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Full-Text Articles in Law
Lifting The Fog: Ending Felony Disenfranchisement In Virginia, Dori Elizabeth Martin
Lifting The Fog: Ending Felony Disenfranchisement In Virginia, Dori Elizabeth Martin
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Filling The Judicial Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl Tobias
Filling The Judicial Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl Tobias
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Congressional Inquiry And The Federal Criminal Law, J. Richard Broughton
Congressional Inquiry And The Federal Criminal Law, J. Richard Broughton
University of Richmond Law Review
This article supports constraint of the modern federal criminal law regime through greater attention to, and use of, congressional investigation and over =sight powers. Through an analysis of the 2009 and 2010 United States House of Representatives hearings on over-criminalization, this article asserts that Congress has political and constitutional incentives to use its investigation and oversight powers to address these problems. Conventional wisdom asserts that political disincentives to reduce the federal criminal law regime and weaknesses in investigative and oversight powers limit congressional effectiveness.
Tax Court Appointments And Reappointments Improving The Process, Danshera Cords
Tax Court Appointments And Reappointments Improving The Process, Danshera Cords
University of Richmond Law Review
This article explores the problems with the appointment and reappointment process of judges to the United States Tax Court, particularly focusing on the recent politicization of the process. Until 1992, the process ensured the appoint-ment of only well-qualified judges to the Tax Court bench. However, beginning with the administrations of Presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush, the President infused politics into the nomination process, causing the process to slow and creating vacancies on the court. Such delays threaten the court's effectiveness and disrupt its operations. To solve this problem, the author endorses changing the statute to allow Tax …