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You Call That “Smuggling”? Florida’S New Immigrant Travel Restrictions Can Turn Teachers And Grandparents Into Felons, Jennifer Beck

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Hamilton County, Tennessee For Year Ended June 30, 2024, Hamilton County (Tenn.). Finance Division.

Tennessee County Audit Reports

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Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Nashville And Davidson County, Tennessee For The Year Ended June 30, 2024, Davidson County (Tenn.). Department Of Finance.

Tennessee County Audit Reports

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Faculty Senate Minutes March 3, 2025, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Call to Order
• Approval of Minutes - February 3, 2025
• University Business
• New Business
• Information
• EPC Report - February 3
• Emergency/Risk Survey
• Reports
• Parking and Transportation
• School of Graduate Studies
• Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee (PRPC)
• Old Business
• New Business
• Adjourn - 4:13 pm

What Is Suspension Of The Writ Of Habeas Corpus, Robert F. Williams

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

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Is The State Constitutional Guarantee Of The Privilege Of Habeas Corpus Suspended In N.J.?, Bernard K. Freamon

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

“Beat My Teeth Out And Then Kick Me In The Stomach For Mumbling”—Denying Compensation To The Innocent Who Pleaded Guilty, Donald A. Dripps

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Chimes: March 3, 2025, Calvin University

Chimes

Calvin ends tuition assistance for professors who send children to Christian K-12 schools by Ethan Meyers & Grace Buller

Calvin responds to federal DEI challenges by Elisabeth Stevens

A Q&A with Jacqui Elzinga on the adjustment to the presidency by Ethan Meyers

Calvin faculty, staff display artwork at Center Art Gallery by Addy Offutt

PDAC: Trump's Environment Policy by Sarah Sparling

Calvin Women's basketball advances to finals in MIAA Tournament after wins over Adrian and Hope by Zach Kern

"When Jesus Did Not Return:" A chat with Dr. James Bratt about this week's History Colloquium by Clare Rybicki

Hulvey's All …

Children And Family Unity: The Unintended Effects Of The Unlawful Presence Bars, Shannon Conroy

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

This Article examines the adverse consequences of the unlawful presence bars (ULP bars) on the fundamental right to family unity, with a particular focus on children as collateral victims. While the ULP bars intended to curb entering without inspection, they have had unintended and disproportionate effects on immigrant families, especially children. This Article argues that the ULP bars violate children’s right to family unity, highlighting the legal and social challenges that the bars impose on families. Further, this Article explores the severe challenges faced by families, including the effects on children’s well-being and the disproportionate impact on low-income and immigrant …

Gimme Shelter: The Right To Adequate Housing And Grants Pass V. Johnson, Meredith Mast

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether anti-camping ordinances—laws traditionally utilized to address homeless individuals taking up residence in public spaces—violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court’s ruling that such laws are, in fact, constitutional calls into question previous commitments to homelessness elimination and prevention made by the United States at the international level. This Article seeks to explore that question by providing an overview of the right to adequate housing and the state of homelessness in the United States, analyzing the Court’s decision, and arguing that Grants …

There’S No Place Like Essentially At Home: General Jurisdiction Over Individuals Apart From Domicile And Presence, Jeffrey L. Rensberger

Arkansas Law Review

In personal jurisdiction, an intellectual siloing has prevented some courts from using a basis of jurisdiction over individuals that is available for corporations. This Article explores this question. Jurisdiction in such a case turns on whether general jurisdiction based on a large number of unrelated contacts--contacts-based general jurisdiction--applies to individuals as well as to corporations. The short answer is that despite hesitancy in the cases, such jurisdiction has historically been invoked and this is a correct result as a matter of due process doctrine. One aim of this Article is to dispel the doubt on this point that unnecessarily persists. …

The Use Of Smart Sensors To Enhance Road Safety: An Experimental Study To Explore The Usability Of Smart Traffic Light Systems With Emergency Vehicles, Ali A. Albar, Mirza Baig

Yanbu Journal of Engineering and Science

The evolving landscape of transportation systems is being reshaped by the integration of sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, particularly in the context of traffic light systems. These innovations aim to transform traditional traffic lights into smart devices capable of being controlled by emergency vehicles (EVs) to ensure safe passage, thereby enhancing road safety, and reducing intersection accidents. However, there are challenges in implementing such technologies and gaining the trust of EV drivers navigating busy intersections. The traditional fixed-time traffic signal plans are contrasted with the dynamic adjustment made possible by smart sensors and applications, which collect real-time traffic …

Nurses’ Perceptions And Expectations Of Patient Violence: Language Matters, Darcy Copeland, Mary Potter, Susan Tipton, Debra Culter

Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Patient violence is a serious occupational risk for nurses. Some professional rhetoric presents this risk as not part of nursing work, discounting widespread exposure. There is a disjunction between nurses’ experiences and the discourse they are exposed to. There is little to no evidence indicating whether nurses think it is possible to eliminate patient violence or whether their expectations of exposure to patient violence align with the significant risk they face. Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to examine nurses’ perceptions related to the elimination of, expectations of, and desired state regarding exposure to patient violence. Methods: This …

Urinformed March 2025, Urinformed

URInformed: The URI Employees' Newsletter

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Meals On Duty: The Case For Excluding Meal Reimbursements For Law Enforcement, Daniel De Izaguirre

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

This article advocates for the extension of the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) § 119 exclusion to cover cash reimbursements for meals provided to law enforcement officers. Currently, § 119 excludes meals furnished by an employer from gross income, but not cash reimbursements. The unique demand placed on law enforcement officers, including the requirement to remain on-call during meals, justify the inclusion of these reimbursements within the scope of § 119. Through a comprehensive analysis of legislative intent, case law, and the “substance over form” doctrine, this article argues that cash reimbursements serve the same substantial business purpose as meals-in-kind and …

Maine Career Exploration: Final Evaluation Report, Julia Bergeron-Smith Mppm, Msw, Sarah Goan, Madison Burke, Becky Wurwarg, Amy Geren, Shannon Saxby

Publications

The Maine Career Exploration (MCE) Program was a two-year, $25 million pilot initiative launched in 2022 by Governor Janet Mills as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan. The program aimed to connect young people aged 16 to 24 with Maine’s economy through paid, age-appropriate career experiences that matched their interests, while also expanding career exploration opportunities in schools and communities and building long-term infrastructure to sustain these efforts. Managed by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, MCE distributed funding across three main streams: the Maine Children’s Cabinet Career Exploration Pilot Project, the Maine Department of Education’s …

Directing Sophisticated Cyberattacks On Public Water Infrastructure, Ayrton C. Purdy, Jordan Shropshire

Shelby Hall Graduate Research Forum Posters

In recent years there has been an increasing number of cyberattacks on public water generation and distribution systems. Advanced persistent attackers could usurp sensor and control systems to contaminate public drinking water. In order to conceal their malicious activity, they can manipulate sensor data flows to give the appearance of normal activity. The compromised sensors would report normal chemical levels even though unsafe water is entering the distribution system. In response, this research proposes a multi-sensor, cross-validation approach to anomaly detection. The proposed approach is designed to detect sophisticated cyberattacks which are not easily detectable using traditional cyber tools. The …

Washington's Implementation Of Legalized Cannabis: A Model For Other States And The Federal Government, Bruce Turcott, Daniel Shortt

Washington Law Review

This Article examines the process and outcomes of cannabis legalization in Washington State, offering insights for other states and potential federal legalization schemes. It begins with an overview of the campaign that led to the passage of Initiative 502 (I-502), detailing the initiative’s structure, which draws from liquor licensing laws. The Article then explores the establishment of a recreational cannabis market from scratch, focusing on agency structure, federal responses such as the Cole Memorandum, and the state’s regulatory framework aimed at preventing adverse outcomes.

Additionally, this Article highlights Washington’s efforts to promote social equity, emphasizing that I-502 was framed as …

Explaining Police Officer Intentions To Leave Their Career Field, Michael T. Rossler, Charles Scheer

Faculty Publications - Criminal Justice Sciences

Research examining police officer retention has generally relied upon general work environment predictors to explain intentions to leave a police career. Recent research has applied theory explaining departures as a multistep process, where job satisfaction and stress mediate the relationship between work conditions and leaving the profession. These prior inquiries have been methodologically limited in the number of predictors and agencies included. The current inquiry uses a survey of eight police agencies to test the conceptual framework that job satisfaction and stress mediate the relationship between workplace environment and intentions to leave policing. Findings indicate that many commonly theorized predictors …

State Constitutional Rights, Naturally, Daniel B. Rodriguez

UMKC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law—Arkansas’S Unconstitutional Gun Restrictions For The Formerly Mentally Ill, Michael Frost

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Economic Development For Native Nevada: How Indian Gaming Can Further Tribal Self-Determination, Makai Zuniga

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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The Constitutional Money Problem, Brian D. Galle, Aziz Z. Huq

University of Chicago Law Review

We consider three aspects of the constitutional status of the U.S. Federal Reserve in this Article. Under the Supreme Court’s contemporary approach to constitutional meaning, there is a surprising degree of doubt about whether key aspects of the Federal Reserve (or the Fed)—its independence from Congress and the President, and even its power to create money—are constitutional. We suggest this is reason to believe the Court’s dominant interpretive approaches generate implausible results, but identify a previously overlooked source of constitutional grounding for the Fed that better supports its authority and structure. We further sketch the potential limits, costs, and benefits …

The Hardest Thing I'Ve Ever Done: Reentry Realities Of Criminalized Survivors, Emunah Evans, Marsha Weissman, Deborah M. Weissman

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Overcoming Challenges And Unlocking Potential In Police Training Programs: The Case Of Blue Courage, Ryan E. Spohn

Reports

The Blue Courage website provides the mission of their agency: “The Blue Courage mission is to illuminate a path forward so that we ignite transformation in the individuals and organizations that we engage through our ground-breaking educational and consulting services. Transformation occurs with the small, consistent, incremental changes that amplify and reset current benchmarks of performance. Capacity continuously grows by enhancing our ability to execute, experience, and understand practical applications and tools that can be effectively used to ritualize capacity building practices — both professionally and personally.”

This noble mission reflects the dominate philosophies behind their law enforcement training program1 …

Ragret To Riches: An Examination Of The Resort Area Gross Receipt Tax In Ohio And Why More Towns Should Resort To The Resort Area Gross Receipt Tax, Katrina Fulmer

University of Dayton Law Review

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No Knock? No Case: Prosecutorial Deterrence As A Countermeasure To No-Knock Warrants, Tamika Griffin Moses

Utah Law Review

The high-profile deaths of Amir Locke and Breonna Taylor ignited a national debate surrounding the legitimacy of no-knock warrants. Their deaths are part of a cycle of reaction and inaction that permeates this debate. As the impacted communities and segments of the populace respond by demanding that federal and state legislatures abolish or severely restrict the use of no-knock warrants, they are met with inaction. The legislative bodies have failed to pass laws banning the warrants and judges continue to sign them. This inaction continues to undermine the public’s trust in law enforcement and challenges the legitimacy of a democracy …

Smoking Guns In The Rearview Mirror: Defending Washington's Firearm Regulations With Historical Analogues, Hyejin Lee

Washington Law Review

Mass shootings and gun violence are inescapable facts of American life. America is the only developed country where mass shootings occur almost daily. Despite the widespread sentiment of hopelessness surrounding this problem, state and local governments have been enacting various gun restriction laws. However, in a series of recent cases, the U.S. Supreme Court established an originalist standard for evaluating Second Amendment claims that poses significant challenges to the constitutionality of state and local gun laws. To survive constitutional muster, gun laws today must share common regulatory purpose and mechanism with historical analogues from the period between the founding and …

Radiation Assessment And Distribution In Changing Atmospheric Structures And Turbulence (Radcast), Steven B. Hernandez

Theses and Dissertations

The accessibility of materials and online information has made radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) a more probable threat than conventional nuclear weapons. This study analyzed five datasets from three test periods, using a correlation analysis between optical turbulence, aerosol concentration, and environmental parameters, and geometric mean diameter (GMD) calculations. The correlation analysis failed to yield meaningful insights, prompted a transition to the GMD analysis, which produced clearer results. Findings show GMD ranged from 38–41 nm, increasing at night and during neutral events as reduced vertical motion and boundary layer contraction correlated with optical turbulence. An alternative GMD dataset, calculated by the …

Cannabis In The Clink: An Argument In Favor Of Medical Marijuana For Disabled Inmates, Sophia Dechurch

Journal of Law and Health

In recent decades, medical marijuana programs have become commonplace, and most states in the United States of America are ready to accept marijuana as a natural alternative to treat symptoms of certain conditions such as chronic pain, cancer, mental illness, multiple sclerosis (MS), HIV/AIDS, and substance use disorder; as such, medical marijuana is readily accessible to those who have a qualifying diagnosis – the exception being those who are incarcerated. Although disability, substance abuse, and mental illness are prevalent among those under state supervision, these individuals are effectively prohibited from enjoying the benefits of medical marijuana. This Note will provide …