I think Breyer was attempting to demonstrate his approach to constitutional law
interpretation — thinking out loud to show how he would work through the
material in an idealized, judgely fashion. He's absorbed in the subject of
case-by-case adjudication and how carefully everything needs to be
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I think Breyer was attempting to demonstrate his approach to constitutional
law interpretation — thinking out loud to show how
Here's a case of a Wisconsin intermediate appellate court reversing a
trial judge who awarded custody to a father who wanted his daughter
to attend high school over the mother's Amish religious objection:
“Nothing in the record justifies ordering (the girl) to enroll in
high school, so
Did you notice this part?"The citizens of the Dover area were poorly served by the members of the Board who voted for the ID Policy. It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their
Some of the listmembers seem to be losing sight of the fact that the judge wrote his opinion after a bench trial. It's completely appropriate for the trier of fact to state conclusions about the credibility of the witnesses and the motivations of various characters in the underlying events. I did,
I'd say the voluntary cessation doctrine would cover anything that
might appear moot here.
Ann
On Nov 9, 2005, at 7:56 AM, James Maule wrote:
According to an article in this morning's Philadelphia Inquirer
[http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/13116793.htm (a free
subscription
It seems to be: when you go with someone to a social event, it's a way of saying "I'm having sex with this person."AnnOn Nov 4, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Rick Duncan wrote: What was Sandy's substantive point? Douglas Laycock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe the family name of the Prince of Wales is
How about the great Ken Russell film "The Devils"?I haven't seen it in a long while, and some people hate it, but it was once on my personal top five list. Here's the IMDB description: "Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of pre-rennaisance France, but need to
I like the title of this thread Assaults on the England language,
which suggests the grammatical argument for why it's wrong to say
Democrat Party. But if the grammatical point is so strong, why do we
say women lawyers? Women isn't an adjective.
Ann
On Jul 21, 2005, at 9:20 AM, Mark
The correct adjective is "female," but people avoid it because they feel it has the wrong connotation. That's really the same thing you're seeing with those who avoid the adjective "Democratic" when referring to the party. And I'm on the side of calling people and groups what they want to be
I'll do it. Any chance the book will be available for Fall semester?
I'm very likely to change books.
Ann
On May 24, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Volokh, Eugene wrote:
I'm creating a Religion Clauses textbook, of about 400-450
softbound pages, for Foundation Press. I'm starting with the
the requirement, other types of advocacy, including political solicitation, will continue to be worth service learning credit. ...
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A student cannot be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance, but does a
student also have a right to refuse to stand
the teacher or principal did-even though
their
actions were clearly unconstitutional.
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7th Circuit, discussing Lipp in Sherman was not the most elegant
prose. I meant that in Sherman the 7th Cir. was discussing
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Calling attention to the student's difference might be emotionally
wounding to this student too. (Class, please tolerate Susie, she's
different.) But I agree that tolerating the different student is
better.
In my class, many students were offended. One called out in a
particularly angry way.
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Calling attention to the student's difference might be emotionally
wounding to this student too. (Class, please tolerate
Stevens creates a new prudential limitation on standing: it is improper for
the federal courts to entertain a claim by a plaintiff whose standing to sue
is founded on family law rights that are in dispute when prosecution of the
lawsuit may have an adverse effect on the person who is the source of
Greg Sisk writes: the gender complementarity rationale involves no
disparate treatment of the sexes but rather treats the combination of both
as giving rise to a special relationship. The complementarity rationale
does not involve assignment of different sex roles; it is not reducible to
on transcripts Ive found in Lexis).)
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Mark raises the question of accommodation of religion, which my students also raised. My problem with that analysis is this: when have the courts accepted accommodation when it meant leaving the people to be accommodated in the position they were already in
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