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An Immigration Innovation: A Comparative Analysis Of The American Diversity Visa Lottery Program And The Canadian Points-Based System, Jennifer Hopkins

St. John's Law Review

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United States immigration policy has historically been a strategy for national growth. Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1990 to stimulate further growth by increasing immigration opportunities. This substantial immigration reform created the Diversity Visa (“DV”) lottery program, which administers 50,000 lawful permanent residence visas annually. These visas are drawn randomly from a pool of applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Donald J. Trump pushed for major immigration reform beginning on his first day in office, including the repeal of the DV program and the development of a points-based system modeling the current …

Who Defends: Judge Sutton's Vision And The Challenge Of A Plural Executive, Katherine A. Shaw

Online Publications

It’s no secret that this is a perilous moment for American democracy. We’re nine months out from a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, launched with the explicit goal of disrupting the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election. Congress appears gridlocked on basic questions of debt and spending, and the possibility of a default before the end of the year remains a live one, with the covid pandemic still ongoing. The U.S. Supreme Court is facing an unprecedented legitimacy deficit in the eyes of the public. Election experts warn that future American elections, including the 2024 election, …

The Cost Of Doing Business? Corporate Registration As Valid Consent To General Personal Jurisdiction, Matthew D. Kaminer

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

Every state has a statute that requires out-of-state corporations to register with a designated official before doing business there, but courts disagree on what impact, if any, those statutes can or should have on personal jurisdiction doctrine. A minority of states interpret compliance with their registration statutes as the company’s consent to general personal jurisdiction, meaning it can be sued on any cause of action there, even those unrelated to the company’s conduct in that state. The United States Supreme Court upheld this “consent by registration” theory over 100 years ago, but since then has manifested a sea change in …

The Meaning, History, And Importance Of The Elections Clause, Eliza Sweren-Becker, Michael Waldman

Washington Law Review

Historically, the Supreme Court has offered scant attention to or analysis of the Elections Clause, resulting in similarly limited scholarship on the Clause’s original meaning and public understanding over time. The Clause directs states to make regulations for the time, place, and manner of congressional elections, and grants Congress superseding authority to make or alter those rules.

But the 2020 elections forced the Elections Clause into the spotlight, with Republican litigants relying on the Clause to ask the Supreme Court to limit which state actors can regulate federal elections. This new focus comes on the heels of the Clause serving …

How The Gun Control Act Disarms Black Firearm Owners, Maya Itah

Washington Law Review

Through 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), the Gun Control Act (GCA) outlaws the possession of a firearm “in furtherance of” a drug trafficking crime. The statute’s language is broad, and federal courts have interpreted it expansively. By giving prosecutors wide discretion in charging individuals with § 924(c) violations, the language enables the disproportionate incarceration of Black firearm owners.

This Comment addresses this issue in three parts. Part I discusses the ways early gun control laws overtly disarmed Black firearm owners. Additionally, Part I provides context for the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which coincided with the backlash to …

F21rs Sgb No. 11 (Student Fee Advisory Committee), Adam Dohrenwend

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To establish the Student Fee Advisory Committee

F21rs Sgb No. 21 (Spending Limits), Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code regarding General Election Spending limits

F21rs Sgb No. 20 (Flc Director), Matthew Mcclure, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code Regarding Responsibilities of the FLC Director

F21rs Sgb No. 22 (Nightcaps), Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To appropriate a maximum of $3,000.00 from the initiatives account to fund 500 nightcaps

F21rs Sgr No. 11 (Ps 95), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request the LSU Office of the Dean of Student to amend Policy Statement 95 regarding sexual harassment of students

F21rs Sgb No. 18 (Hammock Poles), Alex Foreman, Olivia Devall

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To appropriate a maximum of $8,500 from the initiatives account for the purchase and installation of 6 hammock stand poles

F21rs Sgb No. 16 (Grad Student Exceptions), Samantha Staggs, Matthew Mcclure

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code to revise Section 208: Remove generally; graduate student exceptions

F21rs Sgb No. 15 (Trainings), Angel Puder

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code to Provide for training on Diversity and Bystander Intervention, and suggested cultural enrichment experiences

F21rs Sgb No. 17 (Sg Tent), Colin Raby, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To appropriate $450 for the purchase of a new customized Student Government pop-up tent

F21rs Sgcr No. 2 (Broty Stelley, Lgbtq+ Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Broty Stelley as an executive delegate for the LGBTQ+ Caucus

F21rs Sgcr No. 6 (Bri'a Joseph, Black Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Bri'a Joseph as an executive delegate for the Black Caucus

F21rs Sgcr No. 4 (Emily Swisher, Lgbtq+ Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Emily Swisher as an executive delegate for the LGBTQ+ Caucus

F21rs Sgcr No. 3 (Gabriel Guillory, Lgbtq+ Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Gabriel Guillory as an executive delegate for the LGBTQ+ Caucus

F21rs Sgcr No. 5 (Tyler Hunt, Black Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Tyler Hunt as an executive delegate for the Black Caucus

F21rs Sgcr No. 9 (Matthew Mcclure, Lgbtq+ Caucus), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Concurrent Resolution to appoint Matthew McClure as a legislative delegate for the LGBTQ+ Caucus