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The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Tensions Between Various Conceptions Of The Lawyer's Role, Lawyering At The Extremes: The Representation Of Tom Mooney, 1916-1939, Rebecca Roiphe

Fordham Law Review

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Mahmood Monshipouri On Political Participation In The Middle East. Edited By Ellen Lust-Okar And Saloua Zerhouni. Boulder, Co: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008. 286pp., Mahmood Monshipouri

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Political Participation in the Middle East. Edited by Ellen Lust-Okar and Saloua Zerhouni. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008. 286pp.

Faith And Politics In The Post-Secular Age: The Promise Of President Obama, Francis J. Mootz Iii

Scholarly Works

If the modern era is properly characterized as the 'age of secularism' - a time when constitutional democracies finally have shed the last vestiges of church authority from the political realm and embrace a rationalist and humanist perspective - then the United States appears to be outside the Western mainstream. In this paper I explore how the relationship between politics and religious faith in the United States might be seen as part of the narrative of secularism that defines most other Western countries, even as the differences in the American experience might suggest an evolution of this narrative. My thesis …

Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, And Michelle Obama: Performing Gender, Race, And Class On The Campaign Trail, Ann C. Mcginley

Scholarly Works

The 2008 Presidential campaign highlighted three strong, interesting, and very different women -- Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Obama -- who negotiated identity performances in the political limelight. Because of their diverse backgrounds, experience, and ages, an examination of how these three women performed their identities and the public response to them offers a rich understanding of the changing nature of gender, gender roles, age, sexuality and race in our culture. This essay suggests that optimism that Obama's race and gender performances may have removed the stigma from "the feminine" may be misplaced, at least when it comes to …

Judges Judging Judicial Candidates: Should Currently Serving Judges Participate In Commissions To Screen And Recommend Article Iii Candidates Below The Supreme Court Level?, Mary Clark

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

In the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election, the American Bar Association (ABA), among others, called upon the next president to reform the federal judicial selection process by using bipartisan commissions to screen and recommend Article III candidates for presidential nomination and Senate confirmation below the Supreme Court level. This proposal may well find support in the Obama administration, given the new president’s emphasis on bipartisan consensus-building and transparency of government operations. This Article addresses one question that the ABA and others have not: Should currently serving judges participate in bi-partisan commissions to screen and recommend Article III candidates below …

Human Rights Hero - President Barack Obama, Stephen Wermiel

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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One Person, One Vote, One Application: District Court Decision In Ray V. Texas Upholds Texas Absentee Voting Law That Disenfranchises Elderly And Disabled Voters, Sean Flynn

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Racial Paradox And Eclipse: Obama As Balm For What Ails Us, Camille Nelson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION The 2008 political season provided us with sublime political spec- tacle. The contest for presidential nominee of the Democratic National party was an exciting and historic race. The subsequent presidential race whipped Americans, and indeed many throughout the world, into a frenzy. Never before did two white women and a black man exemplify the dreams and aspirations of so many. People the world over hoped and sought to change the course of history through the selection of the Presi- dent and Vice President of the United States of America. There appeared to be a captivating yet ironic handwringing around …

God-Talk In The Age Of Obama: Theology And Religious Political Engagement, Charlton C. Copeland

Articles

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The Politics Of Administrative Law: New York's Anti-Bureaucracy Clause And The O'Brian-Wagner Campaign Of 1938, Daniel R. Ernst

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The controversy over administrative law in New York in 1938 was a decisive moment in the emergence of procedural Diceyism in the United States. On a stage crowded with partisan and legal performers, the politics of administrative law played out in two acts. In the first, the state's trial lawyers mounted a campaign to heighten judicial review of the state's administrative agencies. Their efforts culminated in the adoption of the anti-bureaucracy clause at the state constitutional convention when regular factions in the state's two major parties decided it would serve their purposes. New Yorkers rejected the measure after liberal politicians …

Rethinking Gender And Human Rights In The Global Political Economy, Deborah M. Weissman

Faculty Publications

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December 26, 2008: Chanukah—The Victory Of The Taliban, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Chanukah—the Victory of the Taliban“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 18, 2008: The Hatred Of Unions, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Hatred of Unions“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 22, 2008: Mike Huckabee’S Christian Party, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Mike Huckabee’s Christian Party“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 17, 2008: The Mormon Church And Proposition 8, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Mormon church and Proposition 8“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 8, 2009: Who Lost California?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Who Lost California?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 4, 2008: Praying For Victory In This Election, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Praying for Victory in this Election“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 2, 2008: Religion And The 2008 Campaign, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Religion and the 2008 Campaign“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 31, 2008: John Mccain Versus Barack Obama, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “John McCain versus Barack Obama“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 29, 2008: The Federalist Society And Free Speech, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Federalist Society and Free Speech“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 26, 2008: I Love Jim Webb, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “I Love Jim Webb “ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 24, 2008: There Is No Pro-Life Vote In This Election, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “ “ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 11, 2008: Governor Palin Should Resign From The Ticket, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Governor Palin Should Resign from the Ticket“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 20, 2008: The Jews And The 2008 Election, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Jews and the 2008 Election“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 18, 2008: The Anti-Voter Conspiracy Of The Republican Party, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Anti-Voter Conspiracy of the Republican Party“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 16, 2008: The Capture Of The Protestant Right By Capitalism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Capture of the Protestant Right by Capitalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 14, 2008: Netroots Nation Comes To Pittsburgh, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Netroots Nation Comes to Pittsburgh“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 4, 2008: Biden's Take On The Wall Of Separation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Biden's Take on the Wall of Separation“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Designing Transparency: The 9/11 Commission And Institutional Form, Mark Fenster

UF Law Faculty Publications

Surpassing the low expectations established by previous investigatory commissions and overcoming the political and legal obstacles created by the Bush administration's opposition to its creation, the 9/11 Commission accomplished what appeared to be the impossible: an authoritative investigation, a widely-read final report, and direct influence on significant legislation. This Article argues that the 9/11 Commission represents an important institutional model for encouraging or forcing the Executive Branch to disclose information about an especially significant and controversial past event or future decision. It suggests that Congress or the President consider establishing such commissions when information held by the Executive Branch can …