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Qualified Immunity And The Unintentional, Or Intentional, Chill On Free Speech, Madison Heiney
Qualified Immunity And The Unintentional, Or Intentional, Chill On Free Speech, Madison Heiney
Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality
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Incombustible Ideas: Evaluating The Impact Of Federal Court Opinions Regarding Book Banning In Public-School Libraries, Noah T. Holloway
Incombustible Ideas: Evaluating The Impact Of Federal Court Opinions Regarding Book Banning In Public-School Libraries, Noah T. Holloway
Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality
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Drawing The Line For Democratic Choice: How The Petition Clause Can Restore A Citizen’S Right To Participate In Commission-Driven Redistricting, Mateo Forero
Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality
In this Article, I argue that commission-driven redistricting (and the “apolitical” process enshrined therein) frustrates a citizen’s right to meaningfully participate in electoral design. This right is fundamental, and has long been safeguarded by the First Amendment’s assertion that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Accordingly, I propose that courts use the Petition Clause as a constitutional remedy against rules that abridge substantive public input in commission-driven redistricting. To illustrate this claim, I analyze how one commonly …