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The Changing Discourse of the Supreme Court [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
[Excerpt] “Academics, judges, and other commentators complain that, for the past few decades, the Justices on the Supreme Court have been increasingly writing opinions that are unreadable for most American citizens.
Johnson, Stephen M.
core   +1 more source

A Neo-Institutional Explanation of State Supreme Court Responses in Search and Seizure Cases* [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
To better understand the relationship between the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts, we examine how Supreme Court precedent affects state supreme court decision making. Examining state supreme court decisions in search and seizure cases decided
Comparato, Scott A, McClurg, Scott D.
core   +2 more sources

Defining stream riparian zones across multidimensional environmental gradients

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Quality, EarlyView.
Abstract Riparian zones are a critical terrestrial‐aquatic ecotone. They play important roles in ecosystems including (1) harboring biodiversity, (2) influencing light and carbon fluxes to aquatic food webs, (3) maintaining water quality and streamflow, (4) enhancing aquatic habitat, (5) influencing greenhouse gas production, and (6) sequestering ...
Walter K. Dodds   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Justice for the Marginalized in a Constitutional Democracy

open access: yesCaste
This article draws attention to the historical context of the Criminal Tribes Act 1871 to throw light on how colonial logic worked with the existing caste structures in India to produce a unique form of legal and social disadvantage for these ...
P.S. Narasimha
doaj   +1 more source

The Argument for Oral Advocacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Considered a vanishing breed, skilled practitioners of the oral argument command attention from Moot Court to the Supreme ...
Powell, Devin
core   +1 more source

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Laryngeal Carcinoma Outcomes: A NCDB Study

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 aimed to improve access to care in the United States by expanding the population eligible for Medicaid coverage and has been associated with decreased rates of uninsurance and increased likelihood of early head and neck cancer diagnosis.
Margaret C. Nurimba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
[From Summary] The threshold issue in any Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case is whether the individual alleging discrimination is an individual with a disability. The ADA definition is a functional one and does not list specific disabilities.
Jones, Nancy Lee
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The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Victim in the Criminal Justice System

open access: yesDev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2014
The victims of crime are those who have formerly endured injury or are possibly suffering as an outcome of crimes having been committed. The direct family or dependants of the direct victims, who are harmfully affected, are also included within the ...
MEERA MATHEW
doaj   +1 more source

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