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.
The Review: Volume 10
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- New Development in Defending Commitment of the Elderly
- Socially Responsible Investment of Public Pension Funds: The South Africa Issue and State Law
- 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
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.
Challenging Restrictive Ballot Access Laws on Behalf of the Independent Candidate
Examination of the barriers to ballot access for third party candidates.
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.
Volume 10 Issue 2
Panel Discussion: Information, Secrecy, and Atomic Energy
Panel Discussion on Harold Relyea's article Information, Secrecy, and Atomic Energy.
Response: Nuclear Power and the Security Imperative
Commentary and responses to prior arguments regarding nuclear power, inadequate safeguards, and security issues implicating/infringing upon civil liberties
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
Part Two: The Civil Liberties Issues
Definitions of civil liberties in context with the broader discussion of nuclear development and security issues
Volume 10 Issue 3
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.
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.
Proving Intentional Discrimination in Equal Protection Cases: The Growing Burden of Proof in the Supreme Court
Shifting Supreme Court jurisprudence requiring heightened standards for proving intentional discrimination; resulting curtailment in challenges to unfair laws.
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