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An Anishinaabe Tradition: Anishinaabe Constitutions In Ontario, Leaelle N. Derynck

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Constitutionalism is an Anishinaabe legal tradition. This thesis explores modern Anishinaabe constitutions in Ontario, as they connect to traditional constitutionalism while meeting the unique governing needs of contemporary Anishinaabe First Nations communities. I address the scholarly and legal context in which these constitutional documents have been produced and shed an empirical light on these understudied legal instruments. Two questions shape this thesis: 1) what are the defining characteristics of Anishinaabe constitutions in Ontario; and, 2) what is their function within Anishinaabe communities? To answer these questions, I review both ratified and draft Anishinaabe constitutional documents of member communities of the …

Supreme Court Decisions In Review (Part 2), Donald Roth

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"While the Court generally leaned conservative, there were several important decisions that progressives would herald as well."

Posting about recent Supreme Court decisions from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/supreme-court-decisions-in-review-part-2/

Supreme Court Decisions In Review (Part 1), Donald Roth

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"As we glance forward toward the upcoming political season, we also want to take the time to look back at some of the cases this term that have caused a stir in the governmental system."

Posting about recent Supreme Court decisions from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/supreme-court-decisions-in-review-part-1/

Avoiding Federal And State Constitutional Limitations In Taxation, Henry Ordower

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This article reviews some federal and state constitutional law challenges to tax legislation in the US and considers how taxing and other revenue raising legislation tends to withstand constitutional challenge.

Part I of this article examines instances in which the Supreme Court reviewed state taxing laws for conflict with the Constitution and overruled its earlier decisions in similar cases. One case involving a poll or capitation tax worked its way through the courts as the Constitution was being amended to prevent the states from using a poll tax in the future. Another case from 2018 resolves a longstanding tax collection …

Constitution-Making And Transnational Legal Order, David L. Sloss

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