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The Park51 Islamic Cultural Center Debate

August 24, 2010

     Here are links to competing views about the Park51 Islamic Cultural Center.  I also offer my opinion on the subject.

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Tomorrow's Debate at UA Law School on the Arizona Immigration Law

August 24, 2010

     The student chapters of the Federalist Society and the American Civil Liberties Union are hosting a debate at the University of Akron School of Law tomorrow  entitled "Battle at the Border: Is Arizona's Immigration Law Constitutional?"  More information about the debate and links to sources of information about the subject are below the fold.

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I, We, They, and Thou in Constitutional Analysis

August 22, 2010

     The principles of Constitutional Law are expressed in many voices.

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Key Portions of Arizona Immigration Law Struck Down by Federal Court

July 30, 2010

     On Wednesday Judge Susan R. Bolton of the Federal District Court for Arizona struck down key portions of the Arizona statute regulating immigration.

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Lebron James and the Constitution

July 9, 2010

     Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has reportedly called Lebron James "narcissistic" and characterized his decision to leave Cleveland for Miami a "cowardly betrayal."  I disagree, in part because of Constitutional principles.

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Federal District Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

July 8, 2010

     Judge Joseph L. Tauro, of the Federal District Court of Massachusetts, has declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

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Professor Aynes Cited by Supreme Court

June 29, 2010

     Professor Richard L. Aynes' article, On Misreading John Bingham and the Fourteenth Amendment, 103 Yale Law Journal 57 (1993), was cited yesterday by the Supreme Court in its opinion in the case of McDonald v. Chicago.

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Two Significant Supreme Court Decisions Handed Down Today: McDonald v. Chicago, and Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

June 28, 2010

     The Supreme Court handed down two significant constitutional decisions today: McDonald v. Chicago (striking down a Chicago ordinance banning private possession of handguns), and Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (ruling that a public university may require student student organizations to admit all applicants on a nondiscriminatory basis to qualify for official recognition and support).

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Demographic Information about Arizona

June 27, 2010

In a recent post about the Birthright Citizenship Act I noted that Kentucky Senatorial candidate Rand Paul has called for the adoption of a constitutional amendment that would provide that children who are born in this country but whose parents are undocumented immigrants would not be citizens of the United States.   Dr. Paul cited "demographics" [...]

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Political Gerrymandering: (Part 5) The Ohio Redistricting Competition

June 26, 2010

     In 2009 the Ohio Secretary of State's office under Jennifer Brunner helped to host a public competition to draw fair, nonpartisan congressional legislative districts for the State of Ohio.  The results were remarkable.

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Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009

June 25, 2010

     Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA) submitted a bill – the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 – that would change the law so that children born in this country whose parents are undocumented immigrants would not be considered citizens of the United States.  In my opinion this law would be unconstitutional under 14th Amendment and the [...]

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Obama, McChrystal, Lincoln, and Key

June 24, 2010

     Columnists have compared President's Obama's dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal to Truman's dismissal of Douglas MacArthur.  I have another analogy: Lincoln's dismissal of Major John Key.

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