delaware van arsdall argued january decided april respondent murder trial delaware trial refused allow defense counsel prosecution witness agreement made speak prosecutor murder question exchange dismissal unrelated criminal charge respondent convicted delaware reversed ground trial improperly restricting defense counsel designed show bias prosecution witness part violated respondent rights confrontation clause sixth amendment refused consider whether ruling harmless beyond reasonable doubt held trial denial respondent opportunity impeach prosecution witness bias violated respondent rights confrontation clause ruling subject analysis chapman california correct inquiry whether assuming damaging potential fully realized reviewing might nonetheless say error harmless beyond reasonable doubt whether error harmless particular case depends upon number factors including importance witness testimony whether testimony cumulative presence absence corroborating contradictory testimony material points extent otherwise permitted overall strength prosecution case pp vacated remanded rehnquist delivered opinion burger brennan blackmun powell joined white filed opinion concurring judgment post marshall post stevens post filed dissenting opinions richard fairbanks argued cause petitioner briefs charles oberly iii attorney general delaware gary myers loren meyers deputy attorneys general paul larkin argued cause amicus curiae urging reversal brief acting solicitor general fried assistant attorney general trott deputy solicitor general frey vincent gambale john williams argued cause respondent brief william nicholas justice rehnquist delivered opinion respondent robert van arsdall convicted murder delaware trial delaware reversed conviction ground trial improperly restricting defense counsel designed show bias part prosecution witness violated respondent confrontation rights sixth fourteenth amendments constitution violation required automatic reversal agree trial ruling contrary mandate confrontation clause sixth amendment conclude delaware wrong declined consider whether ruling harmless context trial whole shortly midnight january doris epps stabbed death apartment smyrna delaware new year eve party respondent daniel pregent respondent testimony two people apartment epps time killed arrested scene crime charged epps murder separate trials respondent convicted pregent acquitted state case respondent based circumstantial evidence proceeded theory respondent either killed epps assisted pregent several partygoers testified party scene killing party lasted late morning december shortly midnight held adjacent apartments pregent robert fleetwood respondent one least dozen guests attended party course day stopped two brief periods late afternoon early evening returned third time time party pregent quarreled female guest kicked hole hallway wall restrained intoxicated epps placed sofa bed pregent apartment passing shortly second altercation kind occurred prompting fleetwood close party apartment everyone except two friends alice meinier mark mood respondent returned pregent apartment pregent epps present robert fleetwood prosecution witnesses addition recounting uncontroverted facts party testified sometime walked across hall looked pregent living room doorway saw respondent sitting edge sofa bed next pregent feet fleetwood complete view bed see epps anyone else apartment upon returning apartment fleetwood stayed awake long enough hear nearby bells ring new year point passed app meinier mood remained awake fleetwood apartment testified roughly respondent knocked fleetwood door respondent shirt hands spattered blood holding long knife according meinier respondent stated gotten fight got back turning knife mood washing hands respondent said think something wrong across hall meinier went pregent apartment discovered epps body lying pool blood kitchen floor mood summoned police found respondent fleetwood apartment pregent asleep sofa bed living room addition testimony partygoers arresting officers state introduced pregent postarrest statement respondent two postarrest statements testimony forensic expert among things expert testified nature source bloodstains respondent clothing fleetwood defense counsel sought impeach fleetwood questioning dismissal criminal charge drunk highway agreed speak prosecutor epps murder prosecutor objected trial allowed counsel question fleetwood matter outside presence jury fleetwood acknowledged drunkenness charge dropped exchange promise speak prosecutor murder denied agreement affected testimony trial barred agreement citing delaware rule evidence also refused permit defense counsel fleetwood questioned police connection unrelated homicide occurred epps murder voir dire conducted outside presence jury fleetwood denied offered favors inducements promises deals concerning homicide investigation exchange testimony respondent trial respondent defense witness consistent second statement police attributed epps murder pregent consistent fleetwood testimony stated returned pregent apartment drinking friends defense counsel admitted opening closing arguments jury respondent pregent apartment epps killed closing argument attempting discredit fleetwood testimony largely emphasizing intoxication counsel stressed testimony proved respondent never denied danny pregent apartment doris epps murdered app jury found respondent guilty murder possession deadly weapon commission felony appeal delaware reversed respondent conviction authority confrontation clause noting bias witness subject exploration trial always relevant discrediting witness affecting weight testimony quoting davis alaska found trial judge ruling denied respondent constitutional right effective barring fleetwood dismissal public drunkenness charge ruling kept jury facts concerning bias central assessing fleetwood reliability rejected state argument since fleetwood basic testimony cumulative nature unimportant confrontation clause error harmless beyond reasonable doubt held blanket prohibition exploring potential bias per se error actual prejudicial impact error examined ibid granted certiorari vacate remand confrontation clause sixth amendment guarantees right accused criminal prosecution confronted witnesses right confrontation secured defendants state well federal criminal proceedings pointer texas means allowed confront witness physically davis alaska indeed main essential purpose confrontation secure opponent opportunity quoting wigmore evidence ed emphasis original particular relevance recognized exposure witness motivation testifying proper important function constitutionally protected right davis supra citing greene mcelroy follow course confrontation clause sixth amendment prevents trial judge imposing limits defense counsel inquiry potential bias prosecution witness contrary trial judges retain wide latitude insofar confrontation clause concerned impose reasonable limits based concerns among things harassment prejudice confusion issues witness safety interrogation repetitive marginally relevant observed earlier term confrontation clause guarantees opportunity effective effective whatever way whatever extent defense might wish delaware fensterer per curiam emphasis original case however trial prohibited inquiry possibility fleetwood biased result state dismissal pending public drunkenness charge thus cutting questioning event state conceded taken place jury might reasonably found furnished witness motive favoring prosecution testimony ruling violated respondent rights secured confrontation clause state somewhat tentatively suggests defendant show outcome determinative prejudice order state violation confrontation clause unless particular limitation created reasonable possibility jury returned inaccurate guilty verdict limitation violate confrontation clause disagree constitutional claims nature require showing prejudice respect trial whole see strickland washington ineffective assistance counsel focus confrontation clause individual witnesses accordingly focus prejudice inquiry determining whether confrontation right violated must particular witness outcome entire trial contradiction terms conclude defendant denied opportunity witnesses nonetheless afforded right confront ation use right affected jury verdict think criminal defendant violation confrontation clause showing prohibited engaging otherwise appropriate designed show prototypical form bias part witness thereby expose jury facts jurors appropriately draw inferences relating reliability witness davis alaska supra respondent met burden reasonable jury might received significantly different impression fleetwood credibility respondent counsel permitted pursue proposed line concluding trial judge ruling constitutional error delaware rebuffed state effort show beyond reasonable doubt error complained contribute verdict obtained chapman california offered explanation chapman standard applied confrontation clause cases harrington california schneble florida inapplicable find respondent efforts defend automatic reversal rule unconvincing stressed one occasion constitution entitles criminal defendant fair trial perfect one hasting bruton chapman rejected argument federal constitutional errors regardless nature circumstances case require reversal judgment conviction reasoned context particular case certain constitutional errors less errors may harmless terms effect factfinding process trial since chapman repeatedly reaffirmed principle otherwise valid conviction set aside reviewing may confidently say whole record constitutional error harmless beyond reasonable doubt hasting supra improper comment defendant silence trial moore illinois admission identification obtained violation right counsel harrington california supra admission nontestifying codefendant statement doctrine recognizes principle central purpose criminal trial decide factual question defendant guilt innocence nobles promotes public respect criminal process focusing underlying fairness trial rather virtually inevitable presence immaterial error cf traynor riddle harmless error reversal error regardless effect judgment encourages litigants abuse judicial process bestirs public ridicule time observed constitutional errors denying defendant assistance counsel trial compelling stand trial trier fact financial stake outcome fundamental pervasive require reversal without regard facts circumstances particular case chapman supra citing inter alia gideon wainwright tumey ohio error issue obviously quite different however decisions demonstrate harrington california example expressly rejected claim admission evidence statement made nontestifying codefendant violation bruton supra never harmless harrington expressly reaffirmed one occasion see schneble florida supra brown demonstrates denial opportunity adverse witness fit within limited category constitutional errors deemed prejudicial every case respondent seeks blunt force harrington essentially two ways first suggests decision davis alaska forecloses application analysis particular sort confrontation clause violation involved citing following language near end opinion davis thus denied right effective constitutional error first magnitude amount showing want prejudice cure brookhart janis quoting smith illinois davis charged stealing safe bar police found stolen safe abandoned near home richard green testified trial seen davis engaged suspicious activity near site day crime defense counsel barred eliciting green juvenile probation burglary time pretrial identification davis time trial defense sought suggest green may slanted account state favor either shift suspicion away avoid revocation probation failing cooperate reversed davis conviction emphasizing green testimony crucial real possibility pursuit excluded line impeachment evidence done erious damage strength state case despite absence reference chapman davis plainly rests conclusion facts case error might well contributed guilty verdict davis read establishing without analysis categorical exception rule respondent second argument support per se reversal rule confrontation clause error case like davis involved exclusion evidence analytically distinct harrington california involved erroneous admission harmless testimony impossible know wrongfully excluded evidence affected jury argument runs reversal mandated harrington easily dispatched respondent like harrington denied opportunity cast doubt testimony adverse witness cases prosecution thus able introduce evidence subject constitutionally adequate cases reviewing able decide whether evidence might affected reliability factfinding process trial accordingly hold constitutionally improper denial defendant opportunity impeach witness bias like confrontation clause errors subject chapman analysis correct inquiry whether assuming damaging potential fully realized reviewing might nonetheless say error harmless beyond reasonable doubt whether error harmless particular case depends upon host factors readily accessible reviewing courts factors include importance witness testimony prosecution case whether testimony cumulative presence absence evidence corroborating contradicting testimony witness material points extent otherwise permitted course overall strength prosecution case cf harrington schneble florida believe determination whether confrontation clause error case harmless beyond reasonable doubt best left delaware first instance accordingly judgment vacated case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes well understand feel wanted make sure knew talking feel wanted make sure story together coming feel dropped app delaware rule evidence virtually identical federal rule evidence provides although relevant evidence may excluded probative value substantially outweighed danger unfair prejudice confusion issues misleading jury considerations undue delay waste time needless presentation cumulative evidence respondent asserts without jurisdiction hear case delaware automatic reversal rule rests adequate independent state ground argues rule adopted basis federal constitutional law prophylactic device announced superintending authority send unequivocal message state trial judges importance permitting liberal brief respondent disagree assume decision rests adequate independent state grounds state decision fairly appears rest primarily federal law interwoven federal law adequacy independence possible state law ground clear face opinion caldwell mississippi quoting michigan long opinion delaware makes use federal state cases analysis lacks requisite plain statement rests state grounds michigan long supra indeed opinion makes reference superintending authority nowhere suggests existence state prophylactic rule designed insure protection federal constitutional right read decision resting federal law delaware decide whether trial erred preventing respondent fleetwood unrelated homicide investigation likewise decline consider question bruton held receipt joint trial incriminating statement nontestifying codefendant deprived bruton right adverse witness harrington trial admitted pretrial statements two codefendants testify statements implicated harrington placing scene robbery admission plainly violated bruton nevertheless affirmed harrington conviction objection bruton error never harmless noting wrongfully admitted evidence cumulative untainted proof defendant guilt overwhelming concluded error harmless beyond reasonable doubt respondent contend denied opportunity elicit exculpatory evidence fleetwood justice white concurring judgment sixth amendment confers defendants criminal cases right confronted witnesses interpreted words meaning allowed confront witnesses physically right tried live testimony rather affidavits includes opportunity effective state witnesses dispute interpretations constitutional language neither require advise hold today amendment violated whenever trial judge limits particular witness jury might received significantly different impression witness credibility curtailed even limitation consequences possibly effect outcome trial makes much sense hold violation confrontation clause occurred unless likelihood outcome trial affected agree delaware erred remand consideration prejudice hold constitutional violation occurred ultimately held outcome whether limited sixth amendment violation occurred case thus treat claim sixth amendment violation majority treat limitations fall within trial judge wide latitude insofar confrontation clause concerned impose reasonable limits based concerns among things harassment prejudice confusion issues witness safety interrogation repetitive marginally relevant ante reasonable limitations violations obviously impact fairness trial yet curtailment imposed case said unreasonable infraction amendment even though may held beyond reasonable doubt impact whatsoever result jury reached judge welcomes ignore told committed constitutional violation even conviction saved finding advised area curtailment harmless constitutional violation time area curtailment even though harmless infraction fundamental charter judge surely tend permit examination rather risk guilty misunderstanding constitutional requirements fair trial undermine authority judge restrict manner appreciable impact reliability outcome particularly since language purpose specific provision issue otherwise dictate even ultimately held case error harmless quite willing assume case judge declared derelict commanded restrict manner even though convinced rightly significance whatsoever terms outcome trial due respect join opinion justice marshall dissenting today properly holds complete denial designed explore bias prosecution witness violates confrontation clause whether denial influenced outcome trial whether witness important prosecution case nevertheless remands order permit state apply analysis violation must respectfully dissent latter part holding believe importance criminal trial great complete denial otherwise proper concerning potential bias prosecution witness lead less reversal conviction holding confrontation clause applicable referred right essential fundamental requirement kind fair trial country constitutional goal pointer texas indeed doctrine focuses fairness accuracy criminal trial see ante odd majority easily applies type error calls fairness accuracy question almost unique degree centrality factfinding process makes particularly unlikely appellate determine denial effect outcome trial ordinarily measure whether harm ensued appellant denied opportunity witnesses given risks allowed example might served impeach witness thus cast doubt corroborating testimony might elicited exculpatory evidence rare occasions appellate able find testimony witness tangential well corroborated clearly invulnerable attack denial right harmless traynor riddle harmless error indeed appellate attempting apply analysis faced formidable burden merely satisfy jury reached result witness question appeared must convinced beyond reasonable doubt jury reached result even led jury affirmatively believe witness lying moreover must conclude beyond reasonable doubt evidence exculpatory defendant emerged genuinely adversarial testing witness think make determination rarest circumstances rule per se reversal therefore justified confrontation clause violation case especially pernicious jury essentially misled empty gesture believe defense attorney permitted use tools disposal expose weaknesses fleetwood testimony survived appeared counsel best efforts undermine witness credibility fleetwood testimony necessarily carried weight jury testimony given without apparent opportunity analysis makes unnecessary strain majority reconcile apparent per se rule davis alaska analysis employed harrington california schneble florida simply hold davis mandates reversal whenever prosecution puts witness stand permit defense concerning relevant potential bias therefore dissent decision permit delaware apply analysis confrontation clause violation case also write emphasize require state courts apply analysis violations federal constitution see connecticut johnson stevens concurring judgment stated federal law governs application harmless error violations federal constitution see chapman california mean state courts must reverse convictions constitution mandates constitution mandate particular remedy may declare many admittedly constitutional remedial alternatives state may choose harlan dissenting omitted never held federal constitution forbids state courts reverse certain convictions pursuant state substantive procedural law imagine provision constitution grant us power thus delaware remains free remand decide even though applied substantive standards sixth amendment determine whether error occurred analysis product state rather federal law justice stevens dissenting finds way open reverse judgment case opinion delaware makes use federal state cases analysis lacks requisite plain statement rests state grounds ante holding continues path marked michigan long announced henceforth presume jurisdiction review judgments absent plain statement judgments rest state grounds despite directness route chosen today destination foreordained unlike michigan long case concerns whether presume jurisdiction review state remedy federal constitutional violation since courts traditionally enjoyed broad discretion fashion remedies even remedies forbidding otherwise lawful acts constitutional violation proved logical direction presume state merely exercising normal supervisory power state officials unless clearly federal law requires particular procedure followed contrary presumption works advancement power flouts best traditions deviates normal approach questions jurisdiction departs longstanding practice reserving decision federal constitutional law even considered purely standpoint managing discretionary docket presumption includes selection bias inconsistent lessons history revealed statutory jurisdiction judgments state courts finally willingness presume jurisdiction review state remedies evidences lack respect state courts fear recurrent source friction federal state judiciaries rules govern jurisdiction review judgments course consistent jurisdictional principles govern entire federal judicial system indeed example sets entire system inevitably affects way federal judges tend evaluate powers special obligation make sure conclusions concerning jurisdiction rest firm legitimate foundation origin design federal courts courts limited jurisdiction exercise authority conferred art iii congressional enactments pursuant thereto see bender williamsport area school ante cases cited therein like federal courts power expressly given inescapable duty contrast political branches construe authoritatively instruments define limit power early history wisely adopted presumption every federal without jurisdiction unless contrary appears affirmatively record king bridge otoe county accord thomas board trustees minnesota northern securities presumption inflexible federal even cases unquestionably within jurisdiction disclaimed pretension reach questions arising federal constitution alternative basis decision fairly presented thus one respected opinions ever written member justice brandeis wrote developed governance cases confessedly within jurisdiction series rules avoided passing upon large part constitutional questions pressed upon decision pass upon federal constitutional question although properly presented record also present ground upon case may disposed ashwander tva concurring opinion ii jurisdictional presumption applies extends today harbors hidden selection bias turn reveals disturbing conception role state ground support judgment consistent federal claim jurisdictional presumption operates expand review state remedies violations federal constitutional rights historically however cases outside province well century judiciary act denied authority review judgments upholding federal claims conferring power review judgments first congress assembled constitution whose members taken part framing instrument wisconsin pelican ins addition enacted first judiciary act codified conviction overriding concern ensure state courts respect federal rights congress authorize take jurisdiction judgments upholding claims federal constitutional right act stat even legislation reflected understanding role primarily vindicate rights bills subject gave litigant absolute right appeal take writ error even though decision favor claim right federal constitution rather adopt bills placed uniformity federal law par vindication federal rights making review judgments least nominally mandatory congress substitute grant jurisdiction issue writ certiorari otherwise review decision state ibid compare act stat act stat thus although power review decisions defending federal constitutional rights claim cases docket secondary need scrutinize judgments disparaging rights decision reviewed ambiguous even clear judgment rests federal ground basis exercising jurisdiction even less tenable iii decision monitor decisions may may rest nonfederal grounds historically disfavored risks confrontations tensions humble jurisdictional stance avoid presumption applied today allocates risk error favor power review result long run inevitably review judgments fact rest adequate independent state grounds even unconcerned waste inherent review cases even unmoved incongruity wholly precatory nature pronouncements occasions art iii prohibition advisory opinions concerned inevitable intrusion upon prerogatives state courts provide potential source friction thereby threaten undermine respect must depend faithful conscientious application expositions federal law less obvious impact mutual trust state remand perhaps misplaced sense duty confines state constitution boundaries marked federal constitution montana jackson example vacated remanded consideration light south dakota neville presumed judgment montana rest montana constitution justice sheehy joined author state original opinion rather bitterly disagreed original opinion case examined rights guaranteed citizens state constitutional principles light federal constitutional decisions interjected commanding us effect withdraw constitutional rights felt extend state citizens back limits pr scribed federal decisions effectively intruded upon rights judiciary sovereign state instead knuckling unjustified expansion federal judicial power perimeters state power show judicial displeasure insisting montana sovereign state interpret constitution guarantee rights citizens greater guaranteed federal constitution majority press issue put question state judiciary right interpret constitution light federal decisions go beyond federal decisions granting preserving rights citizens state constitution state jackson mont sheehy dissenting analysis notwithstanding one confident trenched state prerogatives case delaware applied rule reversing convictions defendant totally denied right witness bias rule expressly found consistent davis alaska ruling weber state determining whether violation confrontation clause harmless emphasis added citations omitted weber emphasized oth delaware constitutions guarantee right defendant confront witnesses const amend vi del const art weber state omitted point delaware imply reversed defendant conviction result compelled understanding federal constitutional law rather conclusion rule consistent case construing federal confrontation clause suggests interested merely respecting bounds federal law opposed carrying command rewards delaware circumspection unceremoniously reversing judgment iv agree justice marshall delaware remains free remand decide analysis product state rather federal law ante approach nothing minimize indeed multiplies future occasions state courts may called upon clarify whether judgments fact based state law appropriate amplify opinion expressed massachusetts upton concurring judgment proper sequence analysis arguable violation state constitution disclosed record state consider state constitutional claim advance federal constitutional claim case described oregon practice considering state constitutional claims reaching issues federal constitutional law proper sequence analyze state law including constitutional law reaching federal constitutional claim required sake either parochialism style state deny right claimed federal constitution claim fact fully met state law sterling cupp massachusetts upton defendant case invoked protections new hampshire constitution first address claims live unique concept federalism divided sovereignty nation fifty new hampshire constitution fundamental charter state sovereign people gave limited powers state government bill rights part new hampshire constitution protects people governmental excesses potential abuses state constitutional issues raised responsibility make independent determination protections afforded new hampshire constitution ignore duty fail live oath defend constitution help destroy federalism must carefully safeguarded people state oregon recently recognized responsibility stated point state constitutional guarantees meant remain genuine guarantees misuse state governmental powers truly independent rising falling tides federal case law method specifics state courts abdicate responsibility independent guarantees least unless people state choose abandon entrust rights entirely federal law state kennedy state ball emerging preference state constitutional bases decision lieu federal ones view analytical approach best suited facilitating independent role state constitutions state courts federal system much wisdom chief justice admonition state courts responsible first resolving issues arising constitutions statutes passing matters concerning federal law report judiciary must remembered every state rhode island written constitution close revolutionary war first century nation history bill rights constitution solely protection individual relation federal authorities state constitutions protected liberties people several abuse state authorities massachusetts upton stevens concurring judgment independent significance state constitutions clearly informed conclusion barron mayor city council baltimore pet bill rights applied federal government question thus presented think great importance much difficulty constitution ordained established people government government individual state established constitution constitution provided limitations restrictions powers particular government judgment dictated several constitutions imposed restrictions respective governments wisdom suggested deemed proper subject judge exclusively others interfere farther supposed common interest presume delaware failed discharge responsibility dismiss writ determination judgment rests federal ground prerequisite exercise jurisdiction case see fox film muller judgment state rests upon two grounds one federal character jurisdiction fails ground independent federal ground adequate support judgment murdock city memphis wall construing requirement part jurisdictional statute see also sandalow henry mississippi adequate state ground proposals revised doctrine rev discussing possible constitutional basis adequate independent state ground rule principal question michigan long whether state determination search violated state constitution independent conclusion violated federal constitution surveyed various approaches decided none thus far recommends preferred method selected presumption administrable available choices agreed left choice two presumptions one favor taking jurisdiction one explained reviewing decisions state courts primary although exclusive role make sure persons seek vindicate federal rights fairly heard first emphasis added see florida meyers stevens dissenting must forget central purpose written constitution specifically unique creation federal judiciary ensure certain rights firmly secured possible oppression federal state governments compare michigan long misreading dissent propos ing novel view never review state decision unless wishes vindicate federal right endangered emphasis added see teachers hudson ante cases cited therein explained opinion concurring judgment connecticut johnson footnotes omitted federal constitutional error occurs state criminal trial federal law places certain limits state appellate disposition case error sufficiently grievous must reverse error less grievous also must reverse unless declares conviction beyond reasonable doubt federal error harmless federal law require state appellate make determination merely permits state appropriate cases held chapman california cf mansfield swan rule springing nature limits judicial power inflexible without exception requires motion deny jurisdiction exercise appellate power courts cases jurisdiction affirmatively appear record exercise power called act every writ error appeal first fundamental question jurisdiction first record comes question bound ask answer even otherwise suggested without respect relation parties see siler louisville nashville duty federal district decide first question state law merely pendent jurisdiction order avoid possible federal constitutional question santa clara county southern pacific pennhurst state school hospital halderman qualify avoidance principle held eleventh amendment proscribed award injunctive relief violations state law certain cases thereby removing basis avoiding decision federal constitutional questions class cases see nothing decision meant cast doubt desirability applying siler principle cases federal jurisdiction decide issues policy strict necessity disposing federal constitutional issues constitutional issues determined record presents ground upon case may disposed rescue army municipal received one forceful expositions appeal judgment rendered state policy one substance grounded considerations transcend particular limitations like case controversy limitation policy entertaining political questions one rules basic federal system appropriate place within structure policy ultimate foundations also sustain jurisdictional limitation lie goes make unique place character scheme judicial review governmental action constitutionality found delicacy function particularly view possible consequences others stemming also constitutional roots comparative finality consequences consideration due judgment repositories constitutional power concerning scope authority necessity government function constitutionally keep within power including courts inherent limitations judicial process arising especially largely negative character limited resources enforcement withal paramount importance constitutional adjudication system footnotes omitted section act stat first judiciary act also known provided review validity treaty federal state statute authority construction federal treaty statute commission constitution drawn question decision validity title right privilege exemption claimed war congress overly concerned state sovereignty revised section allow review without respect questions validity construction title right privilege immunity claimed constitution treaty statute commission held authority exercised act stat question raised amendment however whether review decisions favor federal constitutional claims whether amendment effected implied repeal doctrine review federal questions cases subject review question answered emphatically negative murdock memphis wall according professor charles warren highly probable congress actually meant provide every question passed state open reconsideration warren history rev ed legislation response new york appeals substantive due process decision ives south buffalo see cong rec remarks webb ives case appeals held new york newly enacted workmen compensation statute unconstitutional imposed railroad obligation pay injuries fault legislation congress intended redress seeming discrimination favor railroads large economic interests virulent substantive due process doctrine day obtain review challenges state reform legislation lost highest state whose judgment state protected review see supra remarks volstead cases taken courts purpose statute declared unconstitutional believe great majority cases taken large corporate interests succeed laws set aside state ends law stands side appeal fail statute declared void state appeal another chance effect purpose allow equal treatment parties favor large interests see also supra cong supra remarks webb ibid quoting letter wheeler new york remarks lewis although congress response ives case demonstrates cases state judgment indicating federal claim merits review view perfectly consistent traditional understanding primary function review decisions rejecting claims indeed facts ives belie suggestion congress intended searching review decisions upholding claims federal right workmen compensation legislation exceptional importance state new york attested fact represented labor commission chaired senator based upon voluminous array statistical tables extracts works philosophical writers industrial laws many countries designed show system dealing industrial accidents economically morally legally unsound response ives people new york amended constitution allow legislation kind supra supra particular statute great concern new york constitutionality legislation kind unsettled similar laws held constitutional new jersey state washington supra see cong supra remarks webb new jersey strong scholarly support view example dean choper submits essential role judicial review system prevent violations category constitutional provisions secure individual liberties choper judicial review national political process see professor dworkin makes similar point institution rights government gift god ancient ritual national sport complex troublesome practice makes government job securing general benefit difficult expensive frivolous wrongful practice unless served point anyone professes take rights seriously praises government respecting must sense point must accept minimum one two important ideas first vague powerful idea human dignity idea associated kant defended philosophers different schools supposes ways treating man inconsistent recognizing full member human community holds treatment profoundly unjust second familiar idea political equality supposes weaker members political community entitled concern respect government powerful members secured men freedom decision whatever effect general good men must freedom want defend elaborate ideas insist anyone claims citizens rights must accept ideas close makes sense say man fundamental right government strong sense like free speech right necessary protect dignity standing equally entitled concern respect personal value like consequence make sense otherwise rights make sense invasion relatively important right must serious matter means treating man less man less worthy concern men institution rights rests conviction grave injustice worth paying incremental cost social policy efficiency necessary prevent must wrong say inflating rights serious invading government errs side individual simply pays little social efficiency pay pays little coin already decided must spent errs individual inflicts insult upon reckoning worth great deal coin avoid dworkin takings rights seriously basis th claim state constitution examined first issue federal fourteenth amendment begin federal claim customarily done implicitly admits guarantees state constitution ineffective protect asserted right intervention federal constitution stands claimant state nsofar federal fourteenth amendment invoked apply federal bill rights state action particularly fields freedom ideas criminal procedure compensation taking property reason accept assumption values enshrined state constitution say must today fall short federal bill rights add reference corresponding state provision thought holding federal guarantee worse merely backwards holding state constitutional provision protects asserted claim fact destroys premise holding state denying federal constitution assure linde without due process rev accord linde pluribus constitutional theory state courts rev view long state always responsible law state deciding whether state falls short national standard federal issue properly reached state law protects claimed right omitted linde first things first rediscovering bills rights balt rev rights state constitutions first time first also logic constitutional law thoughtful discussion views see utter swimming jaws crocodile state comment federal constitutional issues disposing cases state constitutional grounds texas rev advocating state courts comment federal issues even cases decided state constitutional grounds developments law interpretation state constitutional rights harv rev contending state constitutions used supplement individual rights event protection federal constitution unavailable see large superior petitioner articulate whether proceeding federal state due process clause provisions state constitution settle matter address state constitutional issue construing arizona constitution refer federal constitutional law benchmark minimum constitutional protection citations omitted city portland jacobsky avoid expressing opinions constitutional questions issue us appeal may otherwise resolved similar policy judicial restraint impels us forbear ruling federal constitutional questions provisions state constitution may settle matter citations omitted state chaisson next defendant contends warrantless arrest violated federal state constitutions fruits arrest therefore suppressed trial course address state constitutional issues first construing state constitution refer federal constitutional law benchmark minimum constitutional protection citations omitted state coe whether prior restraint constitutionally valid invalid treated first state constitution number reasons first state courts duty independently interpret apply state constitutions stems nature federal system vast differences federal state constitutions courts second histories washington constitutions clearly demonstrate protection fundamental rights washington citizens intended remains separate important function state constitution courts closely associated sovereignty turning constitution first grant proper respect legal foundations fulfill sovereign duties third turning first constitution develop body independent jurisprudence assist bar state understanding constitution applied fourth able assist similar constitutional provisions develop principled responsible body law appear constructed meet whim moment finally apply federal constitution washington constitution improper premature deciding case state constitutional grounds statutory grounds sufficed essentially reasons see also collins reliance state constitutions random thoughts miss citing cases see generally abrahamson criminal law state constitutions emergence state constitutional law texas rev discussing practice state courts generally implement practice considering state constitutional issues advance federal ones state high courts directed parties file supplemental briefs illuminating possible state constitutional bases decision initial briefings neglected issues see state kennedy cf state jewett see hopps state bd parole state cooper state dayutis state ex rel mclellan cavanaugh state langone state corey state faragi state camargo state barham state farnsworth state cimino state cote state chaisson quote vermont one longs hear legal concepts meaning origin often legal argument consists litany federal buzz words memorized like baseball cards justice linde noted early state bills rights fact specifically motivated interest protecting individual overreaching majority period following independence state legislatures became increasingly active enacting great variety laws many americans much legislation appeared serve special interests groups expense others moreover much thought violate natural rights individuals example pennsylvania council censors issued report listed many examples legislative violations state constitution bill rights report showed fines remitted judicially established claims disallowed verdicts juries set aside property one given another defective titles secured marriages dissolved forth similar abuses also taking place new hampshire injustice laws james madison said brought question fundamental principle republican government majority rule governments safest guardians public good private rights end americans inveterate suspicion jealousy political power concentrated almost exclusively crown agents transferred various state legislatures americans became distrustful democracy whig political theory gradually declined federalist theory became predominant americans began impose greater restrictions legislatures order safeguard individual rights rights added bills rights moreover power legislatures limit alienate rights steadily reduced increasingly bills rights became binding legislatures instead saying merely legislature abridge certain rights bills rights began provide shall prevailing view among federalists authority legislature government generally extend relatively narrow range issues summary revolutionary period democracy swept colonies thereafter waters receded another wave swept wave concern protecting private rights uncontrolled legislative power elfenbein myth conservatism constitutional philosophy iowa rev facilitate work federal courts precedents must address issues state constitutional law considering claims federal constitution see city mesquite aladdin castle need decision federal constitutional issue state constitution provides independent support cf askew hargrave abstention railroad pullman reetz bozanich exists growing recognition among federal courts appeals incumbent upon resolve issues state constitutional law reaching issues arising federal constitution see carreras city anaheim seals quarterly county madison county