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December 26, 2012: One Man Promoting Gay Marriage And Religious Liberty, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “One Man Promoting Gay Marriage And Religious Liberty“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 23, 2012: The Egyptian Constitution, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Egyptian Constitution“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 20, 2012: No, God Has Not Called Them Home, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “No, God Has Not Called Them Home“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 8, 2012: Another Challenge From Religious Conscience, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Another Challenge From Religious Conscience“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 5, 2012: Is Abortion Next?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Is Abortion Next?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 30, 2012: A Movie To Redeem Politics, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Movie to Redeem Politics“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 27, 2012: A Compromise On The Contraception Mandate?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Compromise on the Contraception Mandate?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 14, 2012: No, Corporations Do Not Have Religious Rights, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “No, Corporations Do Not Have Religious Rights“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 9, 2012: Time To Repeal Campaign Contribution Limits, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Time to Repeal Campaign Contribution Limits“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 31, 2012: The Upcoming Presidential Election, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Upcoming Presidential Election“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 23, 2012: George Mcgovern, R.I.P., Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “George McGovern, R.I.P.“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 9, 2012: Living In A Dream World, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Living in a Dream World“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 7, 2012: A Good, Not Great, Election, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Good, Not Great, Election“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

September 25, 2012: Tax Cuts Are Not A Policy, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Tax Cuts Are Not a Policy“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

September 23, 2012: What’S So Bad About Technology?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ What’s So Bad About Technology?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

September 11, 2012: Technology Is Inefficient, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Technology is Inefficient“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

September 6, 2012: Beating The Drums For War With Iran, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Beating the Drums for War with Iran“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Liberalism And Postliberalism In Bolivarian Venezuela, Tony Petros Spanakos

Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In the last half-decade, the “rise of the left” in Latin America has been studied extensively by many scholars. Whether framed as one, two, or many lefts, its various party leaders have been vocal in opposition to neoliberalism, although the orientation of their policies and governments toward neoliberalism has been mixed (Panizza 2009). The most influential and visible case of an anti-neoliberal government is that of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez Frías.

The five books reviewed here, drawing on research on Venezuela, share a common scholarly interest in liberalism, pluralism, and account- ability, although some defend liberalism (Brewer-Carías, Corrales and Penfold), …

August 24, 2012: Abortion And Rape, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Abortion and Rape“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Blaine It On Politics: The (Non-) Effect Of Anti-Aid Amendments On Private School Choice Programs In The U.S. States, Patrick J. Wolf, Richard D. Komer, Michael Q. Mcshane

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

James G. Blaine was a prominent American politician of the late 19th Century. Although Blaine was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for President in 1884, U.S. Secretary of State, Speaker of the House, and a Senator from Maine, his primary legacy was the enshrinement of "anti-aid" amendments in the constitutions of 39 U.S. states. These so-called "Blaine Amendments" were designed to prohibit government funds from supporting "sectarian" religious organizations such as schools and charities. In Blaine's day, "sectarian" was widely understood to be a euphemism for "Catholic". Nondenominationally Protestant organizations such as the public schools of the day were considered to …

Danbury Hatters In Sweden: An American Perspective Of Employer Remedies For Illegal Collective Actions, César F. Rosado Marzán, Margot Nikitas

All Faculty Scholarship

The European Court of Justice's ("ECJ") Laval quartet held that worker collective actions that impacted freedom of services and establishment in the E.U. violated E.U. law. After Laval, the Swedish Labor Court imposed exemplary or punitive damages on labor unions for violating E.U. law. These cases have generated critical discussions regarding not only the proper balance between markets and workers’ freedom of association, but also what should be the proper remedies for employers who suffer illegal actions by labor unions under E.U. law. While any reforms to rebalance fundamental freedoms as a result of the Laval quartet will have to …

August 8, 2012: The Response To David Niose, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Response to David Niose“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

An Empirical Analysis Of Conservative, Liberal, And Other "Biases" In The United States Courts Of Appeals For The Eighth & Ninth Circuits, Robert E. Steinbuch

Faculty Scholarship

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The Reality Of Eu-Conformity Review In France, Juscelino F. Colares

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

French High Courts embraced review of national legislation for conformity with EU law in different stages and following distinct approaches to EU law supremacy. This article tests whether adherence to different views on EU law supremacy has resulted in different levels of EU directive enforcement by the French High Courts. After introducing the complex French systems of statutory, treaty and constitutional review, this study explains how EU-conformity review emerged among these systems and provides an empirical analysis refuting the anecdotal view that different EU supremacy theories produce substantial differences in conformity adjudication outcomes. These Courts' uniformly high rates of EU …

July 19, 2012: Confronting Capitalism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Confronting Capitalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

"Systemic Poverty As A Cause Of Recessions", Robert Ashford

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

This article argues that the failure to address and ameliorate systemic poverty is a major cause of recessions. Recessions occur (and sub-optimal employment and growth persist) when a critical mass of market participants come to believe that the distribution of future earning capacity is not sufficient to purchase what can be produced despite the physical and technological capacity to employ available labor and capital to produce more over the same period even at lower unit cost. The essence of systemic poverty is widespread inadequate earning capacity. In recessionary periods, with rising unemployment, the problem of inadequate earning capacity (which perennially …

July 8, 2012: If The Higgs Boson Particle Affected Capitalism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ If the Higgs Boson Particle Affected Capitalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

July 1, 2012: The Significance Of The Obamacare Decision, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Significance of the Obamacare Decision“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

June 21, 2012: The Misuse Of Religious Exemptions, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Misuse of Religious Exemptions“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

June 10, 2012: Cut Off From Blame And Punishment, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Cut Off from Blame and Punishment“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.