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Sanctuary Cities? Asylum? Dreamers? When A House Is Not A Home: The Legal And Socioeconomic Implications Of National Populism On Local Governance And Individual Liberties, Rawle Andrews Jr., Sanchita Bose

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Since the 1950s, the U.S. has proudly boasted itself as "a nation of immigrants," However, immigration reform is amongst the most intensely confusing, divisive, and polarizing issues in America's public square. Immigration remains front and center in the public debate across the U.S., especially since the September 11th terrorist attacks. The fear and turmoil, which ebbed and flowed since the 9/11 tragedy, reached a boiling point during the 2016 general election cycle, and ultimately the election of the 45th president, Donald J. Trump. This article examines the impact and implications of a broken federal government on America's cities which are …

Public Defenders' Offices In Brazil: Access To Justice, Courts, And Public Defenders, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This essay discusses the impact of public defenders' offices in promoting equality through the enforcement of the right to access to justice in Brazil. To achieve this goal, this note is divided into two parts.

Part I presents the Brazilian public defenders' offices, their history, institutional design, rights, and prerogatives. Part II discusses the role played by public defenders in the enforcement of the right to access to justice in Brazil, as well as the relations established between public defenders and courts. The Conclusion attempts to assess the sustainability of the Brazilian model, in order to determine if there is …

Civil Liberty Or National Security: The Battle Over Iphone Encryption, Karen Lowell

Georgia State University Law Review

On June 5, 2013, Edward Snowden released what would be the first of many documents exposing the vast breadth of electronic surveillance the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) had been conducting on millions of United States citizens. Although the federal agencies had legal authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to collect metadata from companies such as Verizon, many Americans considered this data collection to be a massive invasion of privacy.

Equipped with the knowledge of sweeping domestic surveillance programs, citizens and technology firms fighting for strong privacy and security protection, have started …

The Punishment Need Not Fit The Crime: Harmelin V. Michigan And The Eigth Amendment, Scott K. Petersen

Pepperdine Law Review

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Infringement On Civil Liberties After 9/11, Donna Lieberman

NYLS Law Review

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How To Justify An Emergency Regime And Preserve Civil Liberties In Times Of Terrorism, Emmanuel Gross

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Remarks Of Denyse Sabagh, Denyse Sabagh

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

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Presentation By Councilmember Kathy Patterson, Kathy Patterson

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

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The Story Of Civil Liberty In The United States, By Leon Whipple, Ivan M. Stone

Indiana Law Journal

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Civil Liberty And The Civil War: The Indianapolis Treason Trials, William Rehnquist

Indiana Law Journal

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Childhood, Suspect Classifications, And Conclusive Presumptions: Three Linked Riddles, Laurence H. Tribe

Law and Contemporary Problems

Discusses the judicial principles of "suspect classifications" and "conclusive presumptions," particularly as they relate to the constitutional rights of children and attempts to formulate a tenable legal doctrine governing the rights of children and other "semi-discrete" minorities.

Constitutional And Related Public Law Issues In The 1965 Term Of The Supreme Court

William & Mary Law Review

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Evidence Of Guilt: Restrictions Upon Its Discovery Or Compulsory Disclosure, By John Macarthur Maguire, Edward W. Cleary

Indiana Law Journal

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Civil Liberties In The United States: A Guide To Current Problems And Experience, By Robert E. Cushman, Reginald Parker

Indiana Law Journal

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Rutledge And Civil Liberties, W. Howard Mann

Indiana Law Journal

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A Lawyer Looks At Liberty, Clarence E. Manion

Indiana Law Journal

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