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Thwarting Speech On College Campuses, Stephen Wermiel
Thwarting Speech On College Campuses, Stephen Wermiel
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Aryans, Gender, And American Politics, Robert Tsai
Aryans, Gender, And American Politics, Robert Tsai
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This short essay discusses some of the ways in which the Aryan movement in America activates gendered beliefs for the goal of legal, political, and cultural transformation. In recent years, the community has moved from common law theories of white sovereignty to more robust forms of racial constitutionalism. The piece is drawn from "America's Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions of Power and Community"
The American Prosecutor: Independence, Power, And The Threat Of Tyranny, Angela J. Davis
The American Prosecutor: Independence, Power, And The Threat Of Tyranny, Angela J. Davis
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This Article compares the power, practices, and policies of the Independent Counsel with those of ordinary state and federal prosecutors and suggests that the purported distinctions turn out to be illusory. Part I charts the principal structural characteristics of the Independent Counsel and regular prosecutors, with particular focus on prosecutorial discretion and the charging power. This section notes the public outrage over former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and argues that the American prosecutor deserves similar scrutiny. Using illustrations from the author’s former experience as a public defender, this Part explains how regular prosecutors engage in the same acts of misconduct …