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One Nation, Under Fraud: A Remonstrance

This Remonstrance presents a counter-cultural narrative and analysis of Maine’s legal, political, economic, and social interactions with the Wabanaki people. Although contemporary indicia of abuses ... historico-legal perspective. Presenting its analysis through an historic, legal, political, economic, and social nexus, this Remonstrance traces the ontogeny of control exerted by the State of Maine over the

The Growing List of Reasons to Amend The Maine Indian Jurisdictional Agreement

future federal laws benefiting tribes and native peoples. And, it did so without the consent of the tribes located within Maine. In addition to recognizing how economic and political realities influenced ... 1970s negotiations, as well as useful understandings into the larger political, social, legal, and economic context of the time.20 This Article seeks to build upon these reports, studies, books, hearings

Pakistani healthcare professionals’ perceptions of communication with patients and their relatives about hereditary breast cancer: a qualitative study in a LMIC

highlighted the need for interventions to support intrafamilial communication about HBC. Much research and political support are needed to address patient, social, and systemic-level barriers to facilitate ... BRCA 1 and 2 genes for BC patients and their first-degree relatives, but only via private health services. Political intervention is needed to provide equitable access to genetic testing for all patients

Gun Control: Political Fears Trump Crime Control

?” Is there a hidden political dynamic? But “hidden” means hard to find. So maybe we should look for the answer in a related jurisdiction that keeps more extensive records of its government’s

National Security Rules: America's Constitution of Law and War

Contemporary debates over the appropriate allocation of war powers between the political branches overemphasize the rigidity of the Constitution’s framework. This style of academic discussion ... presidential supremacy, we should instead look to text, history, and structure for guidance on how the political branches can legitimately and affirmatively negotiate their emergent responsibilities. This

Digital Court Records Access: Social Justice and Judicial Balancing

important in our democracy, and it is critical that we take measures to preserve both. The purpose of writing this essay is to show that Judge Coffin’s judicial philosophy and rights-sensitive balancing ... philosophy and using his rights-sensitive balancing process as a guide in managing the transition to electronic records. It offers a glimpse into how Judge Coffin, if asked, might go about the task of

Ethics of artificial intelligence in prenatal and pediatric genomic medicine

. For some, public and political concern about AI, plus its fast pace and relative novelty, could heighten distrust and simultaneously increase the desirability of transparency and openness in high-stakes ... responsibility gaps with artificial intelligence: why they matter and how to address them . Philosophy & Technology 34 ( 4 ): 1057 - 1084 . https://doi.org/10. 1007/s13347-021-00450-x Scott IA , Carter SM , Coiera

Election SLAPPs: Effective at Suppressing Political Participation and Giving Anti-SLAPP Statutes the Slip

potential labyrinth of litigation. A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) is a lawsuit that typically has no merit, but is filed to prevent the defendant from participating in a political ... School of Law Digital Commons. For more information , please contact , USA - ELECTION SLAPPS: EFFECTIVE AT SUPPRESSING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND GIVING ANTISLAPP STATUTES THE SLIP I. II. III. IV

Five Times More Likely: Haaland v. Brackeen and What It Could Mean for Maine Tribes

their motions.158 First considering the question of equal protection, the court determined the definition of Indian child was a racial, rather than political, classification.159 The court reasoned that ... families.194 To determine the constitutionality of these provisions, the court’s first question was whether they are based on political or racial classifications.195 Political classifications need only to

The Dark Matter of Federal Indian Law: The Duty of Protection

relationship was almost always ignored and belittled. In recent decades, with the rise of the federal policy favoring tribal selfdetermination, that narrative is changing to some extent as a political matter ... that the judiciary undermines federal Indian affairs policy at will, just as tribal nations have begun to successfully assert political power in Congress and governmental capabilities at home.34 This is

Symposium Panel: Ensuring Access toJustice in Maine’s Rural Communities

The dichotomy between the greater Portland area and Route One corridor, and Maine’s rural inland and Down East communities, is stark in many ways—economic, cultural, political, and spatial. These ... worst run as a business of any possible business. What our philosophy was, whatever you needed, we did the work, we never turned a client back because they couldn't pay. And if we got paid, it was just a

“What if” should precede “whether” and “how” in the social conversation around human germline gene editing

Françoise Baylis writes, ‘the political consensus on heritable human genome editing—such as it is— inclines toward an outright ban, and if not a ban, at least a moratorium’ (Baylis 2019a) . Although the ... Iltis AS , Hoover S , Matthews KRW ( 2021 ) Public and stakeholder engagement in developing human heritable genome editing policies: what does it mean and what should it mean? Front Political Sci 3

Primacy in Theory and Application: Lessons From a Half-Century of New Judicial Federalism

of the [thirteen] states (and Vermont as well) had enacted Constitutions to fill in the political gap caused by the overthrow of British authority . . . . Eight of the Revolutionary Constitutions were ... for Principled Decisionmaking, 62 BROOK. L. REV. 1, 7 (1996) (“Legal scholars, political scientists and historians, all eager to participate in the discussion or to join the cause, or at least the fray

Frank Morey Coffin's Political Years: Prelude to a Judgeship

the federal government and, with his friend and colleague Edmund S. Muskie, a creative political reformer for the State of Maine. Throughout his career he demonstrated that the art of politics was a ... Recommended Citation Donald E. Nicoll, Frank Morey Cofi n's Political Years: Prelude to a Judgeship Frank Morey Cofin 's Political Years: Prelude to a Judgeship Donald E. Nicoll 0 1 0 Part of the

Fighting the New Wars of Religion: The Need For a Tolerant First Amendment

of political and popular support, it is no surprise that cases about public prayer and the Ten Commandments, property and religious freedom, continue to be filed, and that citizens dispute the ... politics. A focus on tolerance offers three important reminders about the appropriate role of religion in American democracy. First, because toleration is a political and legal principle, toleration is

New year, new goals for the journal?

, ethical, and political problems caused by differences in representation between population groups in genomic research and biobanks, with African populations being the most under-represented. While this is

Ethno-Nationalism and Asylum Law

, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.”65 Additionally, the United States is obligated, pursuant to its ratification of the Protocol, to “facilitate the assimilation and naturalization ... in a particular social group, or political opinion.82 Individuals who are already within the United States or present themselves at a border apply for asylum while individuals who seek protection while

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Maine: Governor LePage, the State Legislature, and the 2015 Opinion of the Justices on the Veto Question

at the right decision, it did so without completely weighing the Governor’s strongest argument – probably because the Governor decided not to pursue it for political and practical reasons. This drama ... to becoming a law.4 More importantly, so too were the people of Maine, and their political leaders.5 Paul LePage, the state’s Governor, insisted that he had complied with the process described in the

Immigration Detention: Perspectives from Maine Law Students Working on the Ground at the Laredo Detention Center in Texas

student attorneys during their time in Laredo, Texas, and will survey issues in the contemporary immigration landscape: first, an overview of the political climate surrounding the immigration debate ... . INTRODUCTION A. The Laredo Project 1. The Jones Day Presence 2. Jones Day and Maine Law?A Meaningful Partnership 3. The Laredo Experience II. IMMIGRATION TODAY A. Political Climate B. Immigration and Detention

Resource allocation in genetic and genomic medicine

Research Institute , Melbourne , Australia 2 Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences , Athens , Greece 3 Wokingham Borough Council , Wokingham , UK 4