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Research On Renewable Energy Project Opposition Selected For Environmental Law And Policy Annual Review Award, James Owsley Boyd

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A publication co-authored by Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Christiana Ochoa and 2021 Law School alumna Kacey Cook has been selected to appear in the 17th edition of the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review.

“Deals in the Heartland: Renewable Energy Projects, Local Resistance, and How Law Can Help” was authored by Ochoa, Cook, and University of Minnesota Law School third-year student Hanna Weil and was published in January 2023 in the Minnesota Law Review.

Appraising Policy: A Taxonomy Of Ex Ante Impact Assessments, Aaron Hurd

Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design

In the pursuit of better policy, many nations have turned to Impact Assessments as a potential solution. However, in order to make Impact Assessments as effective and impactful as possible, governments must think critically about which body should write Impact Assessments and what should go into these documents. In this Paper, I survey different Impact Assessment structures and the various government bodies formed to draft or review them. After completing this survey, I conclude that presidential and parliamentary systems should form their Impact Assessment offices differently in order to complement their differing governmental structures. While presidential systems would be best …

Taxonomy Of Minority Governments, Lisa La Fornara

Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design

A minority government in its most basic form is a government in which the party holding the most parliamentary seats still has fewer than half the seats in parliament and therefore cannot pass legislation or advance policy without support from unaffiliated parties. Because seats in minority parliaments are more evenly distributed amongst multiple parties, opposition parties have greater opportunity to block legislation. A minority government must therefore negotiate with external parties and adjust its policies to garner the majority of votes required to advance its initiatives.

This paper serves as a taxonomy of minority governments in recent history and proceeds …

The Double-Edged Sword Of Health Care Integration: Consolidation And Cost Control, Erin C. Fuse Brown, Jaime S. King

Indiana Law Journal

The average family of four in the United States spends $25,826 per year on health care. American health care costs so much because we both overuse and overpay for health care goods and services. The Affordable Care Act’s cost control policies focus on curbing overutilization by encouraging health care providers to integrate to pro-mote efficiency and eliminate waste, but the cost control policies largely ignore prices. This article examines this overlooked half of health care cost control policy: rising prices and the policy levers held by the states to address them. We challenge the conventional wisdom that reducing overutilization through …

I Did My Time: The Transformation Of Indiana’S Expungement Law, Joseph C. Dugan

Indiana Law Journal

This Note evaluates the transformation of Indiana’s expungement law. Part I addresses the socioeconomic impacts of a criminal record. Part II presents normative arguments both for and against expungement, concluding that the balance tips in favor of forgiveness. Parts III–IV discuss Indiana’s original expungement provisions, the 2013 statute, and the 2014 amendments. Part V explores the reaction to the new law. Finally, Part VI offers recommendations to improve the statute so that its second-chance promise is equitable, accessible, and robust.

The New State Sovereignty Movement, Austin L. Raynor

Indiana Law Journal

In the past decade, states across the country have enacted a flood of legislation to resist perceived federal encroachments on their sovereignty. These opposition statutes assume a variety of forms: some, for instance, merely prohibit state officers from assisting in the enforcement of federal law, while others purport to nullify particular federal regulations. In the fields of controlled substances, immigration, and healthcare, among others, state acts of protest have stimulated the national debate and influenced legal obligations in important ways.

This Article provides the first comprehensive overview of this nascent state sovereignty movement. It categorizes opposition enactments according to the …

Juvenile Competency Statutes: A Model For State Legislation, Kellie M. Johnson

Indiana Law Journal

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Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report (Introduction And Participants)

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.

The Indiana Environmental Policy Act: Casting A New Role For A Forgotten Statute, Jeffrey L. Carmichael

Indiana Law Journal

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Statutory Interpretation In State Courts -- A Study Of Indiana Opinions, William D. Popkin

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Legislative Reforms Of Governmental Tort Liability: Overreacting To Minimal Evidence, Ann Judith Gellis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Indiana's Guilty But Mentally Ill Statute: Blueprint To Beguile The Jury, Scott A. Kinsey

Indiana Law Journal

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Representation Under The Ohio Public Defender Act, Daniel O. Conkle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Sad Story Of Superbill, Or What Happened To The Indiana Code Of 1971?, Reed Dickerson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Indiana's Need For Legislative Surgery: A Jurisdictional Transplant, Gregory A. Hartzler

Indiana Law Journal

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Legislative Apportionment In Indiana: A Case History, Leon H. Wallace

Indiana Law Journal

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The State Legislative Institution, By Jefferson B. Fordham, Reed Dickerson

Indiana Law Journal

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Admission Of Extrinsic Evidence In Cases Involving The Validity Of Statutes And Ordinances In Indiana

Indiana Law Journal

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Indiana, 1851, Alaska, 1956: A Century Of Difference In State Constitutions, P. Allan Dionisopoulos

Indiana Law Journal

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Reapportionment In The Indiana Legislature: Judicial Compulsion Of Legislative Duty

Indiana Law Journal

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The Need For A Liberal Business Entry Statute In Indiana

Indiana Law Journal

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Can American State Legislatures Keep Pace?, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Effectiveness Of State Anti-Subversion Legislation

Indiana Law Journal

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The Indiana Annexation Act Of 1949

Indiana Law Journal

Recent Cases: Legislation

The Perry-Decatur Boundary Dispute

Indiana Law Journal

Legislation Note

Book Review. State Legislative Committees By C. I. Winslow, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Constitutional Limitations On Legislative Procedure In West Virginia, Frank Edward Horack Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Burns Annotated Indiana Statutes: Supplement Of 1929, By Benjamin F. Watson, W. E. Treanor

Indiana Law Journal

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The Legislative Program, Dan W. Simms, Frank H. Hatfield, Charles M. Mccabe, Julius C. Travis, Wilmer T. Fox, Charles S. Batt, John W. Craig

Indiana Law Journal

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