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Equal Protection
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inversecondemnation.com
S. Carolina: “Substantially Advance” Means “Not Arbitrary And Capricious”
The speed of the internet: we were all set to summarize our thoughts on the South Carolina Supreme Court's opinion in Dunes West Golf Club, LLC v. Town of Mount…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitutional Law Exam: 2012 Possibilities
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For ConLawProfs, it's time to draft the Constitutional Law final exam. And it's time for ConLaw students to study and master the materials, arguments, and theoretical perspectives in preparation for…
inversecondemnation.com
Hawaii Reapportionment Equal Protection Challenge
Here are the relevant pleadings in the pending cross-motions for summary judgment in Kostick v. Nago, Cv. No. 12-00184 JMS-LEK-MMM, the case challenging Hawaii's 2012 Reapportionment Plan for violatating the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Sixth Circuit Finds Michigan’s Anti-Affirmative Action Proposal 2 Unconstitutional
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In its opinion today in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the University of Michigan, the en banc Sixth Circuit has declared Michigan's anti-affirmative action constitutional amendment, passed in…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Courtney Cahill on Abortion and Disgust
Courtney M. Cahill(Florida State University – College of Law) has posted Abortion andDisgust on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article uses disgusttheory — defined as the insights on disgust…
PropertyProf Blog
Alsgaard on Gender Disparities in Farm Inheritance
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Hannah Alsgaard (Berkeley - student) has posted Rural Inheritance: Gender Disparities in Farm Transmission (North Dakota Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Farmers are farmers’ sons. Notable in our modern…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fisher v. University of Texas: Oral Argument
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The Court's oral argument today in Fisher v. UT contained few surprises for those acquainted with the parties' briefs or our preview yesterday.Bert Rein, arguing on behalf of petitioner Abigal Fisher…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit Rejects Challenge to the Kansas Judicial Nominating Commission
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A three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit ruled in Dool v. Burke that the election procedure for attorney members of the Kansas Judicial Nominating Commission did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. …
Land Use Prof Blog
Big Box v. Little Bavaria: Lessons in Animus from the Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Loesel v. City of Frankenmuth, 10-2354, 2012 WL 3553272 (6th Cir. Aug. 20, 2012) provides us new lessons both in the big box wars…
SALT Shaker
Administrative Convenience Justifies Inequality in Tax Forgiveness Program
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Armour v. City of Indianapolis, 132 S.Ct. 2073 (June 4, 2012), that a city’s refusal to refund sewer taxes prepaid by some homeowners while…