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Storm Center: The Supreme Court In American Politics, Nelson P. Miller
Storm Center: The Supreme Court In American Politics, Nelson P. Miller
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics by David M. O'Brien
"In Stark Contravention Of Its Purpose": Federal Communications Commission Enforcement And Repeal Of The Fairness Doctrine, Michael J. Bolton
"In Stark Contravention Of Its Purpose": Federal Communications Commission Enforcement And Repeal Of The Fairness Doctrine, Michael J. Bolton
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note analyzes current FCC policy to determine whether the agency violated its statutory purpose and acted unlawfully by restricting and later repealing the fairness doctrine. Because the Commission's attack on the doctrine has been based, in part, on conclusions drawn from the doctrine's history, Part I examines prior FCC enforcement of the fairness doctrine. Part II views the Commission's contemporary enforcement and repeal of the doctrine. Finally, Part III assesses Commission action in light of its legislative mandate and administrative law standards of judicial review to conclude that the FCC both violated its administrative responsibilities by deemphasizing enforcement of …
Population Changes And Constitutional Amendments: Federalism Versus Democracy, Peter Suber
Population Changes And Constitutional Amendments: Federalism Versus Democracy, Peter Suber
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
To amend the federal Constitution, we need the assent of two-thirds of each house of Congress and three-fourths of the states. This Article focuses on the three-fourths requirement for the states. This threshold is particularly high, and it suggests that constitutional amendment is very difficult. In fact, amendment is difficult in different degrees for different constituencies, depending not on their numbers but on where they live.