Captured by Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law
... matures, the inducements it offers are “more typically embodied in general legislation, whereas previously they had been particularistic and often outside the law.”11 Thus, even those theorists who strive to adhere to the idea of corruption-as-illegality find it very difficult to do so. When the act ...
... matures, the inducements it offers are “more typically embodied in general legislation, whereas previously they had been particularistic and often outside the law.”11 Thus, even those theorists who strive to adhere to the idea of corruption-as-illegality find it very difficult to do so. When the act ...
the anti-corruption principle
... word “corruption” persists in constitutional language, but it now functions more as an embarrassed rhetorical aside than as a principled direction. In modern Supreme Court cases—like the recently decided Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. decision2—corruption appears as a fairly weak constitutional dange ...
... word “corruption” persists in constitutional language, but it now functions more as an embarrassed rhetorical aside than as a principled direction. In modern Supreme Court cases—like the recently decided Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. decision2—corruption appears as a fairly weak constitutional dange ...
Judicial Supervision of Campaign Information
... of 'issue ads'."' 4 Although BCRA may have addressed issue ads, it fell short of the mark. In fact, this Note will explain that Congress not only missed the mark on issue advocacy, but it set its sights on the wrong dart board. The target should have been the misleading information that noncandidate ...
... of 'issue ads'."' 4 Although BCRA may have addressed issue ads, it fell short of the mark. In fact, this Note will explain that Congress not only missed the mark on issue advocacy, but it set its sights on the wrong dart board. The target should have been the misleading information that noncandidate ...
life tenure reconsidered: term limits for the supreme court
... Strategy. The Politicized Departure Hypothesis asserts that, other things equal, justices are more likely to retire from the Court, and less likely to die in office, when the incumbent President is of the same party as the President who nominated them to the Court, and when the President is in the f ...
... Strategy. The Politicized Departure Hypothesis asserts that, other things equal, justices are more likely to retire from the Court, and less likely to die in office, when the incumbent President is of the same party as the President who nominated them to the Court, and when the President is in the f ...
Lobbying Strategies, Venue Selection, and
... est instead of policymakers who are indifferent or opposed to the interest’s positions. Generally speaking, a decision maker prefers to receive information from like-minded sources, because this type of information is most likely to prevent the decision maker from making a particularly suboptimal ch ...
... est instead of policymakers who are indifferent or opposed to the interest’s positions. Generally speaking, a decision maker prefers to receive information from like-minded sources, because this type of information is most likely to prevent the decision maker from making a particularly suboptimal ch ...
Federalism - American Bar Association
... I would acknowledge that the “no-commandeer” cases have some potential for sustaining competition, because they aim to preserve at least some of the sovereign status of states. Even in this line of cases, however, much of the Court’s explanation has to do with objectives, such as democratic accounta ...
... I would acknowledge that the “no-commandeer” cases have some potential for sustaining competition, because they aim to preserve at least some of the sovereign status of states. Even in this line of cases, however, much of the Court’s explanation has to do with objectives, such as democratic accounta ...
Gangs of America()
... had brown faces. I speculated that they were Filipino immigrants. I had no idea how much they were paid, whether they were unionized, what sort of benefits they received, and what their hours were. So many aspects of the world economy illuminated at once: the division of labor between haves and have ...
... had brown faces. I speculated that they were Filipino immigrants. I had no idea how much they were paid, whether they were unionized, what sort of benefits they received, and what their hours were. So many aspects of the world economy illuminated at once: the division of labor between haves and have ...
Supreme Court and the Political Branches: Democratic Theory and
... which may readily be found unacceptable-is that the individual himself prescribes his inalienable rights. But if "[1liberty is the right to defy the majority," and if, in a democracy, each person has the unqualified right to define liberty for himself, we have entered a quagmire that rapidly swallow ...
... which may readily be found unacceptable-is that the individual himself prescribes his inalienable rights. But if "[1liberty is the right to defy the majority," and if, in a democracy, each person has the unqualified right to define liberty for himself, we have entered a quagmire that rapidly swallow ...
STAAR Test - My History Class
... initiatives in math and science in response to — • What was the name of the satellite? • What year was it launched? A) the development of the ENIAC computer • What country launched it? B) the announcement of international education guidelines C) the successful launch of the first artificial satellit ...
... initiatives in math and science in response to — • What was the name of the satellite? • What year was it launched? A) the development of the ENIAC computer • What country launched it? B) the announcement of international education guidelines C) the successful launch of the first artificial satellit ...
13th Amendment Poster_front - National Constitution Center
... In less than 50 words the Thirteenth Amendment marked a radical change in the course of American constitutional history, undoing the contradiction of America's founding: that slavery could not exist in a nation dedicated to liberty and equality. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished ...
... In less than 50 words the Thirteenth Amendment marked a radical change in the course of American constitutional history, undoing the contradiction of America's founding: that slavery could not exist in a nation dedicated to liberty and equality. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished ...
Progressive Reformers
... "trusts." Conserved land "Square Deal" domestic program: welfare legislation and government regulation ...
... "trusts." Conserved land "Square Deal" domestic program: welfare legislation and government regulation ...
Civil Rights and Liberties
... damaging conduct and is not in the realm of protected speech. Words that “are no essential exposition of ideas” and that by their utterance inflict injury and incite the breach of peace are banned by the Supreme Court. Yet they can be protected as “expressive speech.” Hate speech is defined as speec ...
... damaging conduct and is not in the realm of protected speech. Words that “are no essential exposition of ideas” and that by their utterance inflict injury and incite the breach of peace are banned by the Supreme Court. Yet they can be protected as “expressive speech.” Hate speech is defined as speec ...
Amendments 11-27
... Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. Pbligation of the states to uphold the privilages of united states citizens NO state can “Deny” Equal protection of the “Laws” to any person ...
... Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. Pbligation of the states to uphold the privilages of united states citizens NO state can “Deny” Equal protection of the “Laws” to any person ...
supt ct cases2 - WordPress.com
... The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that 1. the power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race 2. Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property 3. a national vote should be held to decide the legality of slaver ...
... The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that 1. the power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race 2. Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property 3. a national vote should be held to decide the legality of slaver ...
Freedom riders
... broad definition of citizenship, overruling the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford(1857), which had excluded slaves and their descendants from possessing Constitutional rights. ...
... broad definition of citizenship, overruling the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford(1857), which had excluded slaves and their descendants from possessing Constitutional rights. ...