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Challenges Of Conveying Intellectual Disabilities To Judge And Jury, Caroline Everington 2014 William & Mary Law School

Challenges Of Conveying Intellectual Disabilities To Judge And Jury, Caroline Everington

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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The True Legacy Of Atkins And Roper: The Unreliability Principle, Mentally Ill Defendants, And The Death Penalty’S Unraveling, Scott E. Sundby 2014 William & Mary Law School

The True Legacy Of Atkins And Roper: The Unreliability Principle, Mentally Ill Defendants, And The Death Penalty’S Unraveling, Scott E. Sundby

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In striking down the death penalty for intellectually disabled and juvenile defendants, Atkins v. Virginia and Roper v. Simmons have been understandably heralded as important holdings under the Court’s Eighth Amendment jurisprudence that has found the death penalty “disproportional” for certain types of defendants and crimes. This Article argues, however, that the cases have a far more revolutionary reach than their conventional understanding. In both cases the Court went one step beyond its usual two-step analysis of assessing whether imposing the death penalty violated “evolving standards of decency.” This extra step looked at why even though intellectual disability and youth …


Everyone Forgets About The Third Amendment: Exploring The Implications On Third Amendment Case Law Of Extending Its Prohibitions To Include Actions By State Police Officers, Samantha A. Lovin 2014 William & Mary Law School

Everyone Forgets About The Third Amendment: Exploring The Implications On Third Amendment Case Law Of Extending Its Prohibitions To Include Actions By State Police Officers, Samantha A. Lovin

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Does Atkins Make A Difference In Non-Capital Cases? Should It?, Paul Marcus 2014 William & Mary Law School

Does Atkins Make A Difference In Non-Capital Cases? Should It?, Paul Marcus

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Sentencing Roulette: How Virginia’S Criminal Sentencing System Is Imposing An Unconstitutional Trial Penalty That Suppresses The Rights Of Criminal Defendants To A Jury Trial, Caleb R. Stone 2014 William & Mary Law School

Sentencing Roulette: How Virginia’S Criminal Sentencing System Is Imposing An Unconstitutional Trial Penalty That Suppresses The Rights Of Criminal Defendants To A Jury Trial, Caleb R. Stone

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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A Tale Of Two (And Possibly Three) Atkins: Intellectual Disability And Capital Punishment Twelve Years After The Supreme Court’S Creation Of A Categorical Bar, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Paul Marcus, Emily Paavola 2014 William & Mary Law School

A Tale Of Two (And Possibly Three) Atkins: Intellectual Disability And Capital Punishment Twelve Years After The Supreme Court’S Creation Of A Categorical Bar, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Paul Marcus, Emily Paavola

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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December 14, 2014: The Tough Guys Who Favor Torture, Bruce Ledewitz 2014 Duquesne University

December 14, 2014: The Tough Guys Who Favor Torture, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Tough Guys Who Favor Torture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


December 11, 2014: No Justification For Torture, Bruce Ledewitz 2014 Duquesne University

December 11, 2014: No Justification For Torture, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “No Justification for Torture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


United States V. Patane: The Beginning Of The End Of Miranda, Bryce Chauncey Loveland 2014 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

United States V. Patane: The Beginning Of The End Of Miranda, Bryce Chauncey Loveland

Touro Law Review

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What's A Lower Court To Do? Limiting Lawrence V. Texas And The Right To Sexual Autonomy, John Tuskey 2014 Regent University School of Law

What's A Lower Court To Do? Limiting Lawrence V. Texas And The Right To Sexual Autonomy, John Tuskey

Touro Law Review

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Qualified Immunity: 1983 Litigation In The Public Employment Context, Erwin Chemerinsky 2014 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Qualified Immunity: 1983 Litigation In The Public Employment Context, Erwin Chemerinsky

Touro Law Review

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Roper V. Simmons - Supreme Court's Reliance On International Law In Constitutional Decision-Making, Jessica Mishali 2014 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Roper V. Simmons - Supreme Court's Reliance On International Law In Constitutional Decision-Making, Jessica Mishali

Touro Law Review

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The Property Rights Revolution That Failed: Eminent Domain In The 2004 Supreme Court Term, David Schultz 2014 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

The Property Rights Revolution That Failed: Eminent Domain In The 2004 Supreme Court Term, David Schultz

Touro Law Review

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Takings Cases In The October 2004 Term, Leon D. Lazer 2014 Touro Law School

Takings Cases In The October 2004 Term, Leon D. Lazer

Touro Law Review

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Federalism Cases In The October 2004 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky 2014 Touro Law School

Federalism Cases In The October 2004 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky

Touro Law Review

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Look Back At The Rehnquist Era And An Overview Of The 2004 Supreme Court Term, Erwin Chemerinsky 2014 Touro Law School

Look Back At The Rehnquist Era And An Overview Of The 2004 Supreme Court Term, Erwin Chemerinsky

Touro Law Review

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December 9, 2014: There Was A Moment, Bruce Ledewitz 2014 Duquesne University

December 9, 2014: There Was A Moment, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “There Was a Moment“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


Kansas V. Nebraska & Colorado: Keeping Equity Afloat In The Republican River Dispute, Charles Punia 2014 Duke Law

Kansas V. Nebraska & Colorado: Keeping Equity Afloat In The Republican River Dispute, Charles Punia

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

This commentary previews an upcoming Supreme Court case, Kansas v. Nebraska & Colorado. The Supreme Court will have the opportunity to resolve a decades-old conflict over water rights in the Republican River which flows through Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. In this case of original jurisdiction, the Court will determine both whether Nebraska violated a 60-year old compact concerning water rights, and what the appropriate remedy should be for that violation.


A Collision Course Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment: The Third And Ninth Circuit Find Ea Sports’S Ncaa Football Video Games Infringe Former Student-Athletes Right Of Publicity, Michael Feinberg 2014 Seton Hall University

A Collision Course Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment: The Third And Ninth Circuit Find Ea Sports’S Ncaa Football Video Games Infringe Former Student-Athletes Right Of Publicity, Michael Feinberg

Seton Hall Circuit Review

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Some Mistakes Are Greater Than Others: Why A Categorical Exclusion Is A Proper Response To A Police Officer's Mistake Of Law During A Traffic Stop, Daniel J. Gilbert 2014 Seton Hall University

Some Mistakes Are Greater Than Others: Why A Categorical Exclusion Is A Proper Response To A Police Officer's Mistake Of Law During A Traffic Stop, Daniel J. Gilbert

Seton Hall Circuit Review

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