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Nihilism With A Happy Ending? The Interstate Commerce Commission And The Emergence Of The Post-Enlightenment Paradigm, Mark F. Kightlinger Jul 2008

Nihilism With A Happy Ending? The Interstate Commerce Commission And The Emergence Of The Post-Enlightenment Paradigm, Mark F. Kightlinger

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This Article examines early Supreme Court opinions about the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)—the first federal administrative agency—in an effort to identify the intellectual roots of the modern administrative state. The Article argues that the Court's effort to explain and justify the function of the newborn ICC shows the traces of a post-Enlightenment crisis in the field of moral philosophy—i.e., the growing conviction that it is no longer possible for reasonable people to agree on what constitutes a true, objective, universally valid standard of reasonable or just conduct. From this essentially nihilistic starting point, the Court helped to fashion a new …


Reining In The Horse Racing Industry: A Proposal For Federal Regulation Of Steroid Use In Racehorses, Jennifer M. Jabroski Jan 2008

Reining In The Horse Racing Industry: A Proposal For Federal Regulation Of Steroid Use In Racehorses, Jennifer M. Jabroski

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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State Regulation Of Complementary And Alternative Veterinary Therapies: Defining The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine In The 21st Century, Milton C. Toby Jan 2008

State Regulation Of Complementary And Alternative Veterinary Therapies: Defining The Practice Of Veterinary Medicine In The 21st Century, Milton C. Toby

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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The Role Of Administrative Law In Regulating "Mad Cow Disease" As Explained In Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, Llc V. Department Of Agriculture, Courtney E. Ross Jan 2008

The Role Of Administrative Law In Regulating "Mad Cow Disease" As Explained In Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, Llc V. Department Of Agriculture, Courtney E. Ross

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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