The FEC and Federal Candidates' Debates: How Far the Mandate to Regulate?
Discussion of the Federal Election Commission's work in curtailing certain expenditures in Presidential debates, and proposals to remedy these tensions.
The Review: Volume 10
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Campaign Finance Reforms: Past Accomplishments, Future Challenges
- National Political Party Selection of Presidential Nominees: Constitutional and Policy Questions
- The FEC and Federal Candidates' Debates: How Far the Mandate to Regulate?
- Panel Discussion: Effects of Federal Election Regulations on the Electoral Process
Issue 2
featuring
- Discussion on Nuclear Power, Rapid Technological Advancement, and Democratic Values
- Response to Remedies for Private Intelligence Abuses: Legal and Ideological Barriers
- Discussion: Nuclear Power and the Security Imperative
- Panel Discussion: Remedies for Private Intelligence Abuses: Legal and Ideological Barriers
Issue 3
featuring
- Privacy of Inquiry and the First Amendment: Towards a Testimonial Privilege for Information Gathering
- Proving Intentional Discrimination in Equal Protection Cases: The Growing Burden of Proof in the Supreme Court
- New Development in Defending Commitment of the Elderly
- Conserving Natural Resources: Toward a Comprehensive State Solid Waste Recycling Program under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
In Depth Reading
Volume 10 Issue 1
A Decade of Election Law Reform
Remarks on campaign finance reforms of the 1970s, Buckly v. Valeo, growth of political action committees.
The Demise of Grassroots Political Activity under the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act
Discussion of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and its ossifying influence on grassroots campaign financing.
Campaign Under Siege: Reflections on One Senator's Defeat
Discussion of independent campaign expenditures and political action committee spending with respect to the electoral defeat of Senator Bayh in Indiana.
Volume 10 Issue 2
Nuclear Power and the Security Imperative
Security implications of commercial nuclear power; challenges to civil liberties; implications of the move toward nuclear power as emboldening the police state
Civil Liberties Implications of Nuclear Power Development--Preface, The
Opening remarks for a symposium on the economic and noneconomic costs of nuclear development, in the wake of the Three Mile Island disaster.
Discussion: The Civil Liberties Implications of Nuclear Power Development
Audience discussion on Part I of The Civil Liberties Implications of Nuclear Power Development Symposium.
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
Volume 10 Issue 3
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.
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.
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.
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