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More Restrictive Alternatives, Michael Coenen Dec 2017

More Restrictive Alternatives, Michael Coenen

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Hidden Law: Taking The Comments More Seriously, Melissa T. Lonegrass Nov 2017

Hidden Law: Taking The Comments More Seriously, Melissa T. Lonegrass

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Minor Courts, Major Questions, Michael Coenen Apr 2017

Minor Courts, Major Questions, Michael Coenen

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The Scrying Game: The First Amendment, The Rise Of Spiritualism, And State Prohibition And Regulation Of The Crafty Sciences, 1848-1944, Christine Corcos Apr 2017

The Scrying Game: The First Amendment, The Rise Of Spiritualism, And State Prohibition And Regulation Of The Crafty Sciences, 1848-1944, Christine Corcos

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Family Law And Female Empowerment, Andrea B. Carroll Jan 2017

Family Law And Female Empowerment, Andrea B. Carroll

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Why The Late Justice Scalia Was Wrong: The Fallacies Of Constitutional Textualism, Ken Levy Jan 2017

Why The Late Justice Scalia Was Wrong: The Fallacies Of Constitutional Textualism, Ken Levy

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Prop Up The Heavenly Chorus? Labor Unions, Tax Policy, And Political Voice Equality, Philip T. Hackney Jan 2017

Prop Up The Heavenly Chorus? Labor Unions, Tax Policy, And Political Voice Equality, Philip T. Hackney

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Labor Unions are nonprofit organizations that provide laborers a voice before their employer and before governments. They are classic interest groups. United States federal tax policy exempts labor unions from the income tax, but effectively prohibits labor union members from deducting union dues from the individual income tax. Because these two policies directly impact the political voice of laborers, I consider primarily the value of political fairness in evaluating these tax policies rather than the typical tax critique of economic fairness or efficiency. I apply a model that presumes our democracy should aim for one person, one political voice. For …


Who Are The Punishers, Raff Donelson Jan 2017

Who Are The Punishers, Raff Donelson

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Constitutionalizing Class Certification, Margaret S. Thomas Jan 2017

Constitutionalizing Class Certification, Margaret S. Thomas

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While class actions have been in decline in federal mass tort litigation since at least the 1990s, a quiet shift has been occurring in their landscape in state courts. Although most scholarly attention has been focused on federal courts and on the U.S. Supreme Court’s reworking of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 in the aftermath of the Class Action Fairness Act, state supreme courts have been engaged in a little-noticed but tremendously important battle over the future of class certification.

Defendants in non-removable class actions in state courts have increasingly shifted their arguments against class certification from objections based …


"I Am The Master": Some Popular Culture Images Of Ai In Humanity's Courtroom, Christine Corcos Jan 2017

"I Am The Master": Some Popular Culture Images Of Ai In Humanity's Courtroom, Christine Corcos

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Freedom From Detention: The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Detention For Criminal Aliens Seeking To Challenge Grounds For Removal, Darlene Goring Jan 2017

Freedom From Detention: The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Detention For Criminal Aliens Seeking To Challenge Grounds For Removal, Darlene Goring

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The article focuses on the immigration system of the U.S., and mentions constitutionality of mandatory detention for criminal aliens who are seeking to challenge grounds for removal. Topics include U.S. Supreme Court case Demore v. Kim, which deals with mandatory detention during removal proceedings; current statutory framework governing mandatory detention for criminal aliens; and modification of the mandatory detention framework offering protection of the fundamental liberty.