Constitutional Law
Aug. 18, 1999
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^^Constitutional Law^^ Immunization Booster Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for States' Rights Constitutional historians will regard the Rehnquist court's most dramatic changes in the law as being in the area of federalism.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alden v. Maine, 119 S.Ct. 2240 (1999), may be one of its most important in recent years. By a 5-4 margin, the court held that state governments cannot be sued in state courts without their consent. In other rulings, including two handed down on the same day as ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alden v. Maine, 119 S.Ct. 2240 (1999), may be one of its most important in recent years. By a 5-4 margin, the court held that state governments cannot be sued in state courts without their consent. In other rulings, including two handed down on the same day as ...
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