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The Almost Rise And Not Quite Fall Of The Political Gerrymander, Michael J. Kasper
The Almost Rise And Not Quite Fall Of The Political Gerrymander, Michael J. Kasper
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article discusses what future, if any, political gerrymandering claims have in light of the Supreme Court's decision in LULAC v. Perry, the Texas redistricting case. The article also examines the various methods and standards that have been proposed, and ultimately rejected, for measuring partisan gerrymandering claims since the Supreme Court first addressed the issue in 1986. Finally, the article considers the effectiveness of the political gerrymander as a method of political party entrenchment.
Return Of The Native? An Assessment Of The Citizenship Renunciation Clause In Hamdi's Settlement Agreement In The Light Of Citizenship Jurisprudence, Saad Gul
Northern Illinois University Law Review
The article examines the circumstances under which Yasser Hamdi, an American born detainee in the War on Terror, renounced his U.S. citizenship. The article analyzes Supreme Court jurisprudence on the loss of citizenship since Afroyim v. Rusk. Through the prism of the historically competing considerations of national security and sacrosanct nature of citizenship, it evaluates the conditions under which Hamdi undertook his action, and their effect on its legal validity. Given the factual background of the case, and the jurisprudential contours of past citizenship doctrine, it concludes that Hamdi can probably regain his citizenship should he ever seek to do …