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How A Bill Becomes A Law In Maine: Governor Lepage, The State Legislature, And The 2015 Opinion Of The Justices On The Veto Question, Connor P. Schratz

Maine Law Review

The battle between Governor Paul LePage and the Maine legislature in the summer of 2015 was one of the most contentious – and strangest – in state history. Hanging in the balance were over sixty pieces of legislation that the Governor insisted had been vetoed, and which senators and representatives of both parties claimed had become law. To resolve the issue, the Governor turned to the state Supreme Court, which unanimously decided in favor of the legislators in a nonbinding “Opinion of the Justices.” This case note explores that opinion, and comes to the conclusion that while the Court arrived …

Death With Dignity Legislation, Nicholas A. Spinella

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Death With Dignity Legislation, Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Legislative Activities Of 501(C)(3) Organizations, Lawrence N. Woodworth

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Classrooms & Curriculum, Devin Walz, Anh Doan, Cathy Tran, Loraina Galarza

Collin College Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference

Panel Chair: Lisa Roy-Davis

Papers Presented:

"Should the State of Texas Allow Public Universities and Colleges to Permit Guns on Campuses?" By Devin Walz

"Pets in the Elementary Classroom" by Anh Doan

"Technology Case Study of K-12 Students" by Cathy Tran

Abstract: Technology is an exponentially revolutionizing tool that has pushed all aspects of society to adapt and grow in the time known as the “Information Age”. The way that humans process information, and the speed at which humans can process information, with technology allows humans to grow more efficiently and effectively. Technology is continually designed to become more optimal …

Obesity Prevention Policies At The Local Level: Tobacco's Lessons, Paul A. Diller

Maine Law Review

For at least a decade, commentators have speculated that obesity is the next tobacco, a public health scourge that might nonetheless offer a gold mine to ambitious plaintiffs’ lawyers. Successful lawsuits, as in the tobacco context, might spur the food industry to reform its practices so as to help reduce the alarmingly high national obesity rate. The obesity narrative, however, has not played out accordingly to the same script as tobacco. Relatively quick action by most state legislatures immunized the food industry to tort lawsuits seeking obesity-related damages, and the scant judicial opinions on the issue have skeptically assessed plaintiffs’ …

The Administrative State: Problems Associated With Congressional Intent, Statutory Interpretation, And The Powers Granted To Administrative Agencies, Serje Havandjian

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

While reading this article, two questions should be kept in mind: (1) why the Court held that the TSA promulgated whistleblowing regulation was not considered to have the force and effect of law, and how that effects other regulations, and (2) how should the Supreme Court respond if a conflict of congressional intent and statutory interpretation arises within another regulatory or administrative agency's internal scheme for regulating such issues? With a careful analysis of statutory interpretation and determining congressional intent, and some luck, this article will try to answer these questions. Ultimately, what we will find is that although Congress …

California Propositions 62 & 66 As Misguided Models For The Capital Punishment Debate: The Argument For The Inclusion Of Catholic Social Teaching And Other Religious Denominations In The Discussion And A Proposed Solution, Cornelius V. Loughery

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

Guaranteeing The Right To Vote For Twenty-First Century America, Brandon Haase

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

Systemic Governmental Recalcitrance In Regulating Confidentiality Under The Child Abuse, Prevention & Treatment Act (Capta): A Case Study, William Wesley Patton

Journal of Legislation

In 2003, Congress amended the Child Abuse, Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to provide states with more flexibility in designing open child dependency hearings. The Federal Children’s Bureau has interpreted those amendments as a congressional waiver of CAPTA confidentiality in open court proceedings, and there-fore, currently tens of millions of abused and neglected children no longer have federal protection from being re-traumatized by disclosure of confidential CAPTA child welfare case information. This article demonstrates that the Children’s Bureau’s statutory interpretation is inconsistent with congressional intent and that states are still mandated to reasonably prevent the republication of confidential data by …

The Constitution That Couldn’T: Examining The Implicit Imbalance Of Constitutional Power In The Context Of Nominations, And The Need For Its Remedy, James E. Britton

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

The Classical Avoidance Canon As A Principle Of Good-Faith Construction, Brian Taylor Goldman

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Defend Trade Secrets Act Of 2016 And Why The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Of 1984 Still Matters For Trade Secret Misappropriation, Patrick J. Manion

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

S17rs Sgfb No. 10 (24 Hour Student Union), Joseph Impastato, Alexandra Powajbo

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

to allocate a maximum of eight hundred fifty dollars and zero cents ($850.00) from the Student Government Initiatives account to fund the security costs for the Student Union’s extended hours during the Spring 2017 final examination period

S17rs Sgfb No. 14 (Coffee Sleeves), Sarah Perkins, John Fourcade

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of two hundred eighty-five dollars and sixty cents ($285.60) from the Student Government Initiatives account to fund 3,600 coffee sleeves to raise awareness of sexual violence through the We’re Committed campaign.

S17rs Sgfb No. 1 (Sigma Tau Delta), Andrew Bell, Gabriel Chatelain

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of four thousand dollars and zero cents ($4,000.00) from the Student Government Legislative Contingency Account to fund five (5) members of Sigma Tau Delta to attend the 2017 Sigma Tau Delta International convention in Louisville, Kentucky from March 29-April 2, 2017

S17rs Sgfb No. 17 (Lsu Care Remembrance Ceremony), Andrew Bell

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of eight hundred ninety dollars and eighty five cents (890.85) from the Legislative Contingency Account to fund the LSU C.A.R.E.S Remembrance Ceremony

S17rs Sgb No. 9 (Amend Psif Bylaws), Cassidy Riley

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To amend the Programming, Support, and Initiatives Fund (PSIF) bylaws

S17rs Sgfb No. 4 (Lsu Vet School To Attend Savma), Alexandra Ford

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of five thousand four hundred dollars and zero cents ($5,400.00) from the Student Government Legislative Contingency account to fund the registration of a maximum of sixty students from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine to attend SAVMA Symposium at Texas A&M, March 16-18

S17rs Sgfb No. 18 (Corps Of Cadets Dinner Symposium), Johnathon Price, Lukas Dretzka

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate a maximum of thousand one hundred fifty dollars and zero cents ($1150.00) from the Student Senate Contingency Account to fund Corps of Cadets Joint Dinner Symposium at the Cotillion Ballroom