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Due Process
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The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Debates Automatic Revocation of Certain Health Professionals’ Licenses
By Kirk Jenkins
Our reports on the oral arguments of the May term of the Illinois Supreme Court conclude this morning with Consiglio v. Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Consiglio involves a constitutional…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eighth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of University Civility Code
In an exceedingly brief per curiam opinion in Keating v. University of South Dakota, an Eighth Circuit panel reversed the conclusion of a district judge that the university's "civility code"…
Education Law Prof Blog
Teacher Tenure Litigation Spreading Quickly, Part II: Reasons to Be Cautious
By Derek Black
As emphasized at the end of my post earlier today on the spread of litigation (and policy initiatives) attacking teacher tenure, ineffective instruction is a serious problem in disadvantaged schools,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal District Judge Invalidates Indiana Laws Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his decision today in Baskin v. Bogan, United States District Judge Richard Young permanently enjoined Indiana officials from…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit Holds Utah’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional in a Divided Decision
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a divided decision, the Tenth Circuit opinion in Kitchen v. Herbert held that theDue Process and Equal Protection Clauses…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Declares No-Fly List Process Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn her opinion in Latif v. Holder, Judge Anna Brown of the District of Oregon concluded that the "no-fly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: MIGUEL A. GRADILLA, MAKING RIGHTS REAL: EFFECTUATING THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANISMS
MIGUEL A. GRADILLA, MAKING RIGHTS REAL: EFFECTUATING THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANISMS, COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF RACE AND LAW (2014)Immigration removal proceedings…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Declares LA’s Prohibition of Vehicle as “Living Quarters” Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Desertain v. City of Los Angeles, the Ninth Circuit held that a provision of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Lethal Injection Secrecy and Eighth Amendment Due Process”
Main June 16, 2014"Lethal Injection Secrecy and Eighth Amendment Due Process"The title of this post is the title of this timely new article by Eric Berger now available via SSRN.…
Education Law Prof Blog
Texas Lawsuit Argues “Value Added” Evaluations Violate Due Process and Equal Protection
By Derek Black
The Houston Federation of Teachers and a group high-achieving individual teachers have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the "value added" teacher evaluation system recently implemented by the Houston Independent…