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1937 Redux? Reflections on Constitutional Development and Political Structures

JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1937 REDUX? REFLECTIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES Mark Tushnet I. TRANSFORMATIONAL PRESIDENTS CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT We have several ... “American political development” and applies it— hypothetically—to explore some possibilities for constitutional development during a hypothesized second term for President Obama. This approach begins with

Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against American Political Leaders. By J. Michael Martinez, New York, N.Y., Carrel Books, Skyhorse Publishing Company, 2017.

. History, Political Science, Psychology, and Criminology are among those that come immediately to mind. The book also has implications for individuals who work in Protective Service Operations for obvious

Political Violence and the Mediating Role of Violent Extremist Propensities

causal mechanisms. Building on situational action theory, the current study moves beyond the dominant risk factor approach and proposes an integrated model for the explanation of political/religious ... applies its philosophy to the explanation of violent extremism, and more specifically, to political/religious violence. Applying the Logic of Situational Action Theory Situational action theory (SAT) is a

No Calling Cut: The Political Right to Record Police

JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW NO CALLING CUT: THE POLITICAL RIGHT TO RECORD POLICE Elizabeth J. Frawley On February Shawn Thomas witnessed approximately thirty feet Rojas approached Thomas shoving ... cause and reasonable suspicion analyses on behalf of the officers. II. THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS OF POLITICAL SPEECH The primary concern of the courts mentioned above in assessing these cases has

China’s Cyber Initiatives Counter International Pressure

its security posture while protecting its economic interests. This approach is in stark contrast to United States efforts that have demonstrated a focus on “acting globally, thinking locally” philosophy ... activities, including economic, political, cultural, social, and military. 16 The leading group’s close relationship to China’s State Council, the chief administrative authority of the country, enables rapid

Beyond Suspect Classifications

of any one case, this Article takes the long view in an effort to discern from these cases a political theory and associated theory of judicial review—that is, the elusive normative philosophy of the ... majoritarian political process, but on protecting individuals from the social and political effects of laws that, based on objective characteristics, can be identified as tending to create and enforce permanent

Executive Power in Political and Corporate Contexts

School of Law Class of 2011, for his valuable research assistance. 1 For this historical account , see STEVEN G. CALABRESI & CHRISTOPHER S. YOO, THE , USA EXECUTIVE POWER IN POLITICAL AND CORPORATE ... shall (not) be able to remove all superior and inferior offices in the executive branch at will” could have resolved this question neatly, without appealing to the lofty reaches of political theory

The Test of Terrorism: Responding to Political Violence in the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Alastair Finlan. New York, NY: Routledge, 2015.

Bureau of Investigation to illustrate the myriad ways to delineate the topic. The author states that terrorism is an act of war with a political motive enacted without regard for victims or bystanders

Autarky or Interdependence: U.S. vs. European Security and Defense Industries in a Globalized Market

manner. However, in certain sectors, such as the defense industry, security concerns and politics can overshadow economic logic when it comes to making procurement decisions. These political and security ... , Beginner Arabic, and Political Islam. Her major research interests include: security issues in the Middle East, U.S. defense policy, and measuring the effectiveness of counterterrorism initiatives. She

A Political Perspective on the Theory of the Unitary Executive

JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Mark Tushnet This Essay offers a brief and highly speculative political, intellectual, and legal history of the theory of the unitary executive in the late twentieth ... the unitary executive but that actually served quite different political, intellectual, and legal purposes. Further, I suggest that the second stage followed the first, and the third the second; the

Political Terrorism: An Historical Case Study of the Italian Red Brigades

As the world's governments become increasingly engulfed in economic and political strife, international leaders should step back and understand what historical realities enabled political extremism

A brief history of and future prospects for pneumococcal vaccination in Malaysia

vaccination for children was initially included as a political pledge by the Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) in their manifesto during the 14th General Election in 2018 as a statement of “The Pakatan Harapan

Political Parties

JOURNAL OFCONSTITUTIONAL LAW 0 Pub. L. No. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81, 2002 1 Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University. 251 F. Supp. 2d 176 (D.D.C.) (threejudge court), prob.juris ... . noted, 123 S. Ct. 2268 (2003), mem. I was not one of the people who were deposed in McConnell v. FEC' so I've been asked to discuss some of the implications of the decision for how the political parties

Conflict and the Need for a Theory of Proxy Warfare

. Breathing life into these theories of proxy warfare adds to the professional body of knowledge and will assist political and military leaders and advisers in proxy environments. ... . Delving beyond the surface, the student of war and international relations finds Iranian proxies interwoven in almost every political and military movement in the Middle East. That is not to say

Security Inequalities in North America: Reassessing Regional Security Complex Theory

regional security challenges post- 9/11. It further addresses the present period and what appears to be a security process derailed by recent political changes and security inequalities, heightened by the ... , which did create new institutional responses, under the current conditions, divergence in political interests and security inequalities have reduced the explanatory power of RSCT in North America

Comparing Civilian Support for Terrorism

Terrorism is an extreme form of political violence, that is inherently abhorrent in nature. Yet, it continues to attain enough support to continue and survive. The recent proliferation of Islamic ... courses on Political conflict, International Terrorism and Ethnicity and Nationalism. She has conducted field research in India to understand the Maoist conflict and has published work on the challenges of

NATO Under Pressure

military problems, internal political glitches and critical rhetoric from the President of the United States may undermine NATO’ s capacity to act in the best interest of its members. Now even more than ever ... not contribute enough to solving the world’s problems.6 Despite the fact that NATO retains the support of its member states, there are political and military experts who consider that today the Alliance

Prison Health Care, Political Choice, and the Accidental Death Penalty

JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SYMPOSIUM: CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT: LITIGATING UNDER THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT PRISON HEALTH CARE 0 POLITICAL CHOICE 0 THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH PENALTY 0 Elizabeth

Rust in the First Amendment Scaffolding

program to encourage competing lines of political philosophy such as communism and fascism.” (citing 22 U.S.C. § 4411(b) (1988)); Alan Trammell, The Cabining of Rosenberger: Locke v. Davey and the Broad ... fund a program to encourage competing lines of political philosophy such as communism and fascism.” (citing 22 U.S.C. § 4411(b) (1988)); see also Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Wis. Sys. v. Southworth, 529

Gouverneur Morris and James Wilson at the Constitutional Convention

.148 In this way, then, his position is actually quite consistent with his overall political philosophy; he believed that virtuous men were required to advance the national interest, and he was not ... more to do with political philosophy; most of his ideas regarding the Executive can be explained by his views on popular sovereignty. If that principle were to mean anything, he argued, then the