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The Water Cycle Boogie: Clean Water Act Jurisdiction, Home Rule, And Water Law, Colin W. Maguire
The Water Cycle Boogie: Clean Water Act Jurisdiction, Home Rule, And Water Law, Colin W. Maguire
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The EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers’ agency rule regarding the definition of “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act increased jurisdictional assertions by as much as 5%. What’s the big deal? This violates the Home Rule of state and local governments. This violation also creates concerns where many property owners are not sure if they need federal permits to develop land under the Clean Water Act. With issues like this new Clean Water Act rule, the drought conditions in the Western U.S., and international concerns regarding fresh water, water law is a critical area which …
The "Originalism Is Not History" Disclaimer: A Historian's Rebuttal, Patrick J. Charles
The "Originalism Is Not History" Disclaimer: A Historian's Rebuttal, Patrick J. Charles
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Many originalists disclaim that competing strands of originalism are not history. This is perplexing, in part because the disclaimer contradicts what is arguably the central purpose of originalism: decoding the original meaning of constitutional text at a fixed point in time. Originalism’s strength is that it provides legal professionals with familiar tools to supplement the world of historical uncertainty. By accepting the premise that originalists only need to be familiar with a “subspecialty of history” or the “investigation of legal meanings,” originalism fails by facilitating mythmaking more so than fact-finding. Of course, originalism can be reformed in this respect. One …