Conflicts between the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Legislature: Campaign Finance Reform and Same-Sex Marriage [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] This article will examine recent interactions and dialogues between the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“SJC” or “Supreme Judicial Court”) and the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Miller, Mark C.
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Parliamentary Codes of Conduct and the Accountability of Parliamentarians [PDF]
Applied Research in Administrative Sciences, 2021 This paper reports original research into how parliaments (legislatures) address the ethical conduct of their members of parliament (MPs) as that may affect the accountability of MPs for their conduct, performance of the parliament and the reputation of ...
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Domestic Violence As A Factor In Custody Determinations In New York State [PDF]
, 2000 In 1996, the New York State Legislature mandated that rial courts consider the effect of domestic violence in child custody and visitation disputes. In 1998, the legislature amended the law to provide that, under most circumstances, a person convicted of
Gische, Hon. Judith J.
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It Better Only Drizzle, Why the newly created Oregon Rainy Day Fund is inadequate protection against the next economic downturn and how the problem can be fixed [PDF]
, 2007 Despite the creation of the Oregon Rainy Day Fund by the Legislature earlier this year, Oregon's public structures remain exposed to serious disruption in the next, inevitable economic downturn.
Charles Sheketoff, Michael Leachman
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The Barroso Initiative: Window Dressing or Democracy Boost?
Utrecht Law Review, 2012 This article carries out a multifaceted legal analysis of the so-called Barroso Initiative, which was commenced by the European Commission in September 2006 in order to involve national parliaments of the Member States in the process of EU policy making.
Davor Jančić
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Alaska Felony Sentencing Patterns: Selected Findings [PDF]
, 2016 This article describes selected findings from the Alaska Judicial Council's recently released report Alaska Felony Sentencing Patterns: 2012–2013. The report examines factors associated with felony sentences under new presumptive ranges set by the Alaska
Carns, Teresa White
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Проблеми Законності, 2019 The article analyzes the supreme bodies of state power under the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk of 1710 and the Constitution of Poland of 1791 concerning the application of the principle of separation of state power into legislative, executive and judicial ...
Анатолій Іванович Козаченко
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Human trafficking in domestic legislature [PDF]
Temida, 2008 Human trafficking is an occurrence that, even in our time, is present in alarming proportions, in its actuality and consequences. It is a phenomenon with a long history and has been qualified as a serious international problem and is the object of ...
Skakavac Zdravko, Simić Tatjana
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TENANT REMEDIES FOR A DENIAL OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND FOR HARASSMENT -THE NEW YORK APPROACH [PDF]
, 1972 The New York Legislature has enacted a series of statutory remedies intended to afford tenants protection when a landlord fails to provide adequate services.
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2012 MA Senate Election Poll 6/1/2012 [PDF]
, 2012 TITLE: Tough Issues Facing New Hampshire Legislature 4/27 ...
Survey Center, UNH
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