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2009 Survey Of Juvenile Law, Michael J. Dale Oct 2009

2009 Survey Of Juvenile Law, Michael J. Dale

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Living In Interesting Times: President Obama And The Rebirth Of The Labor Movement, Daniel S. Bowling Iii Jan 2009

Living In Interesting Times: President Obama And The Rebirth Of The Labor Movement, Daniel S. Bowling Iii

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Legislation has been introduced in the United States that will allow workers to form unions without secret ballot voting among prospective members. This legislation, in its current form, is the most radical change in Federal law governing union recognition in its history. While passage of the legislation is far from certain, it has generated much discussion and argument, most of it polemical. This article examines the issue from a more academic perspective, reviewing the history of organizing and how management practices have developed that effectively use the current election process as a tool to resist organizing efforts, and the effect …


The Conscientious Legislator And Public Opinion On Taxes, Lawrence A. Zelenak Jan 2009

The Conscientious Legislator And Public Opinion On Taxes, Lawrence A. Zelenak

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This essay examines some of the difficulties of understanding public opinion on taxes, and offers some suggestions as to how the conscientious legislator might proceed in light of those difficulties. The essay begins by describing two contexts in which public opinion appears to contradict itself, and suggests how the apparent contradictions might be resolved. It then offers three suggestions for the conscientious legislator whose goal is to discern (rather than to manipulate) public opinion on taxes - to be neither unduly optimistic nor despairing about the potential for educating the public on tax policy issues, to understand and guard against …


The Notsogolden Years Why Hate Crime Legislation Is Failing A Vulnerable Aging Population, Helia Garrido Hull Jan 2009

The Notsogolden Years Why Hate Crime Legislation Is Failing A Vulnerable Aging Population, Helia Garrido Hull

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