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Psychosocial Factors Differentiating Marijuana Users From Nonusers In Guam, Thomas K. Pinhey

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Terrorism And Legal Competence: A Reader's Opinion, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

A reader, a police officer from a Pacific Basin Country, wishing to remain anonymous, reacts to IBPP article "Terrorism and Legal Competence" (V. 1, No. 1, November 8, 1996), discussing that article's treatment of terrorism and versions of legal competency. Religious as well as intolerance are likewise discussed.

Third Circuit Holds That Prayer At Graduation Is Unconstitutional Even If It Results From A Student Vote, Richard E. Moberly

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Despite the Supreme Court's 1992 holding in Lee v. Weisman that state-sponsored prayer during a public school graduation ceremony violates the Establishment Clause, the issue of graduation prayer has recently resurfaced. Seeking to avoid Lee's prohibition, school boards have allowed students to decide by majority vote whether prayer will occur at graduation. The Third Circuit recently held, however, that these state-authorized student referenda regarding prayer violate the Establishment Clause. In ACLU v. Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education, the court properly recognized the danger that popular votes could pose to the protections of the Establishment Clause, yet …

Searching For Pareto Gains In The Relationship Between Free Trade And Federalism: Revisiting The Nafta, Eyeing The Ftaa, Matthew Schaefer

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Is devolution of power to sub-national governments by the constitution of federal states or by delegation in other nations a threat to maximizing the benefits of free trade within the Americas? Conversely, is the drive towards regional free trade a threat to the goals of federalism and decentralization? These are two of the many questions that arise in revisiting NAFTA and eyeing the successful creation of a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) by the year 2005, an initiative launched by thirty-four nations within the region in December 1994.

Part I of this Article first defines federalism and distinguishes …

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase: Comparison Of The Enzyme From Mammalian And Bacterial Sources, Christal A. Sheppard, James S. Sumner, Phillipe Goyette, Phyllis Frosst, Rima Rozen, Rowena G. Matthews

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase catalyzes the reduction of methylenetetrahydrofolate to methyltetrahydrofolate, which serves as the methyl donor for the conversion of homocysteine to methionine in the reaction catalyzed by methionine synthase. Recent studies have provided evidence for association of a common polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase with elevated levels of blood homocysteine, a metabolite correlated with increased cardiovascular risk in humans. In this chapter, we review earlier studies on the properties of the mammalian enzyme, interpreting these observations in the light of the deduced amino acid sequence for the human enzyme. The catalytic portion of the human enzyme shows significant sequence homologies with …

The Narrow And Shallow Bite Of Romer And The Eminent Rationality Of Dual-Gender Marriage: A (Partial) Response To Professor Koppleman, Richard F. Duncan

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court's opinion in Romer has a very narrow and shallow bite. It does not hold that homosexuals are a suspect or quasi-suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause. It does not overrule or undermine the Court's landmark decision in Bowers v. Hardwick."° It does not hold that moral disapproval of homosexual conduct is invidious or irrational, nor does it in any way state or imply-as Professor Koppelman asserts-that laws that discriminate against homosexuals are always "constitutionally doubtful ... because they will always arouse suspicion that they rest on a bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group."

The …

Wigstock And The Kulturkampf: Supreme Court Storytelling, The Culture War, And Romer V. Evans, Richard F. Duncan

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

It bears repeating that the Supreme Court's decision in Romer is of trivial doctrinal import. The Court did not recognize homosexuals as a suspect or quasi-suspect class, nor did it reverse or undermine its landmark decision in Bowers v. Hardwick. Moreover, the narrow holding of Romer suggests quite strongly that typical laws disadvantaging homosexuals--the military exclusion, the heterosexual paradigm of civil marriage, and perhaps even better-crafted and more narrow versions of Amendment 2--do not offend the Equal Protection Clause. These laws rationally advance legitimate government interests and should easily pass scrutiny under the rational basis test applied by the …

Legal Aid Practices In The Prc In The 1990s - Dynamics, Contents, And Implications, Luo Qizhi

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.

Child Abuse And Juvenile Delinquency: A Review Of The Literature, Charlotte Center Anthony

Theses Digitization Project

There seems to be common agreement among practitioners and researchers in Criminal Justice that youth who are abused often become participants in the juvenile justice system. The current literature finds considerable evidence to support this position. However, some questions concerning the relationship between child abuse and juvenile delinquency remain. Specifically, how direct, or casual, is the link between the two? Are different groups of youth, such as Hispanic famales uniquely affected?

Drug Court: Using Diversion To Supervise And Treat An Escalating Drug Offender Population, Laura Davis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Sanctioning Dui Offenders: The Effect Of Extralegal Factors On Sentence Severity, Beverly K. Rios

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Does Duncan Kennedy Wear Boxers Or Briefs? Does Richard Posner Ever Sleep? Writing About Jurisprudence, High Culture And The History Of Intellectuals (Review Essay), John Henry Schlegel

Book Reviews

Reviewing Neil Duxbury, Patterns of American Jurisprudence(1995).

Sacrificing Legislative Integrity At The Altar Of Appropriations Riders: A Constitutional Crisis, Sandi Zellmer

Nebraska College of Law: Faculty Publications

The technique of appending substantive provisions to appropriations bills has become a favorite tool of the legislative trade in recent years. Congress has employed appropriations riders to dictate the outcome of public policy issues ranging from abortion to oil development in pristine wilderness areas. Riders have been used with particularly destructive effect to circumvent long-standing environmental policies, especially those involving the use of natural resources and public lands. In many cases, the policies affected were the result of decades of activity in Congress and in the courts, and retain broad public and legislative support. Appropriations riders have also allowed these …

Defining Use Of A Firearm, Alan M. Gilbert

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Illegitimacy Of One-Sided Speculation: Getting The Defensive Gun Use Estimate Down, Gary Kleck, Marc Gertz

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

1997 Report Of The Division On Women And Crime, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Christine E. Rasche

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

1997 General Correspondence, Nicole H. Rafter, Helen Eigenberg

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

1997 Financial Reports Of The Division On Women And Crime, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

1997 General Correspondence, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Chris Rasche, Matt Zingraff, Elin Waring, Elizabeth Stanko

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters between DWC chairs and members of the Executive Board, Committees and Task Forces; Chris Rasche

Correspondence Related To 1997 Dwc Nominations And Elections, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

Primarily incoming and outgoing letters regarding individual committee activities, nominations for awards and elections, and membership issues.

Correspondence: 1997 Student Paper Competition, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Christine Rasche, Helen Eigenberg, Phoebe Stambaugh

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Correspondence: 1997 Task Force On Professionals In Criminology, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Carolyn Rebecca Block, Brenda Miller, Drew Humphries

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Correspondence Related To Dwc And Haworth Press, American Society Of Criminology. Division On Women And Crime, Chris Rasche, Joy Snyder

Division on Women and Crime Documents and Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Nature Of Rules And The Meaning Of Meaning, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

This essay addresses two problems in legal theory. What is the nature of rules, especially legal rules? What is the meaning of a legal rule?

My main concern is the relation between these two questions. I inquire whether a sensible view of how rules work commits one to any particular approach to meaning. For this inquiry, I focus on Frederick Schauer's illuminating treatment of rules in Playing by the Rules, which he says is linked to a particular view of meaning. I assert that the linkage is much less tight than he supposes, and that competing theories about meaning are …

Three Strikes: Can We Return To Rationality, Michael Vitiello

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Statistical Aspects Of Cases Concerning Racial Discrimination In Drug Sentencing: Stephens V. State And U.S. V. Armstrong, Joseph L. Gastwirth, Tapan K. Nayak

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Sword Or Shield: Due Process And The Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine, Martha B. Stolley

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel: The Case For An Ex Ante Parity Standard, Donald A. Dripps

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Reckless Complicity, Sanford H. Kadish

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.