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Eradicating Bush-League Arguments Root and Branch: The Article II Independent-State-Legislature Notion and Related Rubbish

University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper , 2021 Supreme Court Review 1 (2022)

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2023

Vikram D. Amar and Akhil Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law and Yale Law School

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The Case for Reforming Presidential Elections by Subconstitutional Means: The Electoral College, the National Popular Vote Compact, and Congressional Power

Georgetown Law Journal, Forthcoming, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 279

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Is the Presidential Succession Law Constitutional?

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 1, p. 113, November 1995, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Akhil Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law and Yale Law School

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The Moore the Merrier: How Moore v. Harper’s Complete Repudiation of the Independent State Legislature (ISL) Theory is Happy News for the Court, the Country and Commentators

Forthcoming, 2022-2023 Cato Supreme Court Review, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23-17

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2023

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Afterthoughts on Snyder v. Phelps

Cardozo Law Review de novo, p. 43, 2011

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Indirect Effects of Direct Election: A Structural Examination of the Seventeenth Amendment

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 6, p. 1347, November 1996

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Nov 1996 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Are Statutes Constraining Gubernatorial Power to Make Temporary Appointments to the Senate Constitutional under the Seventeenth Amendment?

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 35, 2008, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 131

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 11 Mar 2008

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Locating Free-Exercise Most-Favored-Nation-Status (MFN) Reasoning in Constitutional Context

Forthcoming, 2022 Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-16

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 16 May 2023

Alan E. Brownstein and Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The New Regulation Allowing Federal Agents to Monitor Attorney-Client Conversations: Why it Threatens Fourth Amendment Values

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 4, p. 1163, 2002

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Akhil Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law and Yale Law School

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The Role of Lawyers and Law Schools in Fostering Civil Public Debate

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 3, 2021, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-06

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Mar 2021

Vikram D. Amar and Jennifer K. Robbennolt

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of Illinois College of Law

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The Power to 'Try' 'Cases of Impeachment': Some Reflections on the Finality, Transparency and Integrity of Senate Adjudications of Presidential Impeachments (Including that of Donald J. Trump)

CHICAGO-KENT LAW REVIEW 2020, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-14

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 11 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 23 May 2022

Vikram D. Amar and Jason Mazzone

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of Illinois College of Law

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Is Honesty the Best (Judicial) Policy in Affirmative Action Cases? Fisher v. University of Texas Gives the Court (Yet) Another Chance to Say Yes

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc, 2012 Forthcoming, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 298

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 May 2012

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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From Watergate to Ken Starr: Potter Stewart's 'Or of the Press' A Quarter Century Later

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 4, p. 711, April 1999

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 13 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Lessons from California's Recent Experience with its Non-Unitary (Divided) Executive: Of Mayors, Governors, Controllers, and Attorneys General

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 2, 2009

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Reflections on the Doctrinal and Big-Picture Issues Raised by the Constitutional Challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Florida International University Law Review Annual Symposium, Forthcoming, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 278

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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President Quayle?

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 78, No. 4, p. 913, 1992

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Akhil Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law and Yale Law School

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The People Made Me Do it: Can the People of the States Instruct and Coerce Their State Legislatures in the Article V Constitutional Amendment Process?

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 1037, 2000

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Of Hobgoblins and Justice O'Connor's Jurisprudence of Equality

McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 3, p. 823, Spring 2001

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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A Close-Up, Modern Look at First Amendment Academic Freedom Rights of Public College Students and Faculty

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 101, No. 5, 2017, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-32

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Jul 2017

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Adventures in Direct Democracy: The Top Ten Constitutional Lessons from the California Recall Experience

California Law Review, Vol. 92, No. 3, May 2004

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Senate and the Constitution

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 97, No. 6, p. 1111, May 1988

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Hybrid Nature of Political Rights

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 915, February 1998

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 30 Mar 1998 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth About 'High Crimes and Misdemeanors' and the Constitution's Impeachment Process

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 16, p. 403, 1999

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Death, Grief, and Freedom of Speech: Does the First Amendment Permit Protection Against the Harassment and Commandeering of Funeral Mourners?

Cardozo Law Review de novo, 2010

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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'Clarifying' Murphy’s Law: If Something Can Go Wrong (in Reconciling Commandeering and Conditional Preemption Doctrines), Did it?

Supreme Court Review, Forthcoming, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-5

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Nov 2018

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Bush V. Gore and Article II: Pressured Judgment Makes Dubious Law

The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 48, No. 3, March/April 2001

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Towards a More Explicit, Independent, Consistent and Nuanced Compelled Speech Doctrine

University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-14

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2019

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Implementing an Historical Vision of the Jury in an Age of Administrative Factfinding and Sentencing Guidelines

South Texas Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 291, 2005

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Jury Service as Political Participation Akin to Voting

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 80, Issue 2, 1995

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Standing Up for Direct Democracy: Who Can Be Empowered Under Article III to Defend Initiatives in Federal Court?

UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 337

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 May 2013 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2022

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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How Much Protection Do Injunctions Against Enforcement of Allegedly Unconstitutional Statutes Provide?

Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3, p. 657, 2004

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Reviewing Associational Freedom Claims in a Limited Public Forum: An Extension of the Distinction between Debate Dampening and Debate Distorting State Action

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 35, p. 505, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 234

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2021

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Federalism Friction in the First Year of the Trump Presidency

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3, 2018, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-15

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Mar 2018

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Basis for Election Exceptionalism in Justiciability and Related Doctrines: Constitutional Compensation in Light of Purcell

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 31 Jul 2024

Vikram D. Amar and Evan Caminker

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of Michigan Law School

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Constitutional Change and Direct Democracy: Modern Challenges and Exciting Opportunities

Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 69, 2016, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-33

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Aug 2017

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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36.

The Constitution as Client

UC Davis Law Review, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Sep 2024

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Voracious First Amendment: Alvarez and Knox in the Context of 2012 and Beyond

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Forthcoming, UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 320

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 17 Dec 2012

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Equal Protection, Unequal Political Burdens, and the CCRI

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4, p. 1019, 1996

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Oct 1996 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Evan Caminker

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of Michigan Law School

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A 'Comparative' Analysis of the Academic Freedom of Public University Professors

University of North Carolina School of Law First Amendment Law Review, Vol. X 2016, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-35

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 Aug 2017

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Business and Constitutional Originalism in the Roberts Court

Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2009

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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When Avoiding Federal Questions Should not Evade Federal Review: Michigan v. Long Meets, and Trumps, Ashwander v. TVA

UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 183

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2022

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Election Exceptionalism in Justiciability and Related Doctrines: Constitutional Compensation in Light of Purcell

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jul 2024

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Academic Freedom

Green Bag 2D, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 17, Autumn 2005

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Vice Presidency in Five (Sometimes) Easy Pieces

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 44, Issue 3, 2017, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-34

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Aug 2017

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Taking (Equal Voting) Rights Seriously: The Fifteenth Amendment as Constitutional Foundation, and the Need For Judges to Remodel Their Approach to Age Discrimination in Political Rights

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 97, 2022, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-15

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 23 May 2022

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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How Senate Confirmation Hearings Should Better Educate Senators and the American Public: The Instructional Necessity of Case-Specific Questioning

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 61, No. 6, July 2010

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Oct 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Insights from Democracy and Distrust Bearing on Rucho and Partisan Gerrymandering

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 36, 2021, University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-13

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 23 May 2022

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Morse, School Speech, and Originalism

University of California, Davis Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 3, February 2009

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Converse Section 1983 Suits in Which States Police Federal Agents: An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived

Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4, p. 1369, Summer 2004

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Conduct Unbecoming a Coordinate Branch: The Supreme Court in Garrett

The Green Bag, Vol. 4, No. 4, Summer 2001 , NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 35

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 29 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2011

Samuel Estreicher and Vikram D. Amar

New York University School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Why the Case for Amending the U.S. Constitution to Prohibit or Regulate Gay Marriage is 'Not Proved'

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 1 and 2, Fall 2004, Winter 2005

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The New 'New Federalism': The Supreme Court in Hibbs (and Guillen)

Green Bag 2D, Vol. 6, No. 4, p. 349, Summer 2003

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Constitutional Sunsetting?: Justice O'Connor's Closing Comments in Grutter

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, Summer 2003

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 06 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Evan Caminker

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of Michigan Law School

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Direct Democracy and Article II: Additional Thoughts on Initiatives and Presidential Elections

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2008

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 03 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The Cheney Decision --- A Missed Chance to Straighten Out Some Muddled Issues

Cato Supreme Court Review, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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California Constitutional Conundrums -- State Constitutional Quirks Exposed by the Same-Sex Marriage Experience

Rutgers Law Journal Vol. 40, No. 4, p. 741, 2009

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA: The Supreme Court in Barnett

Green Bag 2d, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 361, Summer 2002

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar and Alan E. Brownstein

University of California, Davis - School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Lower Court Disobedience & the Ninth Circuit

Green Bag 2D, Vol. 7, No. 4, p. 314, Summer 2004

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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Some Questions and Answers Concerning Justice Blackmun in Federalism and Separation of Power Cases

Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 153, Fall 1998

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts and the Workplace

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 3, p. 513, Spring 1999

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Nov 2011

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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The NCAA as Regulator, Litigant, and State Actor

Boston College Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 2, March 2011

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2022

Vikram D. Amar

University of California, Davis - School of Law

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University of California, Davis - School of Law

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University of Illinois College of Law

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