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Using the DNA Testing of Arrestees to Reevaluate Fourth Amendment Doctrine [PDF]
, 2014 With the advent of DNA testing, numerous issues have arisen with regard to obtaining and using evidence developed from such testing. As courts have come to regard DNA testing as a reliable method for linking some people to crimes and for exonerating ...
Grossman, Steven P.
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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Legal Discrimination in the United States based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
American Studies in Scandinavia, 2017 When the U.S. Supreme Court declared that same-sex marriage would be legal throughout the country, that decision did not end the possibility of other types of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The U.S.
Mark C Miller
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Concentrated judicial review in Brazil and Colombia: which (or whose) rights are protected?
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, 2020 Over the last few decades, judicial power has expanded, especially in constitutional or supreme courts. Recently, scholars in comparative constitutional law have focused their attention on analyzing the causes and consequences of this expansion in ...
Marcus Flávio Horta Caldeira
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano +4 more
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British Journal of General Practice, 2012 The Supreme Court decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have predictable political consequences and undoubtedly waste a lot of time and money that should be spent making the ACA work as Republicans seek to attack it and the Administration defends it.
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Seeking Liberty’s Refuge: Analyzing Legislative Purpose Under Casey’s Undue Burden Standard [PDF]
, 2012 In the 1992 decision Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the U.S. Supreme Court crafted the “undue burden” standard for evaluating the constitutionality of abortion laws.
Hill, Lucy E.
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Judicial lawmaking and precedent in Supreme Courts [PDF]
, 2011 What does it mean for a supreme court to ‘make law?’ When is it possible to say that its decisions are ‘precedents?’ To what extent should a supreme court’s pronouncements be taken into account by others – lower courts and political branches?
Komárek, Jan
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Land Use Policy and Racial Segregation
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land use policies, though seemingly race‐neutral, can inadvertently contribute to racial segregation. Our study focuses on examining the impact of minimum lot size regulations on the likelihood of ethnic minorities integrating into a community, which reveals compelling evidence suggesting that black households exhibit a preference for smaller ...
Ling Huang
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Predicting Court Outcomes through Political Preferences: The Japanese Supreme Court and the Chaos of 1993 [PDF]
, 2009 Empiricists routinely explain politically sensitive decisions of the U.S. federal courts through the party of the executive or legislature appointing the judge. That they can do so reflects the fundamental independence of the courts.
Ramseyer, J. Mark
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