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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

To Reason Why a Bit More

political conditions. What, exactly, are we comparing? With that caveat, let us explore Murphy’s reasons for preferring domestic practices. One question concerns bias. Murphy rightly suggests that ...   Tadros , V. 2013 . ‘Responses’ . 32 Law and Philosophy 241 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   Footnotes 1 Quong (2020, p. 84) suggests that the wrongness of using

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

Current methods for contactless optical patient diagnosis: a systematic review

Many countries around the world face a shortage of medical personnel, leading to work overload or even burnout. This calls for political and scientific solutions to relieve the medical personnel. The

Conditional Collapse

Philosophy of Logic, 2 ( 1 ), pp. 87 – 112 . Google Scholar OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat   Cariani , Fabrizio , and Simon Goldstein 2018 : ‘Conditional Heresies’ . Philosophy ...   ——  1994 : ‘Lewis on “Might” and “Would” Counterfactual Conditionals’ . Canadian Journal of Philosophy , 24 ( 3 ), pp. 413 – 18 . Crossref Search ADS WorldCat   ——  1996 : ‘Knowledge

Explanationism versus Modalism in Debunking (and Theory Choice)

correlation, but still separately explaining the tosses seems deeply unsatisfying. And this judgement is shared by others in the philosophy of science literature on explanation (Owens 1989, ch. 1; Lando 2017 ... . Google Scholar Google Preview OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat COPAC Bhogal , Harjit 2020 : ‘Coincidences and the Grain of Explanation’ . Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

The Political Economy of Hybrid Approaches to a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Perspective from the Policy World

or, as we refer to them here, “environmental integrity mechanisms” (EIMs), which are designed to provide greater certainty about the resulting quantity of emissions. We propose three political economy ... political economy reasons—as well as one practical reason relating to international climate agreements—that EIMs are likely to be an important component of any politically successful carbon tax (or fee

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

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

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

Which are best for successful aging prediction? Bagging, boosting, or simple machine learning algorithms?

, resulting in a huge medical burden and severe financial pressure on families, which poses profound economic, political, and social outcomes for both developed and developing countries [ 3, 4 ]. The global ... . Aging is not a disease, but neglect of people’s health monitoring has negative impacts on all countries’ healthcare, the economy, education, employment, social, and political sectors. The negative effects

Designing and Evaluating a U.S. Carbon Tax Adjustment Mechanism to Reduce Emissions Uncertainty

There is increasing political interest in the United States in an economy-wide carbon tax. However, many environmental groups see the emissions uncertainty under a carbon tax as a significant ... , emissions uncertainty is a political problem: many environmental groups are reluctant to support a carbon tax without some assurance about emissions reductions. One clear way to reduce emissions uncertainty

Carbon Tax Review and Updating: Institutionalizing an Act-Learn-Act Approach to U.S. Climate Policy

mitigation pledging rounds under the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. I suggest that the institutionalization of such an act-learn-act approach to carbon tax design could improve the political viability of a ... around the world, transportation costs, and the energy intensity of manufacturing (Ederington, Levinson, and Minier 2005; Aldy and Pizer 2015; Aldy 2017b). The efficiency and political durability of