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Volume 60, Number 1 now available!
We are excited to announce that our first issue of 2023 is now available here. JOL is thrilled to be publishing a piece by Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), articles on state exit taxes, elder fraud, and shadow legislative amendments, and a student note on environmental regulation from one of JOL’s own alumni. Thank you … Continue reading “Volume 60, Number 1 now available!”
Overcoming the Partisan Divide to Address Long-Range Risks: A Case Study in Planning for ‘The Really Big One’
* David Frockt and ** Kenneth Fockele America has a systemic governance problem. The country that once came together to solve big challenges—through endeavors such as the New Deal, the Interstate Highway System, and the space program—now suffers a partisan and policy divide so deep that we seem incapable of meeting the moment even when … Continue reading “Overcoming the Partisan Divide to Address Long-Range Risks: A Case Study in Planning for ‘The Really Big One’”
The Conservative Case for the Judiciary Accountability Act
*Aliza Shatzman I. INTRODUCTION The judiciary is an unaccountable workplace where some judges abuse their positions of power, mistreat their employees with impunity, and act as if they are answerable to no one. More judges engage in misconduct, including gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, than the legal community cares to admit. Fueling this injustice, the … Continue reading “The Conservative Case for the Judiciary Accountability Act”
Reparando los Daños Causados por las Intervenciones Militares Ilícitas del Pasado: El Caso de la República Dominicana
Congresista Adriano Espaillat* y Francesco Arreaga** I. INTRODUCCIÓN Como el primer domínico-estadounidense en servir en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos y miembro del Subcomité de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados del Comité de Apropiaciones de la Cámara, me preocupo profundamente por las relaciones de los Estados Unidos en todo el Caribe y los … Continue reading “Reparando los Daños Causados por las Intervenciones Militares Ilícitas del Pasado: El Caso de la República Dominicana”
Remedying Past Unlawful Military Interventions: The Case of the Dominican Republic
Congressman Adriano Espaillat* and Francesco Arreaga** I. INTRODUCTION As the first Dominican American to serve in the United States Congress and a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, I deeply care about the United States’ relations throughout the Caribbean and commitments to ensuring that we are fulfilling our … Continue reading “Remedying Past Unlawful Military Interventions: The Case of the Dominican Republic”