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A Quantum Congress, Jorge R. Roig Dec 2014

A Quantum Congress, Jorge R. Roig

Jorge R Roig

This article tries to address the problem of a corrupt and broken electoral system that has been captured by special interests through big money spending in political campaigns, while at the same time preserving the spirit of the Free Speech Clause of our Constitution. In doing so, this article first reviews and summarizes the different alternatives proposed as potential fixes for the campaign finance problem. It then explains why none of the proposed alternatives can accomplish the dual goals set out above. Finally, the article briefly sketches a proposal for a fundamental reworking of our representative democracy by substituting legislative …

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The First Thing We Do, Jorge R. Roig Dec 2013

The First Thing We Do, Jorge R. Roig

Jorge R Roig

There is currently a concerted effort to dumb down America. In the midst of this, the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently agreed to propose that tenure for law professors be eliminated as a requirement for accreditation of law schools. This article analyzes the arguments for and against tenure in legal academia, and concludes that the main proposed justifications for eliminating tenure are highly questionable, at best. A lawyer is more than a legal technocrat. Lawyers are policy makers and public defenders. They are prosecutors and activists. And the development …

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¿Con La Misma Vara? Los Altibajos De La Igual Protección De Las Leyes En Las Opiniones Del Juez Federico Hernández Denton, Jorge R. Roig Dec 2013

¿Con La Misma Vara? Los Altibajos De La Igual Protección De Las Leyes En Las Opiniones Del Juez Federico Hernández Denton, Jorge R. Roig

Jorge R Roig

La carrera del juez presidente Federico Hernández Denton como juez del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico abarca cuatro distintas décadas durante las cuales la sociedad puertorriqueña ha experimentado dramáticos cambios. Desde los intentos por eliminar el hostigamiento sexual y la violencia doméstica hasta el desarrollo de los derechos civiles de los individuos y las parejas homosexuales; desde el cierre de las urbanizaciones adineradas y el enclaustre de la clase media hasta los despidos masivos en el gobierno y la constitucionalización de las escoltas de los ex gobernadores; los cambios experimentados por los puertorriqueños no nos han tocado a todos por …

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The Constitution, The Roberts Court & Business: The Significant Business Impact Of The Supreme Court's 2011-2012 Term, Corey A. Ciocchetti Dec 2012

The Constitution, The Roberts Court & Business: The Significant Business Impact Of The Supreme Court's 2011-2012 Term, Corey A. Ciocchetti

Corey A Ciocchetti

The 2011-2012 Supreme Court term created quite the media buzz. The Affordable Care Act cases and the controversial Arizona immigration law dominated the headlines. But the term also included other fascinating yet less sensationalized cases. The Court heard its fair share of criminal law controversies involving derelict defense attorneys and prosecutors as well as civil procedure disputes involving qualified immunity for witness in grand jury proceedings and private parties assisting the government in litigation. The justices also entertained arguments on a federal law allowing United States citizens born in Jerusalem to have “Israel” stamped as their birthplace on a passport. …

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Emerging Technologies And Dwindling Speech, Jorge R. Roig Dec 2012

Emerging Technologies And Dwindling Speech, Jorge R. Roig

Jorge R Roig

Inspired in part by the recent holding in Bland v. Roberts that the use of the “Like” feature in Facebook is not covered by the Free Speech Clause, this article makes a brief foray into the approach that courts have taken in the recent past towards questions of First Amendment coverage in the context of emerging technologies. Specifically, this article will take a closer look at how courts have dealt with the issue of functionality in the context of First Amendment coverage of computer source code. The analysis of this and other recent experiences, when put in a larger context, …

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Federal Judicial Selection And The Senate's Blue Slip "Tradition.", Tuan Samahon Sep 2012

Federal Judicial Selection And The Senate's Blue Slip "Tradition.", Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

No abstract provided.

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Blackmun (And Scalia) At The Bat: The Court's Separation-Of-Powers Strike Out In Freytag: Symposium: The Worst Supreme Court Case Ever, Tuan Samahon Dec 2011

Blackmun (And Scalia) At The Bat: The Court's Separation-Of-Powers Strike Out In Freytag: Symposium: The Worst Supreme Court Case Ever, Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

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Decoding First Amendment Coverage Of Computer Source Code In The Age Of Youtube, Facebook And The Arab Spring, Jorge R. Roig Dec 2011

Decoding First Amendment Coverage Of Computer Source Code In The Age Of Youtube, Facebook And The Arab Spring, Jorge R. Roig

Jorge R Roig

Computer source code is the lifeblood of the Internet. It is also the brick and mortar of cyberspace. As such, it has been argued that the degree of control that a government can wield over code can be a powerful tool for controlling new technologies. With the advent and proliferation in the Internet of social networking media and platforms for the publication and sharing of user-generated content, the ability of individuals across the world to communicate with each other has reached truly revolutionary dimensions.
The influence of Facebook in the popular revolutions of the Arab Spring has been well documented. …

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The Czar's Place In Presidential Administration, And What The Excepting Clause Teaches Us About Delegation, Tuan Samahon Dec 2010

The Czar's Place In Presidential Administration, And What The Excepting Clause Teaches Us About Delegation, Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

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Religious Freedom In The Face Of Harsh State And Local Immigration Laws, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2007

Religious Freedom In The Face Of Harsh State And Local Immigration Laws, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Never Get Out'a The Boat: Stenberg V. Carhart And The Future Of American Law, Michael Scaperlanda, John M. Breen Oct 2006

Never Get Out'a The Boat: Stenberg V. Carhart And The Future Of American Law, Michael Scaperlanda, John M. Breen

Michael A. Scaperlanda

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Never Get Out'a The Boat: Stenberg V. Carhart And The Future Of American Law, Michael Scaperlanda, John M. Breen Oct 2006

Never Get Out'a The Boat: Stenberg V. Carhart And The Future Of American Law, Michael Scaperlanda, John M. Breen

John M. Breen

No abstract provided.

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William Rehnquist, The Separation Of Powers, And The Riddle Of The Sphinx, Tuan Samahon Mar 2006

William Rehnquist, The Separation Of Powers, And The Riddle Of The Sphinx, Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

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Rehabilitating The "Mystery Passage": An Examination Of The Supreme Court's Anthropology Using The Personalistic Norm Explicit In The Philosophy Of Karol Wojtyla, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2005

Rehabilitating The "Mystery Passage": An Examination Of The Supreme Court's Anthropology Using The Personalistic Norm Explicit In The Philosophy Of Karol Wojtyla, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

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Immigration And Evil: The Religious Challenge, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2005

Immigration And Evil: The Religious Challenge, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Illusions Of Liberty And Equality: An "Alien's" View Of Tiered Scrutiny, Ad Hoc Balancing, Governmental Power, And Judicial Imperialism, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2004

Illusions Of Liberty And Equality: An "Alien's" View Of Tiered Scrutiny, Ad Hoc Balancing, Governmental Power, And Judicial Imperialism, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

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Human Trafficking In The Heartland: Greed, Visa Fraud, And The Saga Of 53 Indian Nationals "Enslaved" By A Tulsa Company, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2004

Human Trafficking In The Heartland: Greed, Visa Fraud, And The Saga Of 53 Indian Nationals "Enslaved" By A Tulsa Company, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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In Defense Of Representative Democracy: A Reply To Erwin Chemerinsky, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 2000

In Defense Of Representative Democracy: A Reply To Erwin Chemerinsky, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Trips Copyright Dispute Settlement After The Transition And Moratorium: Nonviolation And Situation Complaints Against Developing Countries [Notes], Tuan Samahon Dec 1999

Trips Copyright Dispute Settlement After The Transition And Moratorium: Nonviolation And Situation Complaints Against Developing Countries [Notes], Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

No abstract provided.

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The First Amendment Case Againt Fcc Ip Telephony Regulation [Comments], Tuan Samahon Feb 1999

The First Amendment Case Againt Fcc Ip Telephony Regulation [Comments], Tuan Samahon

Tuan Samahon

No abstract provided.

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Who Is My Neighbor?: An Essay On Immigrants, Welfare Reform, And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1996

Who Is My Neighbor?: An Essay On Immigrants, Welfare Reform, And The Constitution, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Partial Membership: Aliens And The Constitutional Community, Michael Scaperlanda Feb 1996

Partial Membership: Aliens And The Constitutional Community, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Are We That Far Gone?: Due Process And Secret Deportation Proceedings, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1995

Are We That Far Gone?: Due Process And Secret Deportation Proceedings, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1993

Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1993

Justice Thurgood Marshall And The Legacy Of Dissent In Federal Alienage Cases, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1992

Polishing The Tarnished Golden Door, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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The Paradox Of A Title: Discrimination Within The Anti-Discrimination Provisions Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986, Michael Scaperlanda Dec 1987

The Paradox Of A Title: Discrimination Within The Anti-Discrimination Provisions Of The Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986, Michael Scaperlanda

Michael A. Scaperlanda

No abstract provided.

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