Legislation Commons^™

F01rs Sgr No. 6 (Enrollment), Pegram, Brown

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To show student disapproval of increasing enrollment by 5000 students (bringing the total enrollment to 35,000 students) as a means in which to enlarge the strained operating budget and increase the lack of other sufficient revenues at the university.

F01rs Sgr No. 7 (Horticulture), Bourg, Gnaidy

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

to affirm the permanent location of the Horticulture Hill Farm Teaching Facility on the LSU A&M Campus

F01rs Sgb No. 3 (Voter Awareness), Fisher

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

to recognize the first week of October, 2001 as “Voter Awareness Week” on the campus of LSU A&M.

F01rs Sgr No. 11 (Rec Sports Fee), Griggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To create a committee to evaluate a Recreational Sports Complex fee increase.

Dissing Congress, Ruth Colker, James J. Brudney

Michigan Law Review

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Rehnquist's recent leadership has invalidated numerous federal laws, arguably departing from settled precedent to do so. The Rehnquist Court has held that Congress exceeded its constitutional authority in five instances during the 2000-01 Term, on four occasions during the 1999-2000 Term and in a total of twenty-nine cases since the 1994-95 Term. Commentators typically explain these decisions in federalism terms, focusing on the Court's use of its power to protect the States from an overreaching Congress. That explanation is incomplete and, in important respects, unpersuasive. The Rehnquist Court has not been as solicitous of …

A Comparative Look At Immigration And Human Capital Assessment, Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Christoph Hoashi-Erhardt

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article examines the formation of an immigration policy designed to build up the skill and human capital of a country. We discuss how the process of selecting economic-stream migrants could be designed to yield economic benefits to the host country. Part I examines the theoretical considerations involved in framing a policy that governs economic-stream immigration. In this section, we outline the goals that a host country seeks to achieve in selecting these migrants and propose important elements of a selection scheme. Part II takes a comparative look at existing points-based schemes for selecting economic migrants, focusing on Canada and …

Capital Punishment: 21st Century Lynching, Serena L. Hargrove

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Balancing States' Rights With Individual Rights: Tipping The Scales Against The Rights Of Non-Suspect Classes, Linda Carter Batiste

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

3rd Annual Open Government Summit: Access To Public Records Act & Open Meetings Act, 2001, Department Of The Attorney General, State Of Rhode Island

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.

Reducing Emissions From The Electricity Generation Industry: Can We Finally Do It?, Shi-Ling Hsu

Scholarly Publications

No abstract provided.

Hybrid Organizations And The Alignment Of Interests: The Case Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Jonathan G.S. Koppell

Publications from President Jonathan G.S. Koppell

This article explores the political influence of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Using Congress's overhaul of the regulatory infrastructure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a case study, the article presents two principal findings: (1) The characteristics that distinguish government-sponsored enterprises from traditional government agencies and private companies endow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with unique political resources; and (2) the alignment of interest groups around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is subject to strategic manipulation by the GSEs. A triangular model of this alignment is proposed and employed to analyze the legislative outcome. The case has implications for students of …

How To Steal A Trillion: The Uses Of Laws About Lawmaking In 2001, Charles Tiefer

All Faculty Scholarship

How did Congress pass President Bush's 2001 trillion-dollar tax cut pass without the necessary consensus shape and without the 60 Senate votes required to overcome resistance? How was the House able to give "fast track" treatment to laws designed to implement future trade deals? How was the 2001 Congress able to reject a new workplace ergonomic rule that would otherwise become law? In 2001, American lawmakers passed laws to make controversial laws, forcing the important question about whether laws about lawmaking actually serve the public interest.

In this article, the author explores the constitutional limits on laws about lawmaking and …

Thresholds Of Private Cercla Liability: Redefining "Necessary" Under Section 107(A)(4)(B), Jennifer I. Fox

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Limited Liability Companies And The Federal Securities Laws: Congress Should Amend The Securities Laws To Avoid Coverage, George A. Burke Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Economic Espionage Act--Reverse Engineering And The Intellectual Property Public Policy, The, Craig L. Uhrich

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The publicity surrounding[...] incidents of industrial espionage resulted in a push for federal protections. In response to this pressure from U.S. industries, Congress passed the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 ("EEA"). The EEA protects trade secrets through the use of federal criminal sanctions." The EEA's provisions are introduced in Part I. Trade secrets are a form of intellectual property. Therefore, a basic understanding of intellectual property law is important to an analysis of the EEA. Part II of this Article provides an overview of the various forms of intellectual property. To be effective, the EEA must complement existing intellectual property …

The Attachment Gap: Employment Discrimination Law, Women's Cultural Caregiving, And The Limits Of Economic And Liberal Legal Theory, Laura T. Kessler

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Title VII has prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy since 1978, when Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ("PDA"), but it does not require employers to recognize women's caregiving obligations beyond the immediate, physical events of pregnancy and childbirth. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA ") also does little more than provide job security to some relatively privileged women in the case of childbirth. Neither of these statutes, which constitute the bulk of the United States' maternity and parental leave policies, provides for the most common employment leave needs of caregivers, who by all measures …

The Public Interest Standard: Is It Too Indeterminate To Be Constitutional?, Randolph J. May

Federal Communications Law Journal

This Article argues that the congressional delegation of public interest authority to the FCC likely violates the nondelegation doctrine that inheres in the constitutional separation of powers scheme and that, even if the courts do not hold the public interest delegation unconstitutional, Congress should revise the Communications Act to set forth more specific guidance for the FCC. In today’s environment of “convergence,” in which competition is flourishing across communications sectors, Congress should not shirk its responsibility to establish fundamental policy for an industry that contributes so much to the overall health of our economy. This Article argues that Congress should …

Use Of Public Record Databases In Newspaper And Television Newsrooms, Brooke Barnett

Federal Communications Law Journal

After almost fifty years of unprecedented freedom, access to public records is under threat today at the state and federal level. Survey research and in-depth interviews of newspaper and television journalists show that public records are being obtained through several mechanisms, including databases. This Comment, together with its underlying study, illustrates that these databases are essential to developing certain stories, including some covering the most critical subjects: investigative reports, crime, and political stories. Therefore, this Comment argues, restricting access to public records has the potential to halt or substantially hinder the media’s ability to serve as a check on business …

The Best Laid Plans: How Unrestrained Arbitration Decisions Have Corrupted The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, Ian L. Stewart

Federal Communications Law Journal

In the rapidly changing Internet age, a sound dispute resolution policy is needed to address conflict where traditional rights intersect emerging technologies. This Note examines how unfettered arbitration decisions, even those made with the best of intentions, can corrupt a good dispute resolution policy, as is the case with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. The Note provides background information on ICANN, domain disputes regarding cybersquatting and reverse domain hijacking, and the Policy. It then explains how ICANN’s dispute resolution providers’ expansive decisions have weakened the Policy by removing the internal limitations that made it strong and effective. Finally, …

Stock Market Volatility And 401 (K) Plans, Colleen E. Medill

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Many workers today depend on their 401(k) plan to provide them with an adequate income during retirement. For these workers to achieve retirement income security, their 401(k) plan investments must perform well over their working lifetime. Employers' selection of investment options for the 401(k) plan, a fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), plays a critical role in determining investment performance. In this Article, Professor Medill uses a series of hypothetical litigation scenarios to illustrate how interpretation of the employer's duty of prudence and duty of loyalty under ERISA present different policy choices for the …

Agenda: A Cartography Of Governance: Exploring The Province Of Environmental Ngos, University Of Colorado Boulder. School Of Law, University Of Colorado Boulder. Environmental Program, University Of Tulsa. National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute, University Of Colorado Boulder. United Government Of Graduate Students

A Cartography of Governance: Exploring the Province of Environmental NGOs (April 7-8)

Presented by: the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy on April 7 & 8, 2001. Symposium director: Lakshman D. Guruswamy.

Co-sponsored by: University of Colorado School of Law, University of Colorado Environmental Program, University of Tulsa National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute, University of Colorado United Government of Graduate Students.

The papers and edited proceedings of the conference will be published in a special symposium issue of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy (CJIELP).

"The first objective of the Symposium was to understand and explore the growing importance of nongovernmental actors, and delineate the manner …

S01rs Sgb No. 1 (Budget), Mccune

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To budget the funds of Student Government for the fiscal year 2001-2002; to appropriate funds for activities, projects, and programs of Student Government; to appropriate grants to certain student groups and organizations; according to the Constitution and by-laws.

S01rs Sgr No. 1 (Wrc), Pegram, Brown

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To show student support for LSU A&M to sign on to the Worker’s Rights Consortium (WRC), and to state its disapproval of contractors which disregard workers’, women’s, children’s, and human rights.

S01rs Sgr No. 2 (Higher Ed), Winters

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge the congress of the United States of America to suspend Section 483(f) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

S01rs Sgb No. 19 (Spectrum Alliance), Brown, Pegram

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate six hundred and eighty-seven dollars ($687.00) to the Spectrum Alliance to defray the costs of printing the official Louisiana LGBT Conference 2001 program booklet.

S01rs Sgb No. 17 (Icc), Griggs, Knull

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the International Cultural Center to defray the costs of sponsoring a Mardi Gras celebration on February 23, 2001.

S01rs Sgb No. 16 (Roo), Payne, Fisher

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To Amend Rule Nine of the LSU A&M Student Senate Rules of Order

S01rs Sgb No. 15 (Mini-Baja), Cusimano, Griggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate eight hundred forty-three dollars and eighty-nine cents ($843.89) to the LSU Mini-Baja Team to help defray the cost of purchasing parts and travel for the construction and transport of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) which will be entered in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) National Engineering Design Competition.

S01rs Sgb No. 25 (Election Code), Cooper

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To amend Article IV, Section 6 of the LSU A&M Student Government Election Code as it pertains to absentee voting procedures.

S01rs Sgb No. 20 (Roo), Buller, Fisher

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To expand the Membership Capacity for Standing Committees of the LSU A&M Student Senate by Amending rule 5.2 of the Senate Rules of Order.