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Guardianship As Genocide And Slavery And How Freedom Of Information Can Let Others Know If Persons Are Losing Rights In Certain States, James T. Struck
Guardianship As Genocide And Slavery And How Freedom Of Information Can Let Others Know If Persons Are Losing Rights In Certain States, James T. Struck
James T Struck
Guardianship May Be Like Slavery or Genocide as Guardians are Given Rights to Decide For Persons in Certain States or Nations and the Persons are Denied Rights to decide. Freedom of Information Act Programs Allow Other Nations or States to Know If Their Citizens or Persons of Their Ancestry are Being Held Without Rights Under Guardianship. Some Nations or States Have FOIA Programs While Others Probably Do Not Have Such Right to request records.
The Legal Profession Behind Bars: A Balanced Approach To Reforming The Bar Exam And Multijurisdictional Legal Practice, Stephanie A. Nadler
The Legal Profession Behind Bars: A Balanced Approach To Reforming The Bar Exam And Multijurisdictional Legal Practice, Stephanie A. Nadler
Stephanie A Nadler
At one time there may have been sound reasons for confining a lawyer’s skills and practice to a particular state. But in today’s legal market, that practice is antiquated. This paper will argue that the current state-centered system of legal practice in the United States operates inefficiently, and, due in part to the evolving transnational legal environment, the system requires reform at the national level. While one may expect to find that a particular state competes for applicants to take the bar exam or for attorneys to practice in that state, such competition does not exist. In fact, the current …
Making The States Full Partners In A National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element For Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach, Robert Mckinstry, Thomas Peterson
Making The States Full Partners In A National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element For Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach, Robert Mckinstry, Thomas Peterson
John C. Dernbach
This article explains why states and localities need to be full partners in a national climate change effort based on federal legislation or the existing Clean Air Act. A large share of reductions with the lowest cost and the greatest co-benefits (e.g., job creation, technology development, reduction of other pollutants) are in areas that a federal cap-and-trade program or other purely federal measures will not easily reach. These are also areas where the states have traditionally exercised their powers—including land use, building construction, transportation, and recycling. The economic recovery and expansion will require direct state and local management of climate …
State Extraterritorial Powers Reconsidered, Mark D. Rosen
State Extraterritorial Powers Reconsidered, Mark D. Rosen
Mark D. Rosen
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