Prosecutorial Discretion and the Expansion of Executive Power:
An Analysis of the Holder Memorandum
by Erin Cady, JD '16
I. Introduction
President Obama has used executive power to advance policymaking on issues from immigration to national security throughout his Administration, particularly since the Republican Party won a m…
Author: apatenaude
Going Green: An Analysis of Colorado’s Amendment 64
by Sara Murphy, JD ’16
On January 1, 2014, Colorado became the first place in the world to legitimize the sale of marijuana and marijuana-based products.[1] This historic moment was quickly eclipsed by uncertainty as to whether Colorado could actually regulate cannabis without running afoul of the federal Controlled Substances Act’s ban…
Congress is Broken. Fair Districts Could Help Fix It.
The Capitol Building. The bedrock of the first branch of government; home to the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body and the People’s House. Like no other structure, it stands as the very symbol of our system of self-governance.
Congress is Broken. Fair Districts Could Help Fix It.
Nino Monea[*]
The Capitol Building. The bedrock of the first branch of government; home to the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body and the People’s House. Like no other structure, it stands as the very symbol of our system of self-governance.
Today, it is covered …
The State of Gun Law and Policy: Symposium Make-Up Panel This Thursday
Join JOL this Thursday, April 16 from 12-1 for a discussion on the state of gun law and policy with expert panelists: Elizabeth Burke from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, New Hampshire State Representative, John Burt, and Rob Luther, an attorney, author, and law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Panera lunch se…
Thanks for a Great Symposium!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our annual Symposium, and a special thanks to Colin Ross, Kellen Wittkop, and the Events Committee for putting the Symposium on! The Symposium was a phenomenal success in creating a great campus dialogue about guns in America. The Symposium featured national experts and advocates from multiple gun policy camp…