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Diplomacy Derailed: Discrimination’S Detour On Route 40, Gage A. Kivlen

Masters Theses, 2020-current

The 1961 Route 40 campaign in Maryland became a critical battleground where three competing approaches to addressing racial segregation revealed deep contradictions in Cold War America. Route 40, a major highway between Washington D.C. and New York, became an international embarrassment when African diplomats from newly independent nations were repeatedly refused service at restaurants and hotels. This crisis prompted responses from three distinct actors: the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which employed grassroots organizing and direct action; the State Department's Special Protocol Service Section (SPSS), which pursued top-down diplomatic solutions; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which conducted extensive …

Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The current study investigates the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu (G 22). The study focuses on two objectives: the first objective is to describe the plant folk taxonomy in Chasu and the second objective is to determine the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu. Data were collected from rural villages in Same and Mwanga districts by using free listing, field interviews (jungle-walk-and-identify), and written texts containing Chasu plant names. The findings reveal that Chasu folk taxonomy reflects different ethnobotanical categories; including a unique beginner which is mmea/mimea ‘plant(s)’, and three life …

The Forgotten Fundamental Right To Free Movement, Noah Smith-Drelich

Northwestern University Law Review

There is a powerful fundamental right hiding in plain sight: the fundamental right to free movement. This right goes beyond the consistently acknowledged—though infrequently applied—fundamental right to interstate travel. The true scope of the Constitution’s protection of movement through substantive due process safeguards local, interstate, and international travel. Though overlooked today, the fundamental right to free movement has deep roots in history and tradition, and in the decisions of numerous state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court.

This Article is the first to examine freedom of movement using the history and tradition test for unenumerated fundamental rights. This Article …

Healing Communities With Police Divestment: Seeking Abolition Through Transformative Reform And Community-Government Collaboration, Jessica E. Gillson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Concerns about the efficacy and sustainability of the U.S. carceral system have persisted throughout the country’s history, recently fueling renewed activism and bipartisan calls for reform. However, proposed solutions remain divisive. This thesis first defines the current status of our prison systems, then explores collaborative alternatives to incarceration and policing that support communities and break cycles of incarceration.

Focusing on partnerships among local governments, community organizations, justice-involved individuals, and law enforcement, this study examines holistic approaches to crime prevention, reentry, and reintegration. Using an interdisciplinary framework incorporating restorative justice, community resilience, and systems theory, it investigates how community-based strategies can …

Chisholm V. Georgia (1793): Laying The Foundation For Supreme Court Precedent, Abigail Stanger

The Cardinal Edge

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Analyzing Inhumane Practices In Mississippi’S Correctional Institutions Due To Overcrowding, Understaffing, And Diminished Funding, Ariel A. Williams

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to examine the political, social, and economic factors which have led to inhumane conditions in Mississippi’s correctional facilities. Several methods were employed, including a comparison of the historical and current methods of funding, staffing, and rehabilitating prisoners based on literature reviews. State-sponsored reports from various departments and the legislature were analyzed to provide insight into budgetary restrictions and political will to allocate funds. Statistical surveys and data were reviewed to determine how overcrowding and understaffing negatively affect administrative capacity and prisoners’ mental and physical well-being. Ultimately, it may be concluded that Mississippi has high …

50 Years Of Excellence: A History Of The St. Mary's Law Journal, Barbara Hanson Nellermoe

St. Mary's Law Journal

Founded in 1969, the St. Mary’s Law Journal has climbed the road to excellence. Originally built on the foundation of being a “practitioner’s journal,” the St. Mary’s Law Journal continues to produce quality scholarship that is nationally recognized and frequently used by members of the bench and bar. From its grassroots origins to the world-class law review it is today, the St. Mary’s Law Journal continues to maintain its prestigious position in the realm of law reviews by ranking in the top five percent most-cited law reviews in federal and state courts nationwide.

In celebration of the St. Mary’s Law …

A Study In Sovereignty: Federalism, Political Culture, And The Future Of Conservatism, Clint Hamilton

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis confronts symptoms of an issue which is eroding at the principles of conservative advocacy, specifically those dealing with federalism. It contrasts modern definitions of federalism with those which existed in the late 1700s, and then attempts to determine the cause of the change. Concluding that the change was caused by a shift in American political identity, the author argues that the conservative movement must begin a conversation on how best to adapt to the change to prevent further drifting away from conservative principles.

Black Courts, Ernesto A. Longa

Faculty Book Display Case

Book Abstract:

Pushing past the conventional understanding of federal and state courts and the judicial system, this volume examines eight little-known Florida courts. Part 1 details general jurisdiction courts from 1513 to 1865 while part 2 profiles modern-era special jurisdiction courts.

Beginning with the state's colonial history, Florida's Other Courts challenges narratives that paint Spain's administration of its New World holdings as corrupt, inefficient, and tyrannical, using research into archival records scattered across Spain, Cuba, and other New World sites. Contributors to the volume also demonstrate how British authorities later molded the courts after their own justice system, introducing grand …

Governing Gambling In The United States, Maria E. Garcia

CMC Senior Theses

The role risk taking has played in American history has helped shape current legislation concerning gambling. This thesis attempts to explain the discrepancies in legislation regarding distinct forms of gambling. While casinos are heavily regulated by state and federal laws, most statutes dealing with lotteries strive to regulate the activities of other parties instead of those of the lottery institutions. Incidentally, lotteries are the only form of gambling completely managed by the government. It can be inferred that the United States government is more concerned with people exploiting gambling than with the actual practice of wagering.

In an effort to …

Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2007, Extraordinary Sessions, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2007, Volume 1, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2007, Volume 2, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2005, Volume 1, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2004, Volume 2, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2004, Volume 4, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2004, Volume 1, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2004, Extraordinary Session, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2004, Volume 3, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2003, Volume 1, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2003, Volume 3, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2002, Volume 4, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2002, Volume 3, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2002, Volume 1, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2002, Volume 5, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2002, Volume 2, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2000, Volume 6, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2000, Volume 4, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2000, Volume 2, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Journal Of The House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, 2000, Volume 3, Kentucky. General Assembly. House Of Representatives.

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