Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Academic Blogs -> Legal Theory Blog
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Academic
: Legal Theory BlogJensen on "Of" and "On" in the Constitution
By Lawrence Solum
Erik M. Jensen (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) has posted Prepositions in the Constitution: Duties of Tonnage and Taxes on Incomes (The Green Bag, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
-
To defend the proposition that prepositions matter, this article examines the "of" in the phrase "duties of tonnage" and the "on" in "taxes on incomes."
Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).
Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.
Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

Interesting Example of the Use of Computer Search Evidence
Why Professors Shouldn't Talk About Their Vacation Homes
Taxpayers Win Built-in-Gains Case
Jensen: Would a Tax on AIG Bonus Recipients Really Be a "Tax"








