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Qualified Immunity as Gun Control

The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen threw the political project of gun regulation into question. Before Bruen, states could enact new kinds of gun restrictions ... qualified immunity’s political valence. Going forward, the doctrine will either provide cover for left-leaning states to disarm potentially dangerous citizens, even in tension with Second Amendment principles

Did the Court in SFFA Overrule Grutter?

work on the philosophy of precedent to analyze how the Court treated Grutter and whether we should be troubled by the Court treating precedent that way. I will argue that the Court must have at least ... trial.” The day of the week has no moral or political significance in this context. All courts have the power to distinguish but only some have the power to overrule. To overrule a precedent is to either

A Non-Categorical Approach to Free Exercise Rights

the political and legal community that the job is worth pursuing. Brownstein, supra note 7, at 507. 15 See Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch. v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171, 189–90, 194 (2012 ... of constitutional law, such as the distinction between core political speech and commercial speech in Free Speech doctrine22 or the distinctions between race and gender claims under the Equal

Does the Discourse on 303 Creative Portend a Standing Realignment?

there seems highly intuitive. Alternatively, someone might think that standing ought to depend partly on the merits, such that a clearly unconstitutional restriction on political speech (SBA List) should ... time, however, a Left resurgence on issues of jurisdiction could compete with political efforts at more fundamental reform. If the left-of-center jurists prove to be relatively successful at rendering

Congressional Power to Institute a Wealth Tax

is generally shown both by acceptance of the result through many years and political administrations, as well as acceptance by the general public.56 Interpretations around the time of ratification may ... the controversies of political parties, and cannot be settled by judicial decision.” Id . at 634.). 74 See Jensen , supra note 40, at 2355 n.110. Professor Jensen notes the relevant statutes: Act of

NeuroEPO plus (NeuralCIM®) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s clinical syndrome: the ATHENEA randomized clinical trial

incidence of dementia and interaction between genetic admixture, apoe genotype, lipids and dementia in an admixed Cuban population . Degree of Doctor of Philosophy . Institute of Psychiatry, King's College

“Bracketing” Foreign Policy from Domestic Affairs: A New Paradigm for International Negotiation and Decision-Making

This paper argues that geo-political negotiators must separate domestic issues from their calculations and consider only strategic goals and international concerns when working through issues with ... decision. Thus, self-knowledge along with the discipline and ability to set aside these constructions – no matter how important they are to one’s personality and political philosophy—are the most important

Is There a Place for Islam in the West? Adjudicating the Muslim Headscarf in Europe and the United States

workplace is therefore a clash at the heart of the European Union’s political philosophy. Legally, the CJEU’s decisions are not like the older ECtHR judgments in the fields of religious freedom or Islam. The ... discrimination, legitimizing a business policy of neutrality, and justifying religious bans in the workplace, the CJEU gave a favor to the most rigid political philosophy of secularism. CONCLUSION The U.S

#AcademicFreedom: Twitter and First Amendment Rights for Professors

freedom for faculty members. In support of Professor Salaita, a faculty committee at the University of Illinois asserts: “Regardless of the tweets’ tone and content, they are political speech—part of the ... of Gaza, and therefore, voiced a widely held political viewpoint. This Essay asks: is every tweet from a professor protected as a form of academic freedom by the First Amendment? Professor Salaita’s

Judges as Politicians: The Enduring Tension of Judicial Elections in the Twenty-First Century

judiciary of the twenty-first century is a third political branch charged with delivering democratic goods, and that it delivers regularly. ... that Minnesota’s Announce Clause—which forbade candidates for judicial office from declaring their views on disputed legal and political issues—violated the First 2016] Amendment.9 Writing for the

Mutilation and the Law in Early Medieval Europe and India: A Comparative Study -- OPEN ACCESS

Susan Reynolds’s call for such comparisons, it begins by outlining the challenges in doing so. Primarily, the fragmented political landscape of both regions, where multiple rulers and spheres of authority ... ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for Part of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, Comparative Methodologies and The ories Commons, Comparative Philosophy Commons

Japan on the Medieval Globe: The Wakan rōeishū and Imagined Landscapes in Early Medieval Texts

focuses on how Chinese poems from the collection become the means for describing Japanese spaces and their links to power, in the context of a changing political landscape. ... of the Ancient , Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons 2 Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons , Comparative Philosophy Commons 3 Classics Commons, Comparative and

The Geographic and Social Mobility of Slaves: The Rise of Shajar al’Durr, A Slave-Concubine in Thirteenth-Century Egypt

powerful political figures; in Egypt, after the death of Ayyubid sultan al-Salih (r. 1240–49), they formed a dynasty known as the Mamluks. For slave concubines, the route to power was different: Shajar al ... , Comparative Philosophy Commons, inclusion in The M edieval Globe by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks - eog Rise Thir of Shajar al’D urr, teenth-Centur y Eg y pt obility of Slaves: The A Slave-C

How Congress Can Help Raise Vaccine Rates

are several policy reasons to prefer a state-by-state approach to school immunization mandates. First, not all states could meet the conditions proposed in these bills; in some states, their political ... political will to overcome it—and in a state with strong opposition, it will be very hard to do.64 Third, there is not actually a consensus on the most appropriate policy to increase vaccine rates. Some

Purpose in life promotes resilience to age-related brain burden in middle-aged adults

meaning and direction and that one’s goals and potential are being achieved or are attainable [ 23 ]. Modern conceptions of PiL stem from the philosophical writings of existential philosophy, which has

Corporate Responsibility in Peace building, Conflict Prevention and Development: The Role of the Mining Sector in Ghana

socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental needs of communities should be integrated into a corporate business objective for peace and security. Therefore, the article provides information on ... Organization Commons, Infrastructure Commons, International Economics Commons, Other Political Science Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Political Economy Commons, Public Economics Commons, and the

Splitsylvania: State Secession and What to Do About It

, have probably worsened since the Supreme Court’s line of cases beginning with Baker v. Carr weakened rural areas’ political position in favor of urban areas. This problem was, to a degree, foreseen by ... prerequisite to any federal bailout, but judicial review seemed unlikely anyway, as the Supreme Court had already held federal recognition of state governments to be a political question as far back as Luther v

Extending the Critical Rereading Project

“educational function,” for students to learn about the law and feminism, for the legal community and the wider public to “learn about the way law works, what cases mean, and how the identity and philosophy of ... capabilities approach, international human rights theory, law and literature, political liberalism, law and economics, restorative justice, preventative justice, and deliberative democratic theory. The case of

The Medieval Globe 1 (2014) - Pandemic Disease in the Medieval World: Rethinking the Black Death

as the Black Death. Previous research has shown, especially for Western Europe, how population losses then led to structural economic, political, and social changes. But why and how did the pandemic ... Publications at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been 0 Comparative Methodologies and The ories Commons , Comparative Philosophy Commons 1 Arizona State University , USA 2 Classics Commons, Comparative and Foreign