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Section 4: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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2018-2019 Supreme Court Preview: Schedule And Panel Members, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 3: Property Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 7: Civil Rights, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 5: Business Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 1: Moot Court: Nieves, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Separation Of Powers, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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How Strong Does The Evidence Against Kavanaugh Need To Be?, Katherine A. Shaw

Online Publications

The allegation made by Christine Blasey Ford — that at age 15 she was the victim of a sexual assault by a 17-year-old Brett Kavanaugh — has not only upended Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but has also left Americans wondering what standards should apply to an accusation like this.

Attempting To Engage In Socially Coherent Dialogue About Religious Liberty And Equality, Alan Brownstein

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Most book reviews reflect the reviewer’s final conclusions about the author’s finished work. This review is more of a snapshot of the lengthy dialogue I have been engaged in for several months with Nelson Tebbe, the author of the book being reviewed. The symposium conference organized by the St. John’s Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development in September 2016, invited several church-state scholars to comment on a draft manuscript of Nelson Tebbe’s forthcoming book, Religious Freedom in an Egalitarian Age. However, the book was not fully completed when this multi-participant dialogue began.

Testimony Of Rebecca Ingber Before The United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh For Associate Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court, Rebecca Ingber

Faculty Scholarship

Professor Rebecca Ingber testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee as it considered the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her testimony focused on Judge Kavanaugh's national security and international law jurisprudence, in particular, the court's role in considering international law constraints on the President's war powers, and the potential effects of this judicial approach on executive power.

Judge Kavanaugh, Chevron Deference, And The Supreme Court, Kent H. Barnett, Christina L. Boyd, Christopher J. Walker

Popular Media

How might a new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh review federal agency statutory interpretations that come before him on the Court?

To find at least a preliminary answer, we can look to his judicial behavior while serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit—and there is plenty of relevant Kavanaugh judicial behavior to observe. Since starting his service on the D.C. Circuit in 2006, Judge Kavanaugh has participated in the disposition of around 2,700 cases and has authored more than 300 opinions. Over a third of those authored opinions involved administrative law.

Supreme Verbosity: The Roberts Court's Expanding Legacy

Marquette Law Review

The link between courts and the public is the written word. With rare exceptions, it is through judicial opinions that courts communicate with litigants, lawyers, other courts, and the community. Whatever the court’s statutory and constitutional status, the written word, in the end, is the source and the measure of the court’s authority.

It is therefore not enough that a decision be correct—it must also be fair and reasonable and readily understood. The burden of the judicial opinion is to explain and to persuade and to satisfy the world that the decision is principled and sound. What the court says, …

Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title Vii: The Promising Road Ahead, Sydney Wright

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Working Without A Net: Supreme Court Decision-Making As Performance, Frederick Mark Gedicks

BYU Law Review

Though judges often portray themselves as helpless to alter case outcomes dictated by law, this is mostly false humility. Judges are illusionists, and their opinions sleights of hand which obscure that they participate in creating what they purport merely to apply. This is especially the case in the Supreme Court, from which there is no appeal. The Justices perform the law, and their opinions are the records of these performances.Performance theory supplies a better means of analyzing Supreme Court decisions than ubiquitous and wearisome attacks on judicial integrity. The Court has its precedents, but they have no connection to a …

Exacting Public Beach Access: The Viability Of Permit Conditions And Florida's State Beach Access Laws After Dolan V. City Of Tigard, Shawn M. Willson

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

In the aftermath of Nollan v. California Coastal Commission and Dolan v. City of Tigard, local governments may find it more difficult to utilize permit conditions as a tool for preserving beach access. This Comment explores the viability of Florida's beach access laws after these decisions, examining the potential effects on permitting for construction at the local level. As an introduction, the Comment reviews Florida's current beach access statutes and discusses the Nollan and Dolan cases. The Comment then analyzes the true meaning of the "rough proportionality" requirement of Dolan, entertaining views from subsequent case law and commentators. Additionally, the …

Litigating Suitum V. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency In The United States Supreme Court, Richard J. Lazarus

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

On May 27, 1997, the United States Supreme Court decided Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, a case addressing ripeness issues as they pertain to regulatory takings and transferable developmental rights (TDRs). As record counsel for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in the Suitum, Professor Lazarus considers the strategic litigation choices made by both parties and their impact on the Suitum litigation. By way of introduction, this essay recounts the Suitum facts from two different perspectives, that of petitioner and respondent. Then the essay explores the ways that the parties chose to litigate their respective sides, expounding upon the issues …

The Finality Ripeness In Federal Land Use Cases From Hamilton Bank To Lucas, R. Jeffrey Lyman

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Justice Scalia And The Demise Of Environmental Law Standing, Patti A. Meeks

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Case Note: Constitutional Questions In Environmental Regulation: Epa's Use Of Aerial Photography Does Not Constitute A Fourth Amendment Search, Mark Massey

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

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Overcoming Williamson County's Troubling State Procedures Rule: How The England Reservation, Issue Preclusion Exceptions, And The Inadequacy Exception Open The Federal Courthouse Door To Ripe Takings Claims, J. David Breemer

Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

This article discusses an avenue available to takings claimants so that they may open the nearly closed door of the federal courts. In Williamson County, the United States Supreme Court established two ripeness prongs that create powerful barriers to landowners seeking to have their takings claims heard on the merits in federal court. Through an in depth analysis of the facts and litigation of this case and others, the author assesses the foundation of the state procedures requirements and concludes it is not required by the Takings Clause. The article scrutinizes the rule's fundamental unfairness and error in its application. …