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The Medicare Problem: A Solution To Insolvency, Oscar Castro
The Medicare Problem: A Solution To Insolvency, Oscar Castro
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
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Lobbying As A Strategy For Tribal Resilience, Kirsten Matoy Carlson
Lobbying As A Strategy For Tribal Resilience, Kirsten Matoy Carlson
BYU Law Review
Indian tribes have endured as separate governments despite the taking of their land, the forced relocation of their people, and the abrogation of their treaty rights. Many threats to tribal existence have stemmed from federal policies aimed at assimilating Indians into mainstream American society. In crafting these policies, members of Congress often relied on the input of non-Indians, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As a result, American Indians were largely left out of the federal policy–making process. This started to change in the 1970s when Congress adopted the Tribal Self-Determination Policy, which encouraged tribal participation in the creation of …
Congress, Let Bicycles Back In, Andrew Applegate
Congress, Let Bicycles Back In, Andrew Applegate
BYU Law Review
The Wilderness Act of 1964 protects certain federal lands in the United States, called “wilderness areas,” from human habitation and development. When the Wilderness Act was first passed, nonmotorized bicycle travel was allowed in wilderness areas. However, in 1984, the United States Forest Service altered its interpretation of the statutory text of the Wilderness Act and banned nonmotorized bicycle travel in wilderness areas. Seeking to reverse the Forest Service’s blanket-ban on bicycles in wilderness areas, bicycle activists sought a legislative remedy. In March of 2017, House Federal Lands Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock introduced House Bill 1349 to the United States …
Out Of Many, One: Discovering The Shared Statutory Speech Community Through Corpus Linguistics, Justin A. Miller
Out Of Many, One: Discovering The Shared Statutory Speech Community Through Corpus Linguistics, Justin A. Miller
BYU Law Review
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