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State Constitutions And The Protection Of Rights, John M. Greabe
State Constitutions And The Protection Of Rights, John M. Greabe
Law Faculty Scholarship
This article, using a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering, explores how state constitutions can be significantly more protective of rights than the federal constitution.
Brief Amicus Curiae Of The Honorable Margaret W. Hassan Governor Of The State Of New Hampshire In Support Of The Plaintiffs/Cross-Appellants, Lucy C. Hodder, John M. Greabe
Brief Amicus Curiae Of The Honorable Margaret W. Hassan Governor Of The State Of New Hampshire In Support Of The Plaintiffs/Cross-Appellants, Lucy C. Hodder, John M. Greabe
Law Faculty Scholarship
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
The Governor confines her argument in this amicus brief to whether the superior court correctly concluded that the education tax credit program enacted under RSA § 77-G violates Article 83 insofar as it permits organizations authorized to receive donations subsidized by the credit to use those donations to fund student scholarships to religious, non-public schools. In the Governor’s view, the superior court’s finding of unconstitutionality was correct.
In its text, structure, and history (including its interpretive history), the New Hampshire Constitution significantly differs from the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause with respect to the question whether revenue generated …
The New England Food System In 2060: Envisioning Tomorrow's Policy Through Today's Assessments, Margaret Sova Mccabe, Joanne Burke
The New England Food System In 2060: Envisioning Tomorrow's Policy Through Today's Assessments, Margaret Sova Mccabe, Joanne Burke
Law Faculty Scholarship
This Essay analyzes how the New England states' planning processes are envisioning revitalized local, state, and regional food systems. This Essay has five parts. First, it begins with examining compelling reasons for promoting more sustainable food systems based on national and global trends, and identifies strategies for promoting regional food systems approaches with a brief introduction to the major influences on the national and New England food system. Second, it describes the states' planning efforts and their enabling legislation or source of authority.
The Essay then introduces the New England Food Vision 2060 (the Vision) an emerging discussion of food …
Slides: Next Evolutionary Steps In State Instream Flow Programs, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Slides: Next Evolutionary Steps In State Instream Flow Programs, Lawrence J. Macdonnell
Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Presenter: Lawrence J. MacDonnell, attorney and consultant, Boulder, CO
27 slides
A Miscarriage Of Juvenile Justice: A Modern Day Parable Of The Unintended Results Of Bad Lawmaking, Amy Vorenberg
A Miscarriage Of Juvenile Justice: A Modern Day Parable Of The Unintended Results Of Bad Lawmaking, Amy Vorenberg
Law Faculty Scholarship
Sensationalized cases increasingly create the context for public policy discussion. Stories about violent crime are a common feature of the local evening news and their emotional nature can often create the hook politicians need to showcase their “tough on crime” agendas. Often anecdotal and lurid, stories of criminal misdeeds are widely used to convince the public of a need to create or change laws. This article demonstrates the perils of making law by extrapolating from a few random, albeit attention-grabbing, events. Specifically, the article examines the impact of a 1995 change in New Hampshire state law that lowered the age …
Community Forests: A Perspective, Robert Mccullough
Community Forests: A Perspective, Robert Mccullough
Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)
22 pages.
"Robert McCullough teaches in the University of Vermont Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. He wrote The Landscape of Community: Communal Forests in New England."
Slides: Changes In Timberland Ownership, Peter R. Stein
Slides: Changes In Timberland Ownership, Peter R. Stein
Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)
Presenter: Peter R. Stein, General Partner, The Lyme Timber Company, Hanover, NH
14 slides
Slides: The Trust For Public Land: Conserving Land For People, Ernest Cook
Slides: The Trust For Public Land: Conserving Land For People, Ernest Cook
Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)
Presenter: Ernest Cook, Senior Vice President, Conservation Finance Program, The Trust for Public Land, Boston, MA
19 slides
Market Solutions To Public Recreation Finance: The Texas State Parks Example, Donald R. Leal
Market Solutions To Public Recreation Finance: The Texas State Parks Example, Donald R. Leal
Outdoor Recreation: Promise and Peril in the New West (Summer Conference, June 8-10)
11 pages.
Contains 1 page of references.
Market Solutions To Public Recreation Finance: Creating User-Supported Parks, Donald R. Leal
Market Solutions To Public Recreation Finance: Creating User-Supported Parks, Donald R. Leal
Outdoor Recreation: Promise and Peril in the New West (Summer Conference, June 8-10)
11 pages.
Contains 1 page of references.