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Supreme Court To Hear Case On Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/9/2013

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear another major affirmative action case, Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, No. 12-682. At issue is the legality of Michigan's voter-approved ban of using racial preferences...more

Supreme Court Doubles Up On Affirmative Action Cases

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 3/29/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a second higher education affirmative action case this term, even while a decision on the first is expected to be released imminently....more

SCA 3 Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Lower Voter Approval Requirement For Parcel Taxes From Two-Thirds To 55 Percent For...

by Constantine Baranoff, P. Addison Covert, Brett L. Price, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 3/19/2013

SCA 3 seeks to amend the California Constitution relating to taxation by amending Section 4 of Article XIIIA, adding Section 4.5 to Article XIIIA, amending Section 2 of Article XIIIC, and amending Section 3 of Article XIIID,...more

Mexico's Education Reform May be a Catalyst for Change

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/13/2013

Under the leadership of President Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico has recently approved a historic constitutional amendment reforming the country’s archaic education system. In order to push this historic reform, which is commonly...more

Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 11/19/2012

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a Michigan law that banned preferential treatment based on race, sex or national origin in public employment, public education or public contracting. The ruling defeats the 2006...more

Affirmative Action Ban Overturned

by Varnum LLP on 11/19/2012

In an important decision for Michigan's public universities and proponents of affirmative action, the full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Michigan's "Proposal 2." Proposal 2 was enacted by voters in 2006 as...more

A Short Course on the 11 Proposed Amendments to the Florida Constitution on the November 2012 General Election Ballot

by Carlton Fields on 10/19/2012

The Legislature has placed 11 proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot for the General Election to be held November 6, 2012. There will be no citizen initiated proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this...more

New Supreme Court Term Promises a Range of Labor and Employment Cases

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 10/5/2011

The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2011-2012 term this Monday. Although the Court may not issue as many landmark labor and employment decisions as it did last term — such as Dukes v. Wal-Mart — it is likely to hear a full...more

WHAT' DEMOCRACY

by Flavio Stella on 9/20/2011

WHAT' DEMOCRACY < OBSERVATION >...more

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Bill Funding $3 Billion for School Construction Projects

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 7/27/2011

The Illinois Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of legislation involving a $3 billion state construction program funded in part by the legalization of video poker, which would be permitted in bars and...more

Violence and the case for Legitimate elections in Zimbabwe

by Lloyd Msipa on 6/2/2011

Violence and the case for Legitimate elections in Zimbabwe Social networks have become the new platform for Zimbabweans domiciled in various countries around the world to pool their thoughts, opinions and arguments...more

FEDERALISMO: Commento CeRM allo schema di decreto per la rimozione degli squilibri economico-sociali

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 3/30/2011

In tema di federalismo, facendo seguito al commento sul decreto per la perequazione infrastrutturale (Short Note n. 1-2011), CeRM propone una analisi del decreto "gemello", quello che dovrebbe guidare la rimozione, o...more

"The Court Will Clean it Up": Confronting the Specter of Political Branch Dereliciton of Duty

by Benjamin Geslison on 12/21/2010

The general normative assertion that “members of Congress and the President should assess the constitutionality of legislation that they pass” is relatively undisputed and of little practical import. The dispute (and...more

MDC-T spools Dhlodlos and Madanhires as electoral defeat looms

by Lloyd Msipa on 11/24/2010

Zimbabwean Politics is dynamic as Zimbabweans at home and abroad have come to appreciate. The return of ZAPU into the epicentre of the Zimbabwean body politic has not only upset those that thought they had everything in the...more

The Death Penalty, National Security and the Zimbabwe Constitution-Lloyd Msipa

by Lloyd Msipa on 8/17/2010

The Death Penalty, National Security and the Zimbabwe Constitution The Zimbabwe government through the inclusive government is currently carrying out rigorous outreach programs in Zimbabwe and abroad over the contents of...more

Where's the "Efficiency" in West Virginia Legislation from A Personnel Perspective?

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 8/3/2010

The West Virginia Constitution requires that "the legislature shall provide, by general law, for a thorough and efficient system of free schools" (W. Va. CONST. art. XII, § 1). But, the legislature, on several occasions, and...more

Memo on Law No. 24 of 2009 On Flag, Language, State Symbol and also National Anthem

by Eddy Leks on 7/9/2009

The Law No. 24 of 2009 on Flag, Language, State Symbol and also National Anthem (“Law No. 24 of 2009”) has been ratified on 9 July 2009. This law basically regulates the technical and the practical use of Indonesia National...more

The Power and Effect of Scaring White, Suburban Voters: How Our Politicians, Criminal Justice System, and Supreme Court Use...

by Katherine Godin on 10/9/2008

Fear can be a powerful tool: our politicians warn us that drugs and violence are seeping into our safe communities, and that, if elected, they can help put a stop to it. Once elected, these mostly white men support Criminal...more

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