reasonableness, Alafair S. Burke
Florida Law Review
This Article builds on a growing body of scholarship discussing the role of reasonableness in consent-search doctrine. Although the language of “voluntary consent” implies a subjective inquiry into the state of mind of the person granting consent, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly injected an objective standard of reasonableness into its analysis of a citizen’s consent. Several scholars have characterized the Court’s consent jurisprudence as focusing not on true voluntariness but on the reasonableness of police conduct, which they argue is appropriate because the touchstone of the Fourth Amendment is “reasonableness.”
While the renewed scholarly focus on the role of …
Revisiting Erisa Preemption In Gobeille V. Liberty Mutual,
2016
Duke Law
Revisiting Erisa Preemption In Gobeille V. Liberty Mutual, Nicole B. Gage
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar
Under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, federal law preempts state law. In 1974 Congress passed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) governing benefits offered by employers to their employees. The purpose of this statute was ensuring the uniformity of the law applicable to employee benefts. The Supreme Court case of Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual concerns the limits of ERISA’s preemption of state law, specifically whether a state law governing employee benefits is merely peripheral to the core ERISA functions. This Commentary argues that ERISA does not preempt a state law which does not interfere with the administration of ERISA …
Of All The Gin Joints: Harris And The Supreme Court’S Reluctant Jurisprudence On Partisanship In Redistricting,
2016
Duke Law
Of All The Gin Joints: Harris And The Supreme Court’S Reluctant Jurisprudence On Partisanship In Redistricting, Andrew Bellis
Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar
As interpreted by the Supreme Court, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause protects the voting power of citizens. Thus, drawing state legislative districts resulting in dilution of citizens’ voting power may violate the Constitution. However, the question of what factors a state may take into account when redistricting has not been settled. In the upcoming Supreme Court case of Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the Court faces the question of whether partisan makeup of the population and whether an attempt by a state to obtain federal preclearance for redistricting are valid factors a state can take into account …
Sexual Exploitation In The Rhetoric Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
2016
Indiana University
Sexual Exploitation In The Rhetoric Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lisa Shawn Hogan
ConLawNOW
In this essay, Lisa Hogan explores Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s attacks on marriage, including her critique of the institution of marriage and her support of liberal divorce laws. It reveals that Stanton’s most controversial writings addressed woman’s sexuality in a broader context, including discussions of sexual exploitation and infanticide.
The Origins Of Constitutional Gender Equality In The Nineteenth-Century Work Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
2016
University of Akron School of Law
The Origins Of Constitutional Gender Equality In The Nineteenth-Century Work Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Tracy Thomas
ConLawNOW
This introduction to the symposium previews the colloquium held at the Center for Constitutional Law at Akron on the intellectual work of pioneering feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It highlights the talks from scholars in law, history, and women’s studies, published in this symposium issue, that explore Stanton’s philosophical and political work for gender equality in the political, domestic, and religious spheres.
March 7, 2016: Bill Mckibben Proves Me Right On Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’T Agree,
2016
Duquesne University
March 7, 2016: Bill Mckibben Proves Me Right On Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’T Agree, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Bill McKibben Proves Me Right on Campaign Finance, Though He Probably Doesn’t Agree“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
March 5, 2016:Will Negative Ads And So Forth Hurt Trump?,
2016
Duquesne University
March 5, 2016:Will Negative Ads And So Forth Hurt Trump?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Will Negative Ads and so forth Hurt Trump?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
Public Law Litigation In The U.S. And In Argentina: Lessons From A Comparative Study,
2016
Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Public Law Litigation In The U.S. And In Argentina: Lessons From A Comparative Study, Martin Oyhanarte
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Declarations Of Unconstitutionality In India And The U.K.: Comparing The Space For Political Response,
2016
University of Cambridge
Declarations Of Unconstitutionality In India And The U.K.: Comparing The Space For Political Response, Chintan Chandrachud
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Fixing Bail,
2016
Florida State University College of Law
Fixing Bail, Samuel R. Wiseman
Scholarly Publications
A large portion of the jail population consists of criminal defendants whose guilt has yet to be established. A growing number of states have attempted to reduce jail populations in light of budget concerns, and many federal and state statutes already direct judges to detain defendants only if alternative conditions will not protect society or prevent pretrial flight. Despite these legislative directives, judges continue to jail too many defendants pretrial. Indeed, although statutes often direct judges not to impose financial conditions leading to detention, many pretrial detainees are in jail because they could not afford the bond set by a …
The Riddle Of Harmless Error Revisited,
2016
University of New Hampshire School of Law
The Riddle Of Harmless Error Revisited, John M. Greabe
Law Faculty Scholarship
Half a century ago, in Chapman v. California, the Supreme Court imposed on appellate courts an obligation to vacate or reverse criminal judgments marred by constitutional error unless the government demonstrates that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. But the Court did not explain the juridical status of this obligation or its relation to the federal harmless-error statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2111. In the intervening years, commentators have struggled to make sense of Chapman. Some see it as a constitutional mandate. Others view it as an example of constitutional common law. In THE RIDDLE OF HARMLESS ERROR, written …
Using Johnson V. United States To Reframe Retroactivity For Second Or Successive Collateral Challenges,
2016
Fordham University School of Law
Using Johnson V. United States To Reframe Retroactivity For Second Or Successive Collateral Challenges, Thomas H. Gabay
Fordham Law Review
The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) provides a fifteen-year mandatory minimum sentence in federal prison for persons with at least three prior “violent felony” convictions who are subsequently convicted of being in possession of a firearm. In Johnson v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one portion of this statute on the ground that it was unconstitutionally vague. In addition to an enumerated list of “violent felonies” that can result in a conviction, this portion included a catchall category that defined a violent felony as a crime that “otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk …
