Panel Discussion: Effects of Federal Election Regulations on the Electoral Process
Transcript of a panel discussion on the federal election regulations and electoral processes.
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Transcript of a panel discussion on the federal election regulations and electoral processes.
The campaign reforms of the 1970's have done much to improve this nation's campaign financing system. It is essential that we complete the cycle of campaign finance reform begun in the 1970's if our governmental institutions are to move beyond
Discussion of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and its ossifying influence on grassroots campaign financing.
A discussion of issues affecting the primary system, including state variation and media influence, and a presentation of methods for reform.
Responding to the arguments of David Kairys and Julie Shapiro. Peterzell raises questions about whether there was a true "intelligence community" among private anti-nuclear groups.
Response to John H. Barton's arguments about growth of government power affecting civil liberties; discussion of the fundamental change between the government and civil society
The origins of atomic secrecy and the law surrounding atomic secrecy in light of civil liberties.
Panel discussion on The Civil Liberties Implications of a Nuclear Emergency.
Civil commitment issues with the mentally ill and the elderly; right to counsel, policy and due process considerations for involuntary commitment
Analysis of granting testimonial privilege to professional journalists as opposed to the general public; preserving a robust press.
Socially responsible investment of state-run pension funds; legal issues, effectiveness and financial consequences of restricting South African investment.
Shifting Supreme Court jurisprudence requiring heightened standards for proving intentional discrimination; resulting curtailment in challenges to unfair laws.