On the other hand, I do like Scalia's remark in <i>Sosa</i> that a lot of what passes as international law is the invention of law professors...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:23 PM, William Slomanson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bills@tjsl.edu">bills@tjsl.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I have not yet seen this Oklahoma state law, but it reminds me of what
US SCt Justice Scalia stated a few years ago---re not relying on International Law
to interpret the meaning of the US Constitution. Those of you with insomnia
might read my responsive American Judges Against Judicial Independence essay at
<<a href="http://www.tjsl.edu/slomansonb/1.2_UkrainJIL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.tjsl.edu/slomansonb/1.2_UkrainJIL.pdf</a>>.</span></font></p>
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blocks Oklahoma constitutional amendment</a><br>
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press<br>
A temporary restraining order has been issued to block a state constitutional
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