Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
State and Local Government Law
American University Washington College of Law
- Keyword
-
- Adjudication (1)
- Communications Law (1)
- Democracy (1)
- Equal protection (1)
- Equality (1)
-
- Ethics (1)
- Fiction (1)
- First amendment (1)
- Humanities (1)
- Initiative process (1)
- Internet (1)
- Justice (1)
- Langston Hughes (1)
- Law and Ethics (1)
- Legal History (1)
- Legal Services (1)
- Literature (1)
- Maryland (1)
- Maryland Constitution (1)
- Petition process (1)
- Referendum process (1)
- Regulation (1)
- Segregation (1)
- States (1)
- Three percent requirement (1)
- Veto referendum (1)
- Voter initiative (1)
- Voter signatures (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
'Simple' Takes On The Supreme Court, Robert Tsai
'Simple' Takes On The Supreme Court, Robert Tsai
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This essay assesses black literature as a medium for working out popular understandings of America’s Constitution and laws. Starting in the 1940s, Langston Hughes’s fictional character, Jesse B. Semple, began appearing in the prominent black newspaper, the Chicago Defender. The figure affectionately known as “Simple” was undereducated, unsophisticated, and plain spoken - certainly to a fault according to prevailing standards of civility, race relations, and professional attainment. Butthese very traits, along with a gritty experience under Jim Crow, made him not only a sympathetic figure but also an armchair legal theorist. In a series of barroom conversations, Simple ably critiqued …
The Referendum Process In Maryland: Balancing Respect For Representative Government With The Right To Direct Democracy, Steven G. Shapiro
The Referendum Process In Maryland: Balancing Respect For Representative Government With The Right To Direct Democracy, Steven G. Shapiro
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This article will examine the Maryland referendum petition process to determine whether any changes in the current law should or could be made. This includes whether the legislature should reverse the holding in Whitley, whether it should add additional requirements to and restrictions on the signature gathering process, and whether the percentage of voters needed for a successful challenge should be increased.
First, as a matter of policy, should the law be changed? For example, does it strike the proper balance between respect for the legislative process and allowing for more voices in legislative matters by the public at large? …