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Volume 4 Issue 2 (Complete Spring 2017), David J.. Cook, Zachary Bolitho, Evan Wright, George Steven Swan, Cynthia Brown
Volume 4 Issue 2 (Complete Spring 2017), David J.. Cook, Zachary Bolitho, Evan Wright, George Steven Swan, Cynthia Brown
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
A complete version of LMU Law Review Volume Issue 2 for Spring 2017.
Beyond The Money: Expected (And Unexpected) Consequences Of America's War On Drugs, Cynthia Brown
Beyond The Money: Expected (And Unexpected) Consequences Of America's War On Drugs, Cynthia Brown
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level survey of our nation’s prohibition policies within the context of the costs of the law enforcement efforts upholding those policies. The discussion will offer a cursory review of the economic expense of the war on drugs with tangential coverage of the constitutional, institutional and intangible expenses that are inseparable from an assessment of the costs of America’s drug control efforts. Part I provides a historical review of illicit drug use in the United States, while Part II supplies the evolution of the country’s efforts to codify its drug control policies. …
Agree To Disagree: Moving Tennessee Toward Pure No-Fault Divorce, Evan Wright
Agree To Disagree: Moving Tennessee Toward Pure No-Fault Divorce, Evan Wright
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
This Note addresses Tennessee's no-fault divorce statute. Currently, married couples are forced to either agree on all issues or prove at least one fault ground. This author contends that the current law imposes an unnecessary burden on litigants, which wastes precious resources that Tennessee families could use for more productive purposes. Moreover, pure no-fault states have not seen a disproportionate rise in divorce rates. Last, pure no-fault divorce better reflects current societal trends and the evolving effect of religious affiliation on how a younger generation defines morality.
The U.S. Constitution, The U.S. Department Of Justice, And State Efforts To Legalize Marijuana, Zachary Bolitho
The U.S. Constitution, The U.S. Department Of Justice, And State Efforts To Legalize Marijuana, Zachary Bolitho
Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive
Professor Bolitho discusses why the Justice Department's policy on marijuana over the past eight years violates the United States Constitution and examines how this conflict developed. This Article goes on to detail the history of marijuana regulation, including the Controlled Substance Act's Schedule I classification of the drug. Last, Professor Bolitho discusses how state marijuana reforms conflict with the Supremacy Clause.