Federal-Aid Highway Construction and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
The federal courts have consistently met both state and federal resistance with a firm hand to ensure that NEPA's directives achieve the ends Congress intended.
The Review: Volume 3
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- The Impact of Stanley v. Illinois on Custody Proceedings for Illegitimate Children: Procedural Parity for the Putative Father?
- Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner: Handbilling within a Shopping Mall Not Directed At a Store Is Not Protected By the First Amendment Unless No Adequate Alternative Location Exists
- Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Jury Verdicts
- Book Reviews 3.1
Issue 2
featuring
- The Internal Revenue Code's Provisions Against Legislative Activity on the Part of Tax-Exempt Organizations: A Legitimate Safeguard or a Violation of the First Amendment
- The President and the Congress: Impoundment of Domestic Funds
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth: Procedural Due Process and the Rights of Nontenured Teachers
- Ruiz v. Morton: BIA Welfare Extended to All American Indians
In Depth Reading
Volume 3 Issue 1
Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Jury Verdicts
We have found that discrepancy in occupational status between juror and defendant is related to trial outcome. High discrepancy between defendant and jurors is more likely to lead to a conviction than a trial situation in which low status discrepancy
The Impact of Stanley v. Illinois on Custody Proceedings for Illegitimate Children: Procedural Parity for the Putative Father?
It is herein contended that the maternal preference rule as exemplified by the New York case of Cornell v. Hartley will not withstand the scrutiny of Stanley and should be eliminated by extending to contests between unwed parents the parity
Eisenstadt v. Baird: State Statute Prohibiting Distribution of Contraceptives to Single Persons Void on Equal Protection Grounds
Since the Court acknowledged a shadowy concept of the right of privacy, Eisenstadt will certainly be used in attempts to effect change in laws impinging upon individual privacy.
Volume 3 Issue 2
The Internal Revenue Code's Provisions Against Legislative Activity on the Part of Tax-Exempt Organizations: A Legitimate Safeguard or a Violation of the First Amendment
Discussion of the prohibition against legislative activity for tax-exempt organizations and the tension between safeguards and first amendment.
Braking the Law: Antibusing Legislation and the Constitution
Discussion of unconstitutionality of anti-busing legislation of the 1970s.
The President and the Congress: Impoundment of Domestic Funds
Discussion of battle over executive impoundment of Congressionally authorized and appropriated funds for domestic programs.
The Doctrine of Pharmacological Duress: A Critical Analysis
Discussion of doctrine of pharmacological duress, which attempts to exculpate (in part) criminal defendants addicted to narcotics.