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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
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
?” 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
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
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
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
al., 2019), teens (Ringrose et al., 2021), race (Matamoros-Fernández & Farkas, 2021), political affiliation (Suarez Estrada et al., 2022) and even individuals of a particular physical build (Sharp ... culture has become tightly associated with government, politics and political figures and is a deeply contested idea in the nation’s political discourse (Vogels et al., 2021). Facebook and similar social
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 courts first question was whether they are based on political or racial classifications.195 Political classifications need only to
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
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
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
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
forces of our time have been political polarization and a global public health crisis, each exacerbated and intertwined by social media and media oversaturation. We find ourselves in self-reinforced and ... ecosystem so susceptible to disseminating false information. Misinformation, disinformation, and political loyalties on COVID-19: Russell Chun A little more than a year after it began, the COVID-19
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
Evangelist, Google. Virtual Seminar. Columbia Institute for Teleinformation. Charmers , D. J. ( 2022 ). Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy . Apple Books. Csikszentmihalyi , M. ( 1990
, 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
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
In an effort to tease out possible expressions of dispositional differences in people of different political ideologies, this study uses media preference and consumption data from the 2008 National ... P. K. (2012). Correlation not causation: The relationship between personality traits and political ideologies. American Journal of Political Science Can't Take a Joke? The Asymmetrical Nature of
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
a legislative commitment to completely renewable electricity markets.83 F. Political Winds Despite the consistent, rapid growth of the wind energy industry, there has been considerable political ... energy industry presents a favorable political climate for continued development in Maine, and in the country at large. However, the states prohibition on offshore wind projects in state waters means that