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What Lurks Below Beckles, Leah Litman, Shakeer Rahman

Articles

This Essay argues that if the Supreme Court grants habeas relief in Beckles v. United States, then it should spell out certain details about where a Beckles claim comes from and who such a claim benefits. Those details are not essential to the main question raised in the case, but the federal habeas statute takes away the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to hear just about any case that would raise those questions. For that reason, this Essay concludes that failing to address those questions now could arbitrarily condemn hundreds of prisoners to illegal sentences and lead to a situation where the …

Lies And Legality: Evaluating Legislation's Role In Monitoring Campaign Truthfulness, James E. Britton

Journal of Legislation Online Supplement

Given the gravity of a campaign to be elected to the highest office of what could conservatively be called a major international power, one might be tempted think that apparent perfidy would be a serious, and perhaps even criminal, charge. After all, these are men and women going out in front of every camera in the country and asking its people to consign their trust to them with their vote; doing so under false pretenses and misrepresentations seems to transcend the boundaries of the merely unsavory into the unconscionable. However, in reality, the inverse of that assertion actually carries the …

F16rs Lo No. 1, Alex De Gravelle

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appoint Julianne Willey as Undersecretary of the Student Senate

F16rs Sgr No. 7 (Off-Campus Housing), Jason Badeaux, Beth Carter

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request Louisiana State University to take an active role in promoting student safety at off-campus apartments

F16rs Sgr No. 3 (Brian Nichols), Jason Badeaux

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To honor Brian Nichols for his time as Associate Vice President for Administration and Information Technology and Chief Information Officer of the Louisiana State University

F16rs Sgr No. 1 (Lsu Votes), Jason Badeaux

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request all Louisiana State University students, faculty, and staff to register to vote by October 11, 2016

F16rs Sgr No. 2 (Concentrated Study Period), James Mickler, Joseph Impastato

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request faculty senate and the office of academic affairs to consider and implement revisions to the concentrated study period policy

F16rs Sgr No. 6 (Commend Dr. Daly), Christina Black

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To congratulate and commend Dr. William “Bill” Daly on committing 50 years of service to Louisiana State University

F16rs Sgr No. 5 (Graduate Student Stipends), Andrew Bell, Ahmad El-Rachidi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge & request the administration to improve graduate student stipends with the aim of reducing graduate student debt and increasing LSU competitiveness in recruiting graduate students

F16rs Eo No. 1, Zack Faircloth

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To establish the Executive Branch organization of the Louisiana State University Student Government as permitted by Article III Section J of the Student Government Constitution pertaining to the Executive Branch and required by Article II, section 4 of the Student Government Bylaws.

F16rs Sgr No. 17 (Work Order Mylsu), Akua Kumi, Bailey Allmon

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

TO URGE AND REQUEST FACILITY SERVICES TO RESTORE OR CREATE AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO SUBMIT WORK ORDERS VIA MYLSU

F16rs Sgr No. 12 (Mental Health Syllabi), Erica Borne, Akua Kumi, Alexandra Powajbo

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

TO URGE AND REQUEST THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND FACULTY SENATE TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES OFFERED BY THE LSU STUDENT HEALTH CENTER ON ALL COURSE SYLLABI

F16rs Sgr No. 19 (Tigercard Reader), Whitney Osburn, Emma Rabensteiner

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request LSU Athletics to purchase more Tiger Card scanners for non-student section concession stands in Tiger Stadium

F16rs Sgr No. 14 (Hours Of Take5 & Outtakes), Austin Grashoff

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request LSU Dining to extend the hours of operations of OutTakes and the Take Five on Saturdays

F16rs Sgr No. 13 (Honor Max Conrad), Katherine Becquet

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To honor Max Conrad for being named one of Design Intelligence’s Most Admired Educators for 2016- 2017

F16rs Sgr No. 8 (Commend Les Miles), Maxwell Martin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To commend and honor Les Miles for his years of service as Head Coach to the Louisiana State University Football Program

F16rs Sgr No. 9 (Honor Dr. Reeve), Gabriel Chatelain

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To honor Dr. T. Gilmour Reeve for his many years of service as a Professor & Vice Provost of Louisiana State University

F16rs Sgr No. 11 (College Of Ag Teach Academy), Logan Duplessis, Sheila Mallenahalli

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Support the Creation of the College of Agriculture Teaching Academy

F16rs Sgr No. 20 (Water Monsters), Joseph Impastato

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

TO URGE AND REQUEST LSU TO FUND AND INSTALL "WATER MONSTER" HYDRATION STATIONS IN MAJOR STUDENT TAILGATE AREAS ON FOOTBALL GAME DAYS

F16rs Sgr No. 22 (Enforce Proper Care For Pets), Jacob Phagan, Bailey Allmon

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request the Office of the Dean of Students, Department of Athletics, and LSU Police Department to communicate and enforce proper care for pets during tailgating and other events

F16rs Sgr No. 24 (Crosswalk Skip Bertman), Alexandra Ford

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request Parking and Transportation Services to repaint the crosswalks on Skip Bertman Drive and to add pedestrian crossing signs to the middle of these crosswalks

F16rs Sgr No. 10 (5% Weight Grade Policy), Cassidy Riley, Ahmad El-Rachidi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request the LSU Faculty Senate and the Office of Academic Affairs to create an academic policy stating that class assignments weighted over 5% of the total course grade must not be due during a university sanctioned holiday

F16rs Sgr No. 25 (Health Center Access Tvs), Alexandra Ford, Bret Wagner

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request the LSU Student Union and Surrounding Areas to display a graphic with the Student Health Center’s Counseling Service’s Phone Number on their AccessTVs

F16rs Sgr No. 28 (Relevel East Fraternity Circle), Logan Duplessis

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request that Parking and Transportation Services relevel and pave the East Fraternity Circle and the FIJI/SAE parking lot

F16rs Sgr No. 26 (Cooney's Clicker Committee Creation), Logan Cooney

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request the formation of a panel consisting of The Office of Academic Affairs, Information Technology Services, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, and Student Government to discuss viable alternative options of Student Response Systems that can be implemented at LSU

F16rs Sgr No. 29 (Honor Mike Vi), David Lawrence

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Honor Mike VI for his nine (9) years of service to the Community of the Louisiana State University

F16rs Sgr No. 30 (Thank Silver Wings), Drake Wakefield

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To honor and thank the United States Silver Wings for their excellent sky diving display during the dedication of the Purple Heart Parking Space Ceremony

F16rs Sgr No. 31 (School Holiday On Election Day), Maxwell Martin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To urge and request a school holiday on election days beginning in 2018

F16rs Sgfb No. 1 (Parking Forgiveness), Logan Duplessis, Chandler Clinkingbeard

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of one thousand nine hundred ninety-five

dollars and zero cents ($1,995.00) from the Student Senate Initiatives account to fund the Parking Forgiveness Initiative

F16rs Sgfb No. 3 (Refrigerator And Freezer), Beth Carter, Alexandra Powajbo

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Allocate a maximum of one thousand three hundred and fifty-eight dollars and zero cents ($1,358.00) from the Student Government Surplus Account to fund a refrigerator and freezer for the LSU Food Pantry