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Senate Office Of Research, J. D. Fellmeth Jul 1999

Senate Office Of Research, J. D. Fellmeth

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Nineties: Major Developments In Western Water Law, David H. Getches Jun 1999

The Nineties: Major Developments In Western Water Law, David H. Getches

Strategies in Western Water Law and Policy: Courts, Coercion and Collaboration (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

34 pages.


One Strike And You're Out: "Double-Counting" And Dual Use Undermines The Purpose Of California's Three Strikes Law, Shannon Thorne Jan 1999

One Strike And You're Out: "Double-Counting" And Dual Use Undermines The Purpose Of California's Three Strikes Law, Shannon Thorne

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.


How To Reduce Lead Exposures With One Simple Statute: The Experience Of Proposition 65, Clifford Rechtschaffen Jan 1999

How To Reduce Lead Exposures With One Simple Statute: The Experience Of Proposition 65, Clifford Rechtschaffen

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Human exposure to lead is one of the most serious environmental health threats today. Lead causes a variety of adverse health effects and is particularly harmful to children. Unfortunately, the current regulation of lead exposures is fragmented and often unsuccessful. California's Proposition 65, a right-to-know initiative, however, has achieved some noteworthy successes in reducing public exposures to lead. Proposition 65 has spurred faster and more significant lead reductions than federal law by prompting companies to reformulate products and change their manufacturing processes. This Article first discusses the hazards and uses of lead. The author next describes several instances that demonstrate …


Building Housing From The Ground Up: Strengthening California Law To Ensure Adequate Locations For Affordable Housing, Brian Augusta Jan 1999

Building Housing From The Ground Up: Strengthening California Law To Ensure Adequate Locations For Affordable Housing, Brian Augusta

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Molotov Cocktail: Proposition 51 And Workers' Compensation, Laura Buhl Jan 1999

A Molotov Cocktail: Proposition 51 And Workers' Compensation, Laura Buhl

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


California's Sexually Violent Predator Act: The Role Of Psychiatrists, Courts, And Medical Determinations In Confining Sex Offenders, Carolyn B. Ramsey Jan 1999

California's Sexually Violent Predator Act: The Role Of Psychiatrists, Courts, And Medical Determinations In Confining Sex Offenders, Carolyn B. Ramsey

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No abstract provided.


Direct Democracy In America, Sherman J. Clark Jan 1999

Direct Democracy In America, Sherman J. Clark

Michigan Law Review

The phrase "laboratories of democracy," as applied to the states, seems most often to mean something more like "democratic laboratories" - democratic testing grounds for various approaches to social problems. What sort of welfare reform will be most effective? Let Wisconsin try out Plan A, while Michigan experiments with Plan B. What combination of tort liability rules will achieve desired levels of compensation and deterrence? Let the states experiment with strict liability, comparative negligence, or various nofault schemes. It is also true, however, that the states are literally laboratories of democracy - arenas in which democratic institutions are themselves experimented …