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Getting A Fix On Cocaine Sentencing Policy: Reforming The Sentencing Scheme Of The Anti-Drug Abuse Act Of 1986, Alyssa L. Beaver Jan 2010

Getting A Fix On Cocaine Sentencing Policy: Reforming The Sentencing Scheme Of The Anti-Drug Abuse Act Of 1986, Alyssa L. Beaver

Fordham Law Review

The now-infamous “War on Drugs” campaign of the 1980s culminated in the adoption of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which included a provision for a one-hundred-to-one sentencing ratio of powder cocaine to crack cocaine. This ratio provides that the penalty for a crime involving five or ten grams of crack cocaine is equivalent to the sentence for a crime involving five hundred or one thousand grams of powder cocaine. This structure has led to a racial disparity in sentencing because African Americans are more often charged with a crack cocaine offense than Caucasians, who are usually indicted for powder …


"Who Killed Katie Couric?" And Other Tales From The World Of Executive Compensation Reform, Kenneth M. Rosen Jan 2008

"Who Killed Katie Couric?" And Other Tales From The World Of Executive Compensation Reform, Kenneth M. Rosen

Fordham Law Review

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Wild Political Dreaming: Constitutional Reformation Of The United States Senate, Scott J. Bowman Jan 2004

Wild Political Dreaming: Constitutional Reformation Of The United States Senate, Scott J. Bowman

Fordham Law Review

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Nearly A Decade Later: Revisiting Gustafson And The Status Of Section 12(A)(2) Liability In The Courts - Creative Judicial Developments And A Proposal For Reform, Natasha S. Guinan Jan 2004

Nearly A Decade Later: Revisiting Gustafson And The Status Of Section 12(A)(2) Liability In The Courts - Creative Judicial Developments And A Proposal For Reform, Natasha S. Guinan

Fordham Law Review

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Doctors, The Adversary System, And Procedural Reform In Medical Liability Litigation , Catherine T. Struve Jan 2004

Doctors, The Adversary System, And Procedural Reform In Medical Liability Litigation , Catherine T. Struve

Fordham Law Review

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Judicial Rationalizations For Rationing Justice: How Sixth Amendment Doctrine Undermines Reform, Bruce A. Green Jan 2002

Judicial Rationalizations For Rationing Justice: How Sixth Amendment Doctrine Undermines Reform, Bruce A. Green

Fordham Law Review

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The Maine Clean Election Act: The Future Of Campaign Finance Reform, Michael E. Campion Jan 1998

The Maine Clean Election Act: The Future Of Campaign Finance Reform, Michael E. Campion

Fordham Law Review

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A Natural Law Defense Of Buckley V. Valeo, Jack B. Sarno Jan 1998

A Natural Law Defense Of Buckley V. Valeo, Jack B. Sarno

Fordham Law Review

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Prosecutorial Discretion And The Death Penalty: Creating A Committee To Decide Whether To Seek The Death Penalty, John A. Horowitz Jan 1997

Prosecutorial Discretion And The Death Penalty: Creating A Committee To Decide Whether To Seek The Death Penalty, John A. Horowitz

Fordham Law Review

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Insolvency Law And Reform In The People's Republic Of China, Ronald Winston Harmer Jan 1996

Insolvency Law And Reform In The People's Republic Of China, Ronald Winston Harmer

Fordham Law Review

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Reforming Model Rule 1.6: A Brief Essay From The Crossroads Of Ethics And Conscience, Kevin M. Ryan Jan 1996

Reforming Model Rule 1.6: A Brief Essay From The Crossroads Of Ethics And Conscience, Kevin M. Ryan

Fordham Law Review

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Ten Thousand Tiny Clients: The Ethical Duty Of Representation In Children's Class-Action Cases, Martha Matthews Jan 1996

Ten Thousand Tiny Clients: The Ethical Duty Of Representation In Children's Class-Action Cases, Martha Matthews

Fordham Law Review

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Playing With Firrea, Not Getting Burned: Statutory Overview Of The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery And Enforcement Act Of 1989, Anthony C. Providenti, Jr. Jan 1991

Playing With Firrea, Not Getting Burned: Statutory Overview Of The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery And Enforcement Act Of 1989, Anthony C. Providenti, Jr.

Fordham Law Review

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Reagan's Judicial Appointees And Antitrust In The 1990s, William E. Kovacic Jan 1991

Reagan's Judicial Appointees And Antitrust In The 1990s, William E. Kovacic

Fordham Law Review

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A Note To Congress And The Fdic: After Firrea, Where's The Bif?, David Andrew Segal Jan 1991

A Note To Congress And The Fdic: After Firrea, Where's The Bif?, David Andrew Segal

Fordham Law Review

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Complex Litigation Reform And Article Iii Jurisdiction, Linda S. Mullenix Jan 1990

Complex Litigation Reform And Article Iii Jurisdiction, Linda S. Mullenix

Fordham Law Review

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An Analysis And Review Of School Financing Reform, Edward G.H. Chin Jan 1976

An Analysis And Review Of School Financing Reform, Edward G.H. Chin

Fordham Law Review

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A Needed Reform Of The Organization And Regulation Of The Interstate Electric Power Industry, John T. Miller, Jr. Jan 1970

A Needed Reform Of The Organization And Regulation Of The Interstate Electric Power Industry, John T. Miller, Jr.

Fordham Law Review

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Condemnation Procedure - An Argument For Reform Jan 1961

Condemnation Procedure - An Argument For Reform

Fordham Law Review

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Necessary Administrative Reforms In The Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1952, Harry N. Rosenfield Jan 1958

Necessary Administrative Reforms In The Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1952, Harry N. Rosenfield

Fordham Law Review

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More Functional Nonsense—A Reply To Felix S. Cohen, Walter B. Kennedy Jan 1937

More Functional Nonsense—A Reply To Felix S. Cohen, Walter B. Kennedy

Fordham Law Review

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The Federal Administrative Court Proposal: An Examination Of General Principals, John D. O'Reilly, Jr. Jan 1937

The Federal Administrative Court Proposal: An Examination Of General Principals, John D. O'Reilly, Jr.

Fordham Law Review

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