Preface: Election Law in the Eighties
Description of colloquium on election finance law after the Supreme Court decision Buckley v. Valeo and the 1976 Federal Election Campaign Act amendments.
The Review: Volume 10
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- Proving Intentional Discrimination in Equal Protection Cases: The Growing Burden of Proof in the Supreme Court
- Conserving Natural Resources: Toward a Comprehensive State Solid Waste Recycling Program under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- New Development in Defending Commitment of the Elderly
- Socially Responsible Investment of Public Pension Funds: The South Africa Issue and State Law
In Depth Reading
Volume 10 Issue 1
Revision of the Presidential Primary System
An overview of models for presidential primaries, proposing a solution that would combine aspects of regional and time-oriented proposals.
Panel Discussion: Effects of Federal Election Regulations on the Electoral Process
Transcript of a panel discussion on the federal election regulations and electoral processes.
A Decade of Election Law Reform
Remarks on campaign finance reforms of the 1970s, Buckly v. Valeo, growth of political action committees.
Volume 10 Issue 2
Part One: The Setting
Brief remarks on tension between nuclear development regulation, with a mind toward preventing security issues due to terrorism threats, and civil liberties
Panel Discussion: Information, Secrecy, and Atomic Energy
Panel Discussion on Harold Relyea's article Information, Secrecy, and Atomic Energy.
Nuclear Power: An Overview of the Principal Technical Concerns
Paper by a nuclear energy industry insider over his perception of the myths around nuclear energy that exist, including health, safety and proliferation.
Panel Discussion: Remedies for Private Intelligence Abuses: Legal and Ideological Barriers
Panel discussion on David Kairys and Julie Shapiro's article discussing the civil liberties issues of nuclear power developments.
Volume 10 Issue 3
Socially Responsible Investment of Public Pension Funds: The South Africa Issue and State Law
Socially responsible investment of state-run pension funds; legal issues, effectiveness and financial consequences of restricting South African investment.
Privacy of Inquiry and the First Amendment: Towards a Testimonial Privilege for Information Gathering
Analysis of granting testimonial privilege to professional journalists as opposed to the general public; preserving a robust press.
New Development in Defending Commitment of the Elderly
Civil commitment issues with the mentally ill and the elderly; right to counsel, policy and due process considerations for involuntary commitment
Conserving Natural Resources: Toward a Comprehensive State Solid Waste Recycling Program under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Proposal of a framework with which to analyze state models on natural resources conservation and waste reduction/recycling programs using Pareto optimality.