All Articles tagged fundamental liberties
State Constitutional Commentary
October 12, 2018 EDT The court disregarded well-established precedent and ignored unique aspects of the NY Constitution critical to this case and failed to honor NY’s proud tradition of protecting fundamental liberties.
General
May 27, 2016 EDT This essay suggests that Obergefell should be seen as a step toward reconciling the ongoing tension between the constitutional rights of human liberty and freedom of religion.
General
January 01, 2005 EDT This comment addresses the contribution of Justice Jackson's wartime security jurisprudence to contemporary questions of executive detention of enemy combatants, and particularly to the decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld.