Constitutional law - due process and free exercise - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court holds that school-based condom program does not violate parents' rights - Curtis v. School Committee, 652 N.E.2d 580 (Mass. 1995)
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Curtis v. School Committee that a voluntary condom distribution program did not violate parents' due process and free exercise of religion rights. While mandatory programs and programs that preclude the exercise of a right are constitutionally suspect, this program merely made condoms available to students who wanted them. Parental rights are often limited by the state in instances where the state's or child's interest outweighs that of the parent.
Publication Name: Harvard Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0017-811X
Year: 1996
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Separation of powers - head-of-state immunity - Eleventh Circuit holds that the executive branch's capture of Noriega exempts him from head-of-state immunity
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The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1997's United States v. Noriega added additional confusion to head-of-state immunity law by not defining the scope of judicial authority in that area of law. The correct outcome which denied Manuel Antonio Noriega immunity was premised on executive intent. Cases such as Noriega where no formal executive opinion exists should be controlled by definite standards and not the broad judicial discretion resulting from the Noriega decision.
Publication Name: Harvard Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0017-811X
Year: 1998
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