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Land Use By, For, And Of The People: Problems With The Application Of Initiatives And Referenda To The Zoning Process, Nicolas M. Kublicki Nov 2012

Land Use By, For, And Of The People: Problems With The Application Of Initiatives And Referenda To The Zoning Process, Nicolas M. Kublicki

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Death Of The Voting Rights Act Or An Exercise In Geometry?--Shaw V. Reno Provides More Questions Than Answers, Michael J. Moffatt Nov 2012

The Death Of The Voting Rights Act Or An Exercise In Geometry?--Shaw V. Reno Provides More Questions Than Answers, Michael J. Moffatt

Pepperdine Law Review

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Could The Best Of Tightrope Walkers Manage To Walk The Line Between Race-Consciousness And Race-Predominance? An Analysis Of Race-Based Districting In Light Of Miller V. Johnson, Sean Simpson Nov 2012

Could The Best Of Tightrope Walkers Manage To Walk The Line Between Race-Consciousness And Race-Predominance? An Analysis Of Race-Based Districting In Light Of Miller V. Johnson, Sean Simpson

Pepperdine Law Review

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Why Can't A Chicken Vote For Colonel Sanders? U.S. Term Limits, Inc. V. Thornton And The Constitutionality Of Term Limits, Julie Heintz Oct 2012

Why Can't A Chicken Vote For Colonel Sanders? U.S. Term Limits, Inc. V. Thornton And The Constitutionality Of Term Limits, Julie Heintz

Pepperdine Law Review

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Televised Political Debates And Arkansas Educational Television Commission V. Forbes: Excluding The Public From Public Broadcasting, Joshua Dale Oct 2012

Televised Political Debates And Arkansas Educational Television Commission V. Forbes: Excluding The Public From Public Broadcasting, Joshua Dale

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


California Democratic Party V. Jones: Invalidation Of The Blanket Primary, Teresa Macdonald May 2012

California Democratic Party V. Jones: Invalidation Of The Blanket Primary, Teresa Macdonald

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Filibuster Of Judicial Nominations: Constitutional Crisis Or Politics As Usual?, Arthur L. Rizer Iii Mar 2012

The Filibuster Of Judicial Nominations: Constitutional Crisis Or Politics As Usual?, Arthur L. Rizer Iii

Pepperdine Law Review

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Georgia V. Ashcroft: It's The End Of Section 5 As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) , Michael J. Pitts Mar 2012

Georgia V. Ashcroft: It's The End Of Section 5 As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) , Michael J. Pitts

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Political Process, Elizabeth Garrett Mar 2012

The Political Process, Elizabeth Garrett

Pepperdine Law Review

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Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency, Jamin Soderstrom Mar 2012

Back To The Basics: Looking Again To State Constitutions For Guidance On Forming A More Perfect Vice Presidency, Jamin Soderstrom

Pepperdine Law Review

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Campaign Finance And Randall V. Sorrell: How Much Is Too Much And Who Decides? The Court's Splintering Devotion To Its Own Problematic Framework, Natalie Rainforth Mar 2012

Campaign Finance And Randall V. Sorrell: How Much Is Too Much And Who Decides? The Court's Splintering Devotion To Its Own Problematic Framework, Natalie Rainforth

Pepperdine Law Review

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Can Freedom Of Speech Bear The Twenty-First Century's Weight?, Lillian R. Bevier Feb 2012

Can Freedom Of Speech Bear The Twenty-First Century's Weight?, Lillian R. Bevier

Pepperdine Law Review

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Campaign Finance Regulation And The Marketplace Of Emotions, Barry P. Mcdonald Feb 2012

Campaign Finance Regulation And The Marketplace Of Emotions, Barry P. Mcdonald

Pepperdine Law Review

This essay examines the validity, in light of new empirical research, of the free speech theory the U.S. Supreme Court uses to justify the doctrines it currently employs to assess the constitutionality of campaign finance regulations. The Court’s model, which Professor McDonald terms the theory of 'stimulated democratic deliberation,' assumes that an unlimited quantity of campaign-related communications will result in increased public deliberation about ideas and better informed citizens, which in turn will result in better decisions about candidates for political office. In short, this model assumes that rational thought and deliberation about important issues of the day drive voter …


The Constitutional Logic Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Samuel Issacharoff Feb 2012

The Constitutional Logic Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Samuel Issacharoff

Pepperdine Law Review

This essay explores the potential implications of the creation of a distinct "election period" through the BCRA reforms to campaign finance law. The idea of a separate set of rights of expression during the immediate pre-election period is a relative newcomer to American law, but is a central feature of campaign finance law in other countries. The creation of a defined election period is the underpinning of strong restrictions on political speech in countries such as Britain, and is currently the source of tension under European law. Recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, most notably in Bowman …


Importing Democracy: Can Lessons Learned From Germany, India, And Australia Help Reform The American Electoral System?, Amanda Kelley Myers Feb 2012

Importing Democracy: Can Lessons Learned From Germany, India, And Australia Help Reform The American Electoral System?, Amanda Kelley Myers

Pepperdine Law Review

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