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Concord With Which Other Families?: Marriage Equality, Family Demographics, And Race, Nancy D. Polikoff Jan 2016

Concord With Which Other Families?: Marriage Equality, Family Demographics, And Race, Nancy D. Polikoff

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Abortion Rights And The Largeness Of The Fraction ⅙, David S. Cohen, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer Jan 2016

Abortion Rights And The Largeness Of The Fraction ⅙, David S. Cohen, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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The Media Exemption Puzzle Of Campaign Finance Laws, Sonja R. West Jan 2016

The Media Exemption Puzzle Of Campaign Finance Laws, Sonja R. West

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


Resurrecting The Neglected Liberty Of Self‐Government, Deborah Hellman Jan 2016

Resurrecting The Neglected Liberty Of Self‐Government, Deborah Hellman

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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In Defense Of Lowering The Voting Age (Draft), Joshua A. Douglas Jan 2016

In Defense Of Lowering The Voting Age (Draft), Joshua A. Douglas

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Writing About Nonpersons, Andrew Jensen Kerr Jan 2016

Writing About Nonpersons, Andrew Jensen Kerr

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Unguided Missiles: Why The Supreme Court Should Prohibit Police Officers From Shooting At Moving Vehicles, John P. Gross Jan 2016

Unguided Missiles: Why The Supreme Court Should Prohibit Police Officers From Shooting At Moving Vehicles, John P. Gross

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Perverse Incentives, Cost‐Benefit Imbalances, And The Infield Fly Rule, Howard M. Wasserman Jan 2016

Perverse Incentives, Cost‐Benefit Imbalances, And The Infield Fly Rule, Howard M. Wasserman

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Victory Is Defeat: The Ironic Consequence Of Justice Scalia's Death For Fisher V. University Of Texas, Vinay Harpalani Jan 2016

Victory Is Defeat: The Ironic Consequence Of Justice Scalia's Death For Fisher V. University Of Texas, Vinay Harpalani

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Is The Philadelphia Wage Tax Unconstitutional? And If It Is, What Can And Should The City Do?, Michael S. Knoll, Ruth Mason Jan 2016

Is The Philadelphia Wage Tax Unconstitutional? And If It Is, What Can And Should The City Do?, Michael S. Knoll, Ruth Mason

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

Philadelphia has a complex and antiquated tax system that has long been criticized for driving employers and jobs away from Philadelphia by making it expensive to conduct business in the City. The centerpiece of the Philadelphia tax system is the Philadelphia wage tax, which raised more than $1.6 billion in 2014. That tax has been challenged as unconstitutional in light of the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Wynne v. Comptroller of Maryland, which struck down a structurally similar Maryland tax. This Essay explains the constitutional challenge to the City wage tax, argues that the tax is unconstitutional, describes steps …


Of Laundering And Legal Fees: The Implications Of United States V. Blair For Criminal Defense Attorneys Who Accept Potentially Tainted Funds, Philip J. Griffin Jan 2016

Of Laundering And Legal Fees: The Implications Of United States V. Blair For Criminal Defense Attorneys Who Accept Potentially Tainted Funds, Philip J. Griffin

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Introduction: Problems In The Existing Jurisprudence, Deborah Hellman, David Schultz Jan 2016

Introduction: Problems In The Existing Jurisprudence, Deborah Hellman, David Schultz

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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First Amendment Freeze Play: Bennett’S Strategy For Entrenching Inequality, Frank Pasquale Jan 2016

First Amendment Freeze Play: Bennett’S Strategy For Entrenching Inequality, Frank Pasquale

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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How Sausage Is Made: A Research Agenda For Campaign Finance And Lobbying, Daniel P. Tokaji, Renata E.B. Strause Jan 2016

How Sausage Is Made: A Research Agenda For Campaign Finance And Lobbying, Daniel P. Tokaji, Renata E.B. Strause

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Wholly Native To The First Amendment: The Positive Liberty Of Self‐Government, Tabatha Abu El-Haj Jan 2016

Wholly Native To The First Amendment: The Positive Liberty Of Self‐Government, Tabatha Abu El-Haj

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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The Federalism Implications Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Franita Tolson Jan 2016

The Federalism Implications Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Franita Tolson

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


The Case For A Democratic Theory Of American Election Law, David Schultz Jan 2016

The Case For A Democratic Theory Of American Election Law, David Schultz

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


Justice Kennedy’S Democratic Dystopia, Terry Smith Jan 2016

Justice Kennedy’S Democratic Dystopia, Terry Smith

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Sources Of Conservative Thinking On Democracy, Stephen E. Gottlieb Jan 2016

Sources Of Conservative Thinking On Democracy, Stephen E. Gottlieb

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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A Locked Iphone; Unlocked Corporate Constitutional Rights, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Jan 2016

A Locked Iphone; Unlocked Corporate Constitutional Rights, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


Reframing United States V. Salman, Zachary J. Gubler Jan 2016

Reframing United States V. Salman, Zachary J. Gubler

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


Corruption Law After Mcdonnell: Not Dead Yet, Gregory M. Gilchrist Jan 2016

Corruption Law After Mcdonnell: Not Dead Yet, Gregory M. Gilchrist

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Reframing The Confirmation Debate, Adam Feldman Jan 2016

Reframing The Confirmation Debate, Adam Feldman

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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How The Sentencing Commission Does And Does Not Matter In Beckles V. United States, Leah M. Litman, Luke C. Beasley Jan 2016

How The Sentencing Commission Does And Does Not Matter In Beckles V. United States, Leah M. Litman, Luke C. Beasley

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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Things Left Unsaid, Questions Not Asked, Peter L. Strauss Jan 2016

Things Left Unsaid, Questions Not Asked, Peter L. Strauss

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

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What Is Rehnquist Federalism?, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2016

What Is Rehnquist Federalism?, Marci A. Hamilton

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online

No abstract provided.