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
- New Development in Defending Commitment of the Elderly
- Socially Responsible Investment of Public Pension Funds: The South Africa Issue and State Law
- Privacy of Inquiry and the First Amendment: Towards a Testimonial Privilege for Information Gathering
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.
A Decade of Election Law Reform
Remarks on campaign finance reforms of the 1970s, Buckly v. Valeo, growth of political action committees.
Attempted Regulation of Independent Group Speech
Remarks on the constitutional implications of limiting forms of campaign finance, particularly regarding political action committees and independent financing.
Volume 10 Issue 2
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.
Response to Remedies for Private Intelligence Abuses: Legal and Ideological Barriers
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 The Civil Liberties Implications of a Nuclear Emergency
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
Discussion: Nuclear Power and the Security Imperative
Transcript of the panel discussion on Stuart Diamond's article and the panelists' responses.
Volume 10 Issue 3
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
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.
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.