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Burdening The Fifth Amendment: Toward A Presumptive Barrier Theory, Mark Berger

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Judging how heavily the state may burden the decision to exercise or forego the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a concededly problematic undertaking. Nevertheless, the formulation of a standard is essential to ensure principled decision making. Unfortunately, however, the Supreme Court has thus far avoided the task. The decisions from the Warren era suggest in very broad language that any burden on the exercise of the right to remain silent is forbidden, while more recent rulings have barred only those penalties automatically imposed for assertions of the privilege. Neither extreme, however, represents a satisfactory resolution of the conflicting interests …

Redlining Revisited: Neighborhood Development Bank As Proposed Solution, Edwin T. Hood, Cynthia M. Weed

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Urban decline and its impact upon American society have been national concerns for nearly three decades. Although the causes of urban decline are numerous and diverse, a key factor is the in­ adequacy of the financial resources available to resolve the massive problems associated with urban decay. In the residential mortgage market, funds for home mortgage loans and home repair loans in declining neighborhoods are conspicuously absent. As a result, ur­ban decline accelerates, and any realistic hopes for the revitalization of urban neighborhoods are eliminated.

During the 1970s, national attention has focused on redlining - ­the term used to describe …

Special Elections: The Use Of Sections 6166, 6166a And 303 Of The Internal Revenue Code, Edwin T. Hood, Linda L. Chalstrom, Peter W. Brown

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Toward Better Environmental Standard Setting: Lessons From Case Study, Douglas O. Linder

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