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Clark Memorandum: Fall 2020, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Byu Law School Alumni Association, J. Reuben Clark Law Society

The Clark Memorandum

• A Feast of Fat Things
• And When He Came to Himself
• No Other Gods Before Me
• The Economics of Goodness

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Unmarked Agents, Accountability, And The Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Nicholas Almendares

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The Trump Administration recently deployed federal agents to Portland, Oregon in response to ongoing protests. Notably, these agents wore camouflage and drove unmarked cars instead of uniforms and vehicles that would clearly identify their agency affiliation and whose authority they act under. The administration also deployed officers in riot gear lacking agency identification to the nation’s capital in June.

Critics argue that these actions represent authoritarian tactics, encourage the use excessive force, and overstep the statutory and constitutional powers of the federal government. They sparked another wave of protests in response throughout the country. Here, I want to sketch an …

Law Library Blog (October 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Has And Should Reshape The American Safety Net, Gabriel Scheffler, Andrew Hammond, Ariel Jurow Kleiman

Articles

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David Versus Godzilla: Bigger Stones, Jerry Ellig, Richard Williams

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

For four decades, U.S. Presidents have issued executive orders requiring agencies to conduct comprehensive regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for significant regulations to ensure that regulatory decisions solve social problems in a cost-beneficial manner. Yet experience demonstrates that agency RIAs often fail to live up to the standards enunciated in executive orders and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) oversees agency compliance with the executive orders, but OIRA is about half the size it was when it was established in 1980. Regulatory agency staff outnumber OIRA staff by a ratio of 3600 …

The Legal Landscape For Frontline Student Journalists, Jonathan Peters

Scholarly Works

They have exposed campus outbreaks and questioned reopening plans. They have documented social-distancing violations at fraternity and sorority houses. They have tracked and explained fast-breaking changes to instructional modes and commencement events. They have demanded transparency from school administrators. And through it all they have boldly told the story of the human experience.

Famously, at the University of North Carolina, the Daily Tar Heel published a biting editorial under the headline “UNC has a clusterfuck on its hands,” after virus clusters were identified in campus housing. And the day that Notre Dame announced it would move only temporarily …

Putting The Constitution In Its Place, Edward L. Rubin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The fact that Donald Trump became President in 2016, despite losing the popular vote by a substantial margin, has brought renewed attention to the Electoral College system. In "Forging the American Nation," Shlomo Slonim provides an illuminating account of the process that led to this bizarre method of determining the outcome of presidential elections. But Professor Slonim's book also provides insights into the origins of many other structural features of our constitutional system that are of questionable value in a modern democracy, such as elections by state for the Senate, the Senate's exclusive exercise of legislative authority for treaties and …

Courts, Culture, And The Lethal Injection Stalemate, Eric Berger

William & Mary Law Review

The Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Bucklew v. Precythe reiterated the Court’s great deference to states in Eighth Amendment lethal injection cases. The takeaway is that when it comes to execution protocols, states can do what they want. Events on the ground tell a very different story. Notwithstanding courts’ deference, executions have ground to a halt in numerous states, often due to lethal injection problems. State officials and the Court’s conservative Justices have blamed this development on “anti-death penalty activists” waging “guerilla war” on capital punishment. In reality, though, a variety of mostly uncoordinated actors motivated by a range of …

United/States: A Revolutionary History Of American Statehood, Craig Green

Michigan Law Review

Where did states come from? Almost everyone thinks that states descended immediately, originally, and directly from British colonies, while only afterward joining together as the United States. As a matter of legal history, that is incorrect. States and the United States were created by revolutionary independence, and they developed simultaneously in that context as improvised entities that were profoundly interdependent and mutually constitutive, rather than separate or sequential.

“States-first” histories have provided foundational support for past and present arguments favoring states’ rights and state sovereignty. This Article gathers preconstitutional evidence about state constitutions, American independence, and territorial boundaries to challenge …

The 14th Amendment And Me: How I Learned Not To Give Up On The 14th Amendment, Robert Chang

Faculty Articles

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Excessive Force: Justice Requires Refining State Qualified Immunity Standards For Negligent Police Officers, Angie Weiss

Seattle University Law Review Online

At the time this Note was written, there was no Washington state equivalent of the § 1983 Civil Rights Act. As plaintiffs look to the Washington state courts as an alternative to federal courts, they will find that Washington state has a different structure of qualified immunity protecting law enforcement officers from liability.

In this Note, Angie Weiss recommends changing Washington state's standard of qualified immunity. This change would ensure plaintiffs have a state court path towards justice when they seek to hold law enforcement officers accountable for harm. Weiss explains the structure and context of federal qualified immunity; compares …

Antitrust Regulation And The Federal-State Balance: Restoring The Original Design, Alan J. Meese

Faculty Publications

The U.S. Constitution divides authority over commerce between states and the national government. Passed in 1890, the Sherman Act (“the Act”) reflects this allocation of power, reaching only those harmful agreements that are “in restraint of... commerce among the several States.” This Article contends that the Supreme Court erred when it radically altered the balance between state and national power over trade restraints in 1948, abruptly abandoning decades of precedent recognizing exclusive state authority over most intrastate restraints. This revised construction of the Act contravened the statute’s apparent meaning, unduly expanded the reach of federal antitrust regulation, and undermined the …

Konsep Kepemilikan Tanah Ulayat Masyarakat Adat Minangkabau, Fitrah Akbar Citrawan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Land is a very important factor in the life of the people of Indonesia, especially in the environment of the West Sumatra customary law community, where most of its population depend their lives and livelihoods from the land. In West Sumatra, in reality there are still acknowledged lands in the customary law community whose management, use and use are based on the provisions of local customary law and are recognized by the residents of the customary law community as their communal land. Ulayat Land Minangkanbau in the concept of ownership includes in the narrow sense that it is in the …

Penerapan Asas Proporsionalitas Dalam Pemanfaatan Aset Negara Melalui Model Build Operate And Transfer/Bot, Anita Kamilah

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

National development in infrastructure by utilizing state-owned assets is a priority of President Joko Widodo's administration in an effort to equalize people's welfare through ease of connectivity in all regions of Indonesia. The amount of Indonesia's foreign debt which reached Rp. 5,425 trillion as well as limited government funding in both the APBN and APBD, strived through collaboration with the private sector using the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) model. For the government, infrastructure development through BOT provides benefits to be able to utilize state assets without having to spend funding, increase state revenue, and at the end of the …

Telaah Yuridis Terhadap Surat Edaran Kementrian Agraria Dan Tata Ruang No. 2/Se-Ht.02.01/Vi/2019, Nur Adhim, Siti Mahmudah, Kornelius Benuf

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The Agraria Basic Law (UUPA) regulates that legal subjects for land rights, including land with HGB status (Right to Build), are Indonesian citizens and legal entities established under Indonesian law and domiciled in Indonesia. A different thing happened when a Circular from the Ministry of Agraria and Spatial Planning (ATR) was issued, stating that the Partnership Alliance (CV) could apply for land rights in the form of HGB. The difference in the substance of these rules will be analyzed using normative juridical writing methods, using secondary data. This paper will explain the legal status of CV in Indonesia, Arrangement of …

Pengaturan Dan Praktek Praperadilan Tindak Pidana Pajak Di Indonesia, Ahmad Sofian, Batara Mulia Hasibuan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Pretrial is an institution to control and correct law enforcement which are deemed to have violated mechanisms established in procedural laws. The correction is not aimed to look into the aspects of the alleged criminal case but determine whether “rules of the game” established in the formal criminal law have been implemented properly or not. In practice, tax payers being involved in tax criminal cases often file pretrial motion although tax investigators actually have applied the principles of formal criminal law in legal measures they take. There are often different interpretations of laws and regulations used in pretrial institution for …

Prostitusi Online: Penjualan Suami Oleh Istri (Perubahan Relasi Gender Dan Seksualitas Di Era Digital), Vinita Susanti

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This article discusses online prostitution in the digital age, by showing changes in gender relations between victims and perpetrators, which are analyzed with the view of radical feminists and Bourdieu's theory, symbolic violence. Women in gender ideology are placed as victims, so in this article there is social deconstruction, where women occupy positions as perpetrators. This change was demonstrated through an online prostitution case: the selling of a husband by a wife. The discussion begins with the case of online prostitution, women in reality studies: victims of online prostitution, the study of radical feminist thought and symbolic violence from Bourdieu's …

Peraturan Presiden No. 125/ 2016 Sebagai Katalis Perubahan Dalam Kebijakan Penyelamatan Kapal Pengungsi Rohingya, Susan Kneebone

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This paper incorporates discussion and papers presented at a Workshop on ‘Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 on the Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Indonesia: Opportunities and Challenges’, held at the Fakultas Hukum (Faculty of Law), Universitas Indonesia, in March 2018. The argument in this piece, namely that the Peraturan Presiden (Presidential Decree) No. 125/ 2016 is unlikely to be effective, has been borne out by the action of fishermen from Aceh who in 2020 landed 99 Rohingya refugees after the government of Indonesia refused to assist them. The PerPres of 125/16 does not contain a clear and …

Klaim Asuransi Pesawat Udara Sewa Guna Usaha (Operating Lease) Sebagai Objek Jaminan Fidusia, Sukarmi Sukarmi, M. Sudirman, Dwi Egawati

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Airlines in the process of procurement of an Aircraft, one of which is through Operating Lease with the Leasing Company. The Leasing Company (Lessor) in purchasing an Aircraft with funding mechanism from the Bank shall encumber the Aircraft with a mortgage as its securities. In the Aircraft Lease Agreement, Insurance Claim over the Aircraft shall also be encumbered with fiduciary by Airlines. Nevertheless, under Article 10 paragraph b Law of The Republic of Indonesia Number 42 of 1999 on Fiduciary (hereinafter referred to as UUJF) states that unless otherwise agreed, Fiduciary includes the Insurance Claims in the event that the …

Kendala Dan Cara Hakim Peradilan Tata Usaha Negara Pasca Uu Administrasi Pemerintahan: Suatu Pendekatan Atas Penanganan Perkara Fiktif Positif, I Gusti Ngurah Wairocana, I Wayan Bela Siki Layang, I Ketut Sudiarta, Putu Ade Hariestha Martana, Kadek Agus Sudiarawan, Bagus Hermanto

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

After the enactment of the Law of Government Administration, had implied to shifting paradigm concerning the regime of Administrative Decision from negative fictive became positive fictive. However, the regulation into Law of Government Administration contains several obstacles on pratical scope towards Administrative Court Judges. Meanwhile enactment of Supreme Court regulation however Adiministrative Court Judges searching the suitable method after implication of positive fictive regime in the Administrative Procedural Law System. This study aims to analyze and discuss concerning obstacles and method by the Administrative Court Judges solving the practical obstacles after enactment of the Law of Government Administration. This study …

Kebijakan Perlindungan Anak Korban Kejahatan Seksual Di Cirebon, Nur Rahman, Sarip Sarip

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This research is motivated by the local media in Cirebon since May 2016-2018 cannot be separated from the discussion and data that Cirebon is categorized as an emergency of child violence. The category of emergencies can be known from data on the increase in child violence in 2016 with 30 cases recorded, in 2017 there were 126 cases, and in early 2018 it increased to 147 cases. What is the ideal policy for realizing child protection? What steps should be taken by the regional government in Cirebon in responding to areas that are included in the emergency situation of child …

Tanggung Jawab Jabatan Dan Tanggung Jawab Pribadi Dalam Penggunaan Diskresi, Nehru Asyikin, Adam Setiawan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Discretion is part of the authority to act freely by government officials to ensure the implementation of public services. However, the discretionary rules inherent in the office when it must be immediately to act without written law creates a conflict about the government must be based on the law. On the other hand the need for discretion becomes a polemic regarding job responsibilities and personal responsibility in the use of discretion, which parameters of use sometimes cause harm to society. The results of the study show that the implications of using discretion in the actions of officials that are used …

Status Hak Tanggungan Pada Pembiayaan Kepemilikan Rumah Di Akad Musyarakah Mutana Qisah (Mmq), Febrian Dwi Laksono, Thohir Luth, Siti Hamidah

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The prevailing legal stipulations on the contract of the Musyarakah Mutanaqisah (MMQ) financing are occurred legal uncertainty, which is caused by obscurity of the encumbrance regulations for land relating to financing with the MMQ contract. One of arising legal issue in the MMQ financing mechanism is a blurring of the norms contained in Law Number 4 of 1996 concerning Encumbrance Right over Land And Land-Related Objects (UUHT). The obscurity is caused by unclear stipulating sharia financing or specifically financing with the MMQ contract in UUHT. One of the provisions that reflecting this lack of clarity is to examine the description …

Penguatan Kapasitas Lpd Desa Adat Di Bali Melalui Penyuratan Awig-Awig, I Made Suwitra, I Ketut Selamet, Luh Kade Datrini

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The Village Credit Institution (LPD) owned by Desa Adat in Bali is oriented to strengthen the economy of indigenous peoples (krama adat) through lending (loans) and savings. The main source of capital for LPDs is the commitment and trust of all village manners which are submitted through the Adat Village Management Board (Prajuru) and the LPD Board. The strengthening of LPDs is in its management and accounting system and its supervision, because it is not uncommon for LPDs that are already large due to weak monitoring systems, poor management and accounting systems to misuse LPD funds utilization which causes LPD …

Optimalisasi Fungsi Pengawasan Dewan Etik Mahkamah Konstitusi, Fajlurrahman Jurdi, Rizqa Ananda Hanapi, Taufik Hidayat

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Violations of law and code of ethics performed by the constitutional judge shows that there is abuse of power within the court. The existence of Board of Ethics has questioned due to these violation and accused for not being able to perform its function in maintaining the dignity of the court. This concludes that the optimization of the function of the Board of Ethics are necessary. This is a normative and doctrinal research with several approaches. This research explains that board of ethics needs several changes within its body, such as: 1) boarden the board’s authority from investigating reports and …

Menilik Rezim Pengelolaan Tambang Freeport Dalam Mewujudkan Kesejahteraan Rakyat: Perpanjangan Kontrak Karya Atau Peralihan Ke Rezim Perizinan?, Ananda Prima Yurista, Rizky Septiana Widyaningtyas, Alda Awwalil Hasani

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The management of mineral and coal mining by Freeport has been carried out since 1967 based on a work agreement/contract of work, which is regulated in Law No. 11 of 1967 concerning Basic Mining Provisions. Since the enactment of Law no. 4 of 2009 concerning Coal Minerals under the authority in the management of minerals and coal changed from a work agreement/contract of work to a mining business permit. This article will try to respond to opportunities for contract extension or termination of work contacts and see which regimes will provide greater opportunities for the benefit of the state (in …

Tindak Pidana Pencemaran Nama Baik Melalui Facebook Menurut Kuhp Dan Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 Tentang Ite, Arif Satria Subekti, Novian Ardynata Setya Pradana, Ajrina Yuka Ardhira, Mukhammad Tismandico Ilham Zulfikar

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The size of an action can be named as defaming the reputation of others is still unclear because many factors must be studied. In the case of defamation or defamation that is protected, the protection of others for the other person's point of view is protected and the agreed name in the eyes of others. Someone even the authorities will face us to account for a word that we have made against someone. Being asked to act disgracefully can help fight in the community. More than that, in solving problems, the legal people are actually required to really determine the …

The Pandemic Juror, Melanie D. Wilson

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

While the deadly and highly contagious COVID-19 virus lingers and spreads across the country, courts are resuming criminal jury trials. In moving forward, judges reference case backlogs, speedy trial rights, and other concerns for the rights of the accused. Overlooked in this calculus is the importance of jurors and their safety. The Sixth Amendment guarantees “the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.” Without jurors, there is no justice.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the justice system sometimes took advantage of juror vulnerability, treating jurors callously, if not rudely, during voir dire by asking them intensely …

Fruit Of The Poisonous Lemon Tree: How The Supreme Court Created Offended-Observer Standing, And Why It's Time For It To Go, Joseph C. Davis, Nicholas R. Reaves

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

Can individuals who observe what they consider to be offensive government speech or conduct sue to stop it? Typically not—absent additional evidence of a direct and particularized injury. Yet in one area of the law, the fundamental requirements of Article III (limiting federal standing to actual “cases” or “controversies”) are relaxed: the Establishment Clause. At least ten circuits have held that the mere observation of a display containing religious content (the Ten Commandments, a cross, a menorah, and the like) on public property suffices to create an injury-in-fact that opens the doors to federal court.

This Essay addresses the continued …

Burying Mcculloch?, David S. Schwartz

Arkansas Law Review

Kurt Lash is a superb constitutional historian trapped inside the body of an originalist. He is one of the few originalists bold enough to acknowledge that McCulloch v. Maryland needs to be ejected from the (conservative) originalist canon of great constitutional cases. While he attributes to me an intention “not to praise the mythological McCulloch, but to bury it,” it is Lash who seeks to bury McCulloch, which he views as a fraudulent “story of our constitutional origins.”