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7 Jun 2019, 4:43 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
  It is perhaps the oldest common law statute,  post-dating the Magna Carta  (1215) by only 60 years. [read post]
5 Jun 2019, 4:42 am by José Guillermo
Desde las doce y treinta de la tarde y hasta las siete y treinta de la noche vi el debate por la cuestión de confianza, siete horas que pudieron resolverse en una o dos horas, pues los señores que hablaron repetían y repetían el mismo disco y/o jugaban con la interpretación del texto constitucional, por ejemplo Velazquez Quesquen mencionó los artículos 101° y 104° de la Carta Magna como  argumento sustancial ¡nadie… [read post]
26 May 2019, 4:01 am by Administrator
Our historical records show that common law courts, since at least Magna Carta, have been using the tort to control pollution and preserve local environments with great success, often showing indifference and even hostility to the forces of progress. [1] Through this history and experience, the law of nuisance has become a robust and effective mechanism for addressing environmental disputes. [read post]
22 May 2019, 6:40 am by Daniel Shaviro
I thought it was settled back in Magna Carta days, or certainly before the American Revolution, that the Parliament had oversight powers with regard to the executive branch, and the U.S. [read post]
21 May 2019, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
A description from the Press:While challenges to authority are generally perceived as destructive to legal order, this original collection of essays, with Magna Carta at its heart, questions this assumption. [read post]
19 May 2019, 10:20 pm by Ilya Somin
This vaguely Magna Carta-like settlement is the first step towards limiting the previously absolute power of the monarch. [read post]
11 Apr 2019, 4:20 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
JL§ 487, possibly the oldest part of the anglo-american common law, but for the Magna Carta, regularly comes up in legal malpractice settings. [read post]
5 Apr 2019, 3:00 am by Matthew D. Lee
” In her opinion for the Court, Justice Ginsburg traced what she called the “venerable lineage” of the Excessive Fines Clause to 1215, when the Magna Carta mandated that economic sanctions “be proportioned to the wrong. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 4:00 am by Betty Lupinacci
Today we are going to compare and contrast the Magna Carta of 1215 with what has been dubbed the Magna Carta of Baseball – the Laws of Baseball of 1857. [read post]
23 Mar 2019, 7:53 pm by Timothy P. Flynn
Despite Magna Carta, imposition of excessive fines persisted. [read post]
19 Mar 2019, 4:30 am by Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El evento se llevará a cabo el miércoles, 27 de marzo de 2019 a las 8:00 p.m. en el Aula Magna de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Puerto Rico – RSVP aquí. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 12:36 pm by Brandon Jubelirer
” In noting that the codification of the principles behind the Excessive Fines Clause date back to the Magna Carta and colonial Virginia, the Court unanimously agreed that the freedom from excessive fines and forfeitures was indeed “fundamental” and “deeply rooted” in American legal tradition. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 11:39 am by James E. Novak, P.L.L.C.
” In so holding, the court traced the “venerable lineage” of the Excessive Fines Clause back to 1215, when Magna Carta required that economic sanctions for a misdeed be proportionate to the wrong committed. [read post]
25 Feb 2019, 3:00 pm
” Both justices trace the roots of the Excessive Fines Clause to the Magna Carta’s prohibition on monetary penalties that are disproportionate to the offense and so large that they deprive individuals of their livelihood. [read post]
23 Feb 2019, 3:07 pm by Benson Varghese
The Court was able to trace the lineage of the clause to the year 1215, having its roots in the Magna Carta. [read post]
22 Feb 2019, 12:49 pm by James S. Friedman, LLC
  The Court’s findings and conclusions were based upon a historical analysis of the issue going all the back to the Magna Carta. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 4:01 pm by Jamie Markham
Writing for the court, Justice Ginsburg worked her way from Magna Carta to today to demonstrate that prohibition on excessive fines is “fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty. [read post]
20 Feb 2019, 10:32 am by admin
The Interplay between the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Is the Supreme Court’s Test for “Public Use” Merely Rational Basis? [read post]