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To Plea Or Not To Plea: Retroactive Availability Of Padilla V. Kentucky To Noncitizen Defendants On State Postconviction Review, Jaclyn Kelley 2012 University of Michigan Law School

To Plea Or Not To Plea: Retroactive Availability Of Padilla V. Kentucky To Noncitizen Defendants On State Postconviction Review, Jaclyn Kelley

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The United States incarcerates hundreds of thousands of noncitizen criminal defendants each year. In 2010, there were about 55,000 "criminal aliens" in federal prisons, accounting for approximately 25 percent of all federal prisoners. In 2009, there were about 296,000 noncitizens in state and local jails. Like Jose, these defendants usually do not know that their convictions may make them automatically deportable under the INA. Under the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky, criminal defense attorneys have an affirmative duty to give specific, accurate advice to noncitizen clients regarding the deportation risk of potential pleas. This rule helps assure …


A Horse Of A Different Color: Distinguishing The Judiciary From The Political Branches In Campaign Financing, Anthony J. Delligatti 2012 West Virginia University College of Law

A Horse Of A Different Color: Distinguishing The Judiciary From The Political Branches In Campaign Financing, Anthony J. Delligatti

West Virginia Law Review

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A Bakerian Response To Weinstein's Free Speech Theory, Anne Marie Lofaso 2012 West Virginia University College of Law

A Bakerian Response To Weinstein's Free Speech Theory, Anne Marie Lofaso

West Virginia Law Review

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Meaning And Scope Of The Restrictions Imposed By The Mexican Constitution On Ministers Of Worship, Jorge Adame Goddard 2012 Brigham Young University Law School

Meaning And Scope Of The Restrictions Imposed By The Mexican Constitution On Ministers Of Worship, Jorge Adame Goddard

BYU Law Review

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Hungary's New Constitution And Its New Law On Freedom Of Religion And Churches: The Return Of The Sovereign, Renáta Uitz 2012 Brigham Young University Law School

Hungary's New Constitution And Its New Law On Freedom Of Religion And Churches: The Return Of The Sovereign, Renáta Uitz

BYU Law Review

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Utah's Enabling Act And Congress's Enclave Clause Authority: Federalism Implications Of A Renewed State Sovereignty Movement, Spencer Driscoll 2012 Brigham Young University Law School

Utah's Enabling Act And Congress's Enclave Clause Authority: Federalism Implications Of A Renewed State Sovereignty Movement, Spencer Driscoll

BYU Law Review

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Limiting The Legislative Privilege: Analyzing The Scope Of The Speech Or Debate Clause, Kelly M. McGuire 2012 Washington and Lee University School of Law

Limiting The Legislative Privilege: Analyzing The Scope Of The Speech Or Debate Clause, Kelly M. Mcguire

Washington and Lee Law Review

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August 31, 2012: God Who?, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 31, 2012: God Who?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


Analysis On The Control Function Of The Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (Regional Representatives Council) The Republic Of Indonesia, Fatmawati Fatmawati 2012 Faculty of Law Universitas Indonesia

Analysis On The Control Function Of The Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (Regional Representatives Council) The Republic Of Indonesia, Fatmawati Fatmawati

Indonesia Law Review

The Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (Regional Representatives Council - DPD) and the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (House of Representatives - DPR) are institutions which represent the people in the parliament of the Republic of Indonesia. However, these two institutions do not have equal powers, including the powers related to the control function. The DPD’s function related to control is provided for under Article 22D paragraph (3), Article 23E paragraph (2), andArticle 23F paragraph (1) ofthe ThirdAmendment to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The DPD can exercise control of the implementation of certain laws related to regional interests, the implementation …


Explaining Korematsu: A Response To Dean Chemerinsky , Robert J. Pushaw Jr. 2012 Pepperdine University

Explaining Korematsu: A Response To Dean Chemerinsky , Robert J. Pushaw Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

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Korematsu V. United States: A Tragedy Hopefully Never To Be Repeated , Erwin Chemerinsky 2012 Pepperdine University

Korematsu V. United States: A Tragedy Hopefully Never To Be Repeated , Erwin Chemerinsky

Pepperdine Law Review

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A Reluctant Apology For Plessy: A Response To Akhil Amar, Barry P. McDonald 2012 Pepperdine University

A Reluctant Apology For Plessy: A Response To Akhil Amar, Barry P. Mcdonald

Pepperdine Law Review

A response to the article "Plessy v. Ferguson and the Anti-Canon," by Akhil Amar, published in the November 2011 issue of the "Pepperdine Law Review," is presented. Topics include an examination of Justice Henry Billings Brown's decision in the case, the constitutionality of segregating U.S. citizens by race, and the impact of public opinion on U.S. Supreme Court decisions.


Plessy V. Ferguson And The Anti-Canon, Akhil Reed Amar 2012 Pepperdine University

Plessy V. Ferguson And The Anti-Canon, Akhil Reed Amar

Pepperdine Law Review

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which dealt with the constitutionality of racial segregation in the U.S. Topics include the application of precedent in controversial U.S. Supreme Court cases, when the U.S. Constitution can overrule a court decision, and dissenting judicial opinions.


August 28, 2012: Davos, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 28, 2012: Davos, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


August 24, 2012: Abortion And Rape, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 24, 2012: Abortion And Rape, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


August 22, 2012: The Sacred Is The Profane, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 22, 2012: The Sacred Is The Profane, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


August 16, 2012: Experiments In Unbelief, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 16, 2012: Experiments In Unbelief, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


A Tort Statute, With Aliens And Pirates, Eugene Kontorovich 2012 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

A Tort Statute, With Aliens And Pirates, Eugene Kontorovich

NULR Online

No abstract provided.


August 11, 2012: One Way Of Understanding Contributions To Philosophy, Bruce Ledewitz 2012 Duquesne University

August 11, 2012: One Way Of Understanding Contributions To Philosophy, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


Testimonial Statements: The Death Of Dying Declarations? - People V. Clay, Sarah R. Gitomer 2012 Touro Law Center

Testimonial Statements: The Death Of Dying Declarations? - People V. Clay, Sarah R. Gitomer

Touro Law Review

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