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Hb 801 - Postsecondary Education: Hope Scholarship, S. Umarah Ali, Sakinah N. Jones

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act amends provisions of the HOPE scholarship by allowing students who choose to take more rigorous courses to have a weighted grade point average for the evaluation of their HOPE scholarship disbursement.

Hb 927 - Supreme Court, Appellate Court Efficiencies, Bryan Janflone, Michael F. Williford

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act expands the jurisdiction of the Georgia Court of Appeals and increases the number of Supreme Court Justices from seven to nine to alleviate the overly burdened Supreme Court of Georgia. The Supreme Court had exclusive appellate jurisdiction over cases involving title to land, wills, and divorce. The Act allows the Court of Appeals to hear appeals on these matters.

Hb 757 - Public Lawsuits: Protect Religious Freedoms, Phillip Kuck, William Cody Newsome

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act purported to protect the free exercise of religion for religious officials and institutions. Religious officials would not be required to perform marriage ceremonies in violation of their legal right to free exercise of religion. Moreover, faith based organizations would have been permitted to deny employment to individuals whose religious beliefs, or lack thereof, are not in accord with the organization. The Act would have further provided that no business may be required, by legislation, to operate on Saturday or Sunday and that sovereign immunity is waived under certain circumstances.

Sb 323 - State Printing And Documents, M. Adam Kaye Jr., Kaitlyn Pettet

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act exempts economic development project documents, maintained by any state government agency, from public disclosure until the project is secured by binding commitment. The Act also allows any state university’s athletic department ninety days to return open records requests.

Hb 362 & Hb 588 - Controlled Substances, William Fawcett, April Meeks

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act mandates the installation of real-time electronic tracking systems in all pharmacies that sell products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, which are ingredients used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. When customers attempt to purchase more than the maximum amount of these products, the tracking system blocks the sale by issuing a stop sale alert.

Hb 859 - Offenses Against Public Order And Safety, David Hsu, Jessica Weekley Truelove

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act would have allowed legal possession of a concealed firearm for individuals with a Georgia Weapons Carry License on property owned or leased by a technical school, college, or university.

Narcotics Legislation - A Total Approach, Irving Lang

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Legislative Solutions To Narcotic And Drug Addiction, Joseph R. Corso

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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 …

Compulsory Sterilization: A Re-Examination

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

The New Immigration Law, John E. Mccarthy

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Resolving The Divided Patent Infringement Dilemma, Nathanial Grow

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article considers cases of divided patent infringement: those in which two or more parties collectively perform all the steps of a patented claim, but where no single party acting alone has completed the entire patented invention. Despite the increasing frequency with which such cases appear to be arising, courts have struggled to equitably resolve these lawsuits under the constraints of the existing statutory framework because of the competing policy concerns they present. On the one hand, any standard that holds two or more parties strictly liable whenever their combined actions infringe a patent risks imposing liability on countless seemingly …

Family Law, Allison Anna Tait

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

Amnesty International's Empty Promises: Decriminalization, Prostituted Women, And Sex Trafficking, Darren Geist

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Through a close examination of Amnesty International’s (Amnesty) own arguments and sources, this paper demonstrates that Amnesty’s proposal to decriminalize prostitution or “sex work” will harm those it claims to help. It concludes that the best available evidence indicates that decriminalization of prostitution would: increase sex trafficking, leave prostituted women or “sex workers” more vulnerable to violence, and reduce access to healthcare, protection, and services. Prostituted women primarily enter the industry at a young age, often suffering from a history of sexual and physical abuse, coming from marginalized and vulnerable communities, and driven by emotional and economic desperation. It is …

Limited License Legal Technicians: Non-Lawyers Get Access To The Legal Profession, But Clients Won’T Get Access To Justice, Julian Aprile

Seattle University Law Review

Washington Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLTs) are non-lawyers who will supposedly help to close “the wide and ever-growing gap in necessary legal and law related services for low and moderate income persons.” However, LLLTs will not close the access to justice gap because “[t]here are no protections . . . to ensure that legal technicians will actually provide services to the poor, as opposed to selling their services to those who can most afford them,” and LLLTs are “not going to have the competency to actually do for the poor what needs to be done.”

Additionally, the modifications of the …

Cell Phone Location Tracking: Reforming The Standard To Reflect Modern Privacy Expectations, Shannon Jaeckel

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the history of cell site location information (CSLI) technology and the relevant federal statutes. Topics discussed include mechanics and content of CSLI data; advances in CSLI technology and the importance of this information to law enforcement; and need of Louisiana legislature be proactive in adopting a comprehensive CSLI.

Incomplete Sentences: Hobby Lobby’S Corporate Religious Rights, The Criminally Culpable Corporate Soul, And The Case For Greater Alignment Of Organizational And Individual Sentencing, Kenya J.H. Smith

Louisiana Law Review

The article explores the history and policies that explain the disparate sentencing treatment of organizations and individuals under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 and attendant sentencing guidelines. It reports the Supreme Court's recognition of a business corporation's religious rights in the case "Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc."

Obscenity: Prosecution Problems And Legislative Suggestions, Richard H. Kuh

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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 …

The Settlement Of Labor Disputes In Industries Affected With A National Interest, James J. Graham

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Note: New York's Civil Rights Legislation - A Pattern Of Progress

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Parochial School Aid - A Changing Trend, Lawrence X. Cusack

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

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 Lo No. 1, Alex De Gravelle

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appoint Julianne Willey as Undersecretary of the Student Senate

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. 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. 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. 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. 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