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Bureaucratic Overreach And The Role Of The Courts In Protecting Representative Democracy, Katie Cassady Oct 2023

Bureaucratic Overreach And The Role Of The Courts In Protecting Representative Democracy, Katie Cassady

Liberty University Journal of Statesmanship & Public Policy

The United States bureaucracy began as only four departments and has expanded to address nearly every issue of public life. While these bureaucratic agencies are ostensibly under congressional oversight and the supervision of the President as part of the executive branch, they consistently usurp their discretionary authority and bypass the Founding Fathers’ design of balancing legislative power in a bicameral Congress.

The Supreme Court holds an indispensable role in mitigating the overreach of executive agencies, yet the courts’ inability to hold bureaucrats accountable has diluted voters’ voices. Since the Supreme Court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron, U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense …


Partisan Or Precedent: The History Of Nominating Supreme Court Judges In Presidential Election Years, Hattie Jefferies Jul 2021

Partisan Or Precedent: The History Of Nominating Supreme Court Judges In Presidential Election Years, Hattie Jefferies

Helms School of Government Undergraduate Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Competing Views On The Interpretation Of The U.S. Constitution, Joseph Longo Dec 2020

An Analysis Of The Competing Views On The Interpretation Of The U.S. Constitution, Joseph Longo

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis will examine the competing interpretations of the United States Constitution and the different effects these interpretations would have on the American government and legal systems. By examining legal precedents and different philosophical views, the varying interpretations will be examined and put through real-world scenarios. The founding of America was over 200 years ago, but philosophical views throughout history shall be used in the understanding of the different interpretations and real-world consequences. The thesis will not claim that one interpretation is proper and the perfect one for the United States, rather it will challenge each view in an attempt …


Book Review. Justin Vaisse, Neoconservatism: The Biography Of A Movement, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Apr 2011

Book Review. Justin Vaisse, Neoconservatism: The Biography Of A Movement, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Deep Seabed: The Laws Of Nature And Nature’S Manganese Nodules, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2011

The Deep Seabed: The Laws Of Nature And Nature’S Manganese Nodules, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Justin Vaisse, Neoconservatism: The Biography Of A Movement, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2011

Book Review. Justin Vaisse, Neoconservatism: The Biography Of A Movement, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


The Deep Seabed: The Laws Of Nature And Nature’S Manganese Nodules, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2011

The Deep Seabed: The Laws Of Nature And Nature’S Manganese Nodules, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Joan Biskupic, An American Original: The Life And Constitution Of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Apr 2010

Book Review. Joan Biskupic, An American Original: The Life And Constitution Of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Marbury V. Madison And The Foundation Of Law, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2010

Marbury V. Madison And The Foundation Of Law, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Marbury V. Madison And The Foundation Of Law, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2010

Marbury V. Madison And The Foundation Of Law, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Joan Biskupic, An American Original: The Life And Constitution Of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2010

Book Review. Joan Biskupic, An American Original: The Life And Constitution Of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Robert George’S The Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, And Morality In Crisis, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2009

Robert George’S The Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, And Morality In Crisis, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Robert George’S The Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, And Morality In, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2009

Robert George’S The Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, And Morality In, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2008

Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2008

The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2008

Chinese And Western Worldviews: Implications For Law, Policy,, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2008

The Bible And American Law: A Response To Dean Herbert W. Titus, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations (December 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Nov 2007

Petitioner's Observations (December 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations (December 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Nov 2007

Petitioner's Observations (December 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations (February 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Feb 2007

Petitioner's Observations (February 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations (February 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Feb 2007

Petitioner's Observations (February 2007) For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations On Canada's Additional Information, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Sep 2005

Petitioner's Observations On Canada's Additional Information, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Petitioner's Observations On Canada's Additional Information, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Sep 2005

Petitioner's Observations On Canada's Additional Information, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Curriculum Development At A New Law School: Dismantling The Walls Of Separation, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Oct 2004

Curriculum Development At A New Law School: Dismantling The Walls Of Separation, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Petition For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Mar 2004

Petition For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Petition For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Mar 2004

Petition For The Redress Of Violations Of Human Rights Guaranteed By The American Declaration Of The Rights And Duties Of Man, Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Curriculum Development At A New Law School: Dismantling The Walls Of Separation, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Jan 2004

Curriculum Development At A New Law School: Dismantling The Walls Of Separation, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Oct 2003

In Defense Of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, Jeffrey C. Tuomala Oct 2003

In Defense Of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Jeffrey C. Tuomala

No abstract provided.


Memorandum Of Argument, Supreme Court Of Canada, In Re James R. Demers, Jeffrey C. Tuomala May 2003

Memorandum Of Argument, Supreme Court Of Canada, In Re James R. Demers, Jeffrey C. Tuomala

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.