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Agency Genesis And The Energy Transition, Sharon B. Jacobs Jan 2021

Agency Genesis And The Energy Transition, Sharon B. Jacobs

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Commentators and policymakers frequently propose new government agencies in response to novel or intractable problems. New agencies can refocus public attention on the problems they regulate. They can attract new talent and bypass calcified or captured channels. But they are also costly, and there is no guarantee that they will be more successful than their predecessors.

This Article examines agency genesis at the state level. In the process, it expands recent thinking about the administrative separation of powers to the states. At the federal level, setting up agency rivalries within the executive branch can be an effective tool for mitigating …


Women’S Votes, Women’S Voices, And The Limits Of Criminal Justice Reform, 1911–1950, Carolyn B. Ramsey Jan 2021

Women’S Votes, Women’S Voices, And The Limits Of Criminal Justice Reform, 1911–1950, Carolyn B. Ramsey

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Deriving its vigor from the work of grassroots organizations at the state and local levels, the League of Women Voters (LWV) sought, in the first half of the twentieth century, to provide newly enfranchised women with a political education to strengthen their voice in public affairs. Local branches like the San Francisco Center learned from experience—through practical involvement in a variety of social welfare and criminal justice initiatives. This Article, written for a symposium commemorating the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, assesses the role of LWV leaders in California and especially San Francisco in reforming three aspects of the criminal …


American Common Market Redux, Richard Collins Jan 2021

American Common Market Redux, Richard Collins

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The Tennessee Wine case, decided in June of 2019, had a major effect on the path of the law for an issue not argued in it. The Supreme Court affirmed invalidity of a protectionist state liquor regulation that discriminated against interstate commerce in violation of the dormant commerce clause doctrine. Its holding rejected a vigorous defense based on the special terms of the Twenty-first Amendment that ended Prohibition—an issue of interest only to those involved in markets for alcoholic drinks. However, the Court’s opinion removed serious doubts about validity of the Doctrine itself, even though the petitioner and supporting amici …


Cu Law Library Launches New Resource For Historical Colorado Statutory Research, Robert M. Linz Jan 2015

Cu Law Library Launches New Resource For Historical Colorado Statutory Research, Robert M. Linz

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The Expanding Use Of The Res Gestae Doctrine, H. Patrick Furman, Ann England Jan 2009

The Expanding Use Of The Res Gestae Doctrine, H. Patrick Furman, Ann England

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This article provides a brief history of the doctrine of res gestae and an analysis of its current usage in both Colorado state and federal courts.


The Early History Of The Colorado Court Of Appeals, Robert M. Linz, Claire E. Munger Jan 2008

The Early History Of The Colorado Court Of Appeals, Robert M. Linz, Claire E. Munger

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The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 2008

The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Back To The Future: Is Form-Based Code An Efficacious Tool For Shaping Modern Civic Life?, Lolita Buckner Inniss Jan 2007

Back To The Future: Is Form-Based Code An Efficacious Tool For Shaping Modern Civic Life?, Lolita Buckner Inniss

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This Essay serves as a critique of the New Urbanism in general and of form-based code in particular as a tool of the New Urbanism. It may be true that form-based code offers more flexibility than traditional zoning schemes and thus may offer some respite from acknowledged ills such as social and racial divisions created by exclusionary zoning and other tools, and from the relative inutility of single or limited use districts. However, I will argue that these benefits are eclipsed by some of the problems of form-based code. Form-based code is frequently hailed as a back to the future …


Colorado Revisits The Rule Against Perpetuities, Wayne M. Gazur Jan 2006

Colorado Revisits The Rule Against Perpetuities, Wayne M. Gazur

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The 2006 Colorado General Assembly passed legislation adopting a 1000-year limitation applicable to interests in trust, practically eliminating the Rule Against Perpetuities ("RAP"). This article discusses the legislation's impact on the RAP in trust and non-trust situations.


Arnold Schwarzenegger And Our Common Future, Sarah Krakoff Jan 2005

Arnold Schwarzenegger And Our Common Future, Sarah Krakoff

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Western Water: The Ethical And Spiritual Questions, Charles Wilkinson Jan 2002

Western Water: The Ethical And Spiritual Questions, Charles Wilkinson

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The Metamorphosis Of Western Water Policy: Have Federal Laws And Local Decisions Eclipsed The States’ Role?, David H. Getches Jan 2001

The Metamorphosis Of Western Water Policy: Have Federal Laws And Local Decisions Eclipsed The States’ Role?, David H. Getches

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Nineteenth-Century Orthodoxy, Richard B. Collins Jan 1999

Nineteenth-Century Orthodoxy, Richard B. Collins

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Chevron, Cooperative Federalism, And Telecommunications Reform, Philip J. Weiser Jan 1999

Chevron, Cooperative Federalism, And Telecommunications Reform, Philip J. Weiser

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Indian Tribal Rights And The National Forests: The Case Of The Aboriginal Lands Of The Nez Perce Tribe, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1998

Indian Tribal Rights And The National Forests: The Case Of The Aboriginal Lands Of The Nez Perce Tribe, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Colorado River Governance: Sharing Federal Authority As An Incentive To Create A New Institution, David H. Getches Jan 1997

Colorado River Governance: Sharing Federal Authority As An Incentive To Create A New Institution, David H. Getches

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California’S Proposition 187--Does It Mean What It Says? Does It Say What It Means? A Textual And Constitutional Analysis, Lolita K. Buckner Inniss Jan 1996

California’S Proposition 187--Does It Mean What It Says? Does It Say What It Means? A Textual And Constitutional Analysis, Lolita K. Buckner Inniss

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The Last Centrifugal Force, Robert F. Nagel Jan 1995

The Last Centrifugal Force, Robert F. Nagel

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Structuring The Ballot Initiative: Procedures That Do And Don't Work, Richard B. Collins, Dale Oesterle Jan 1995

Structuring The Ballot Initiative: Procedures That Do And Don't Work, Richard B. Collins, Dale Oesterle

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Initiative Enigmas, Richard Collins Jan 1994

Initiative Enigmas, Richard Collins

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Voice In Government: The People, Emily Calhoun Jan 1994

Voice In Government: The People, Emily Calhoun

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In Memoriam: Prior Appropriation, 1848-1991, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1991

In Memoriam: Prior Appropriation, 1848-1991, Charles F. Wilkinson

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To Feel The Summer In The Spring: The Treaty Fishing Rights Of The Wisconsin Chippewa, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1991

To Feel The Summer In The Spring: The Treaty Fishing Rights Of The Wisconsin Chippewa, Charles F. Wilkinson

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In this Article, adapted from his Oliver Rundell Lecture delivered at the University of Wisconsin Law School in April 1990, Professor Charles Wilkinson explores the historical and contemporary conflict arising out of the Chippewa people's assertion of nineteenth century treaty fishing rights. A key to comprehending the Chippewa's position is a realization that they are governments whose sovereign rights predate the United States Constitution and are preserved in federal treaties and statutes. The Chippewa's survival as a people depends upon a recognition of their sovereign prerogatives, an understanding of their history, a respect for their dignity and a just application …


One Hundred Years Of Wyoming Water Law, Mark Squillace Jan 1991

One Hundred Years Of Wyoming Water Law, Mark Squillace

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Separation Of Powers Under The Texas Constitution, Harold H. Bruff Jan 1990

Separation Of Powers Under The Texas Constitution, Harold H. Bruff

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A Critical Look At Wyoming Water Law, Mark Squillace Jan 1989

A Critical Look At Wyoming Water Law, Mark Squillace

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Groundwater Quality Protection: Setting A National Goal For State And Federal Programs, David H. Getches Jan 1989

Groundwater Quality Protection: Setting A National Goal For State And Federal Programs, David H. Getches

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Water Marketing In Wyoming, Mark Squillace Jan 1989

Water Marketing In Wyoming, Mark Squillace

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Aldo Leopold And Western Water Law: Thinking Perpendicular To The Prior Appropriation Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1989

Aldo Leopold And Western Water Law: Thinking Perpendicular To The Prior Appropriation Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson

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The Headwaters Of The Public Trust: Some Thoughts On The Source And Scope Of The Traditional Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1989

The Headwaters Of The Public Trust: Some Thoughts On The Source And Scope Of The Traditional Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson

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