On June 25, 1970, the Supreme Court issued its seminal ruling on prayer in public schools in Engle v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421. In Engle, Justice Black wrote that a state sponsored prayer was in contravention to the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment, which was...
–“You have the right to remain silent; anything that you say may be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one may be appointed to represent you. Do you understand these rights?” We know...
LexisNexis All graduating students may request continued unlimited access through August 1 by signing-on at www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and clicking the “Summer Access” banner when it rotates into view at the top of the page. Graduates who do not register for summer...
LexisNexis: All students may request unlimited summer access to materials on their law school LexisNexis ID for academic or educational purposes by signing-on at www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and clicking “Summer Access” banner when it rotates into view at the top of...
On Wednesday, June 15th, the George Washington University Law School will host a program entitled “Can the Google Book Settlement Be Fixed?: A Roundtable Discussion Among Experts” which focuses on the rejection of a proposed settlement by United States District...
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