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Status Threat, Political Competition, and the Expansion of Voter Identification Laws in the United States

Social Science Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 4, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective Voter identification requirements in the U.S. are on a dramatic uptick and are becoming less forgiving. When do states phase in or adopt stricter voter ID laws? I propose an elite‐driven explanation. Building on the “racial threat” hypothesis, I argue that these provisions are a legal device exploited by legislators representing ...
Francesco Bromo
wiley   +1 more source

Civil Challenges to the Use of Low-Bid Contracts for Indigent Defense [PDF]

, 2000
In recent years, increasing attention has been directed to the problem of adequate representation for indigent criminal defendants. While overwhelming caseloads and inadequate funding plague indigent defense systems of all types, there is a growing ...
Lemos, Margaret H.
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Relationship between the Process of Emergency-related Norm-Making and the Principle of the Legal State in Light of a State of Emergency in Georgia Declared on 21 March 2020 [PDF]

Journal of Constitutional Law, 2020
Principle of the Rule of Law is a cornerstone of the Georgian Constitution and organization of the government in general. It determines the way in which government should be conducted.
Nodar Kherkheulidze
doaj  

Sovereign Impunity: The Supreme Court of Georgia’s False Textualism Expands the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity in the State

, 2015
Until recently, sovereign immunity—the doctrine that protects state entities from suit without the State’s consent—had been held by the Supreme Court of Georgia not to apply to suits seeking solely injunctive relief to prevent the State, its departments,
Dove, Laura R.
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Foster v. Chatman: Clarifying the Batson Test for Discriminatory Peremptory Strikes [PDF]

, 2016
Historically, peremptory challenges were thought necessary to ensure fair and impartial juries, but the tactic has also been widely used by prosecutors for racially discriminatory purposes.
Daly, Meghan
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The Triumph of the Southern Man: Dowell, Shelby County, and the Jurisprudence of Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. [PDF]

, 2019
The year 2018 has witnessed widespread celebrations of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated fifty years ago in Memphis, Tennessee. Yet if Dr.
Maltz, Earl M.
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Freedom for all? Blacks, Jews, and the political censorship of white racists in the civil rights era [PDF]

, 2008
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Webb, Clive
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State Funding of Religious Organizations in Georgia

Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego, 2019
This article aims to analyze the existing model of state funding of religious organizations in Georgia, taking into account its assumptions and nature and focusing on the problem of the preferential treatment of some religious organizations (especially ...
Dimitry Gegenava
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Analysis of the Plain-Error Rule [PDF]

, 1983
In this article, I attempt to do two things at once. First, I attempt to analyze the Supreme Court\u27s jurisdiction to conduct plain-error review of state court decisions.
Spann, Girardeau A
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Electoral Due Process [PDF]

, 2018
Elections and their aftermath are matters left to the states by the U.S. Constitution. But the Supreme Court has made clear that the right to vote is federally protected, and fiercely so.
Milkovich, Sarah
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