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Session Law 88-277, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-277, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-001, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-001, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-186, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-186, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-147, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-147, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-098, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-098, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-301, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-301, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 89-012, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 89-012, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Judicial Reception Of Legislative Facts, Ann Woolhandler Jan 1988

Rethinking The Judicial Reception Of Legislative Facts, Ann Woolhandler

Vanderbilt Law Review

In a recent article, Professor Peggy Davis called for reforms in judicial reception of legislative facts. Her suggestions, which follow an empirical analysis of the use of psychological parent theories in child custody disputes, echo similar proposals by Professor Kenneth Karst in 1960s and by Professors Arthur Miller and Jerome Barron in 1975 for judicial reception of legislative facts in constitutional cases.As originally defined by Kenneth Culp Davis, legislative facts are facts that "inform[] a court's legislative judgment on questions of law and policy." They contrast with adjudicative facts, which are facts about "what the parties did, what the circumstances …


Legislation Considered 1987-1988 Session, Senate Committee On Business And Professions Jan 1988

Legislation Considered 1987-1988 Session, Senate Committee On Business And Professions

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Summary Of 1987-88 Prison Related Legislation, Joint Committee On Prison Construction And Operations Jan 1988

Summary Of 1987-88 Prison Related Legislation, Joint Committee On Prison Construction And Operations

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.


Summary Of Legislation 1987-88 Legislative Session, Assembly Committee On Finance And Insurance Jan 1988

Summary Of Legislation 1987-88 Legislative Session, Assembly Committee On Finance And Insurance

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Summary Of Legislation 1987-88 Legislative Session, Assembly Committee On Transportation Jan 1988

Summary Of Legislation 1987-88 Legislative Session, Assembly Committee On Transportation

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


1987-88 Housing Update, Assembly Committee On Housing And Community Development Jan 1988

1987-88 Housing Update, Assembly Committee On Housing And Community Development

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


1988 Summary Of New Laws Affecting Women, California Commission On The Status Of Women Jan 1988

1988 Summary Of New Laws Affecting Women, California Commission On The Status Of Women

California Agencies

No abstract provided.


1988 Summary Of Legislation, Franchise Tax Board Jan 1988

1988 Summary Of Legislation, Franchise Tax Board

California Agencies

No abstract provided.


Hard-Core Pornography: A Proposal For A Per Se Rule, Bruce A. Taylor Jan 1988

Hard-Core Pornography: A Proposal For A Per Se Rule, Bruce A. Taylor

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Article discusses the history and pervasiveness of the pornography problem. Part II explains the current legal test for obscenity, as evolved from Miller v. California, with an emphasis on terms commonly used in the definition of obscenity. Part III examines the problems in applying Miller that suggest that the application of a per se hard-core pornography rule may be appropriate. Finally, Part IV presents a proposal for a per se hard-core pornography rule, similar to child pornography laws existing in many jurisdictions and upheld by the Supreme Court in New York v. Ferber. This Article concludes …


Rape Shield Laws--Is It Time For Reinforcement?, Catherine L. Kello Jan 1988

Rape Shield Laws--Is It Time For Reinforcement?, Catherine L. Kello

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note takes a critical look at civil suits arising from allegations of rape, particularly from the perspective of how these actions run counter to the spirit of rape reform and rape shield legislation. The analysis begins with a brief history of the Rape Shield Law and its intended purposes. Part II then utilizes two cases to outline the current dilemma posed by civil suits that are filed during a pending criminal sexual conduct prosecution. After presenting these cases, Part III considers whether a legislative remedy is required and determines that it is. Part IV then proposes a Model Statute. …


Improving Handicappers' Civil Rights In Michigan--Preventing Discrimination Through Accommodation, Aldebaran Bouse Enloe Jan 1988

Improving Handicappers' Civil Rights In Michigan--Preventing Discrimination Through Accommodation, Aldebaran Bouse Enloe

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Note explains the development of· the current state of handicappers' civil rights law in Michigan, beginning with legislative initiatives and progressing to administrative and judicial decisions. Part II analyzes traditional antidiscrimination theory and suggests how that theory can be adapted to handicappers. By examining hypothetical situations, Part III exposes the disparity between the current state of the law in Michigan and the proposed theoretical analysis and suggests amendments to the MHCRA to reconcile this disparity.


Legislative Enforcement Of Equal Protection, Stephen F. Ross Jan 1988

Legislative Enforcement Of Equal Protection, Stephen F. Ross

Journal Articles

This Article explores the legislative role in enforcing the constitutional guarantee to equal protection. Part I describes the underenforcement principle that explains the restrictive judicial exercise of authority in constitutional matters. The Article then focuses on Congress' role in examining issues relating to the constitutional guarantee of equal protection that the courts have chosen to underenforce. Part II analyzes relevant constitutional provisions that may empower or limit congressional actions. Part III considers ways in which Congress can address state violations of equal protection through directives to the judiciary and through the legislative process. Part IV details how both federal and …


Management And Marketing Of Indian Water: From Conflict To Pragmatism, David H. Getches Jan 1988

Management And Marketing Of Indian Water: From Conflict To Pragmatism, David H. Getches

Publications

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-378, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-378, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-116, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-116, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-403, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-403, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-398, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-398, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-382, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-382, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-285, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-285, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-104, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-104, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-333, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-333, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-209, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-209, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.


Session Law 88-196, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives Jan 1988

Session Law 88-196, Florida Senate & House Of Representatives

Staff Analysis

No abstract provided.