Articles

Reconsidering the Constitutionality of Federal Sentencing Guidelines After Blakely : A Former Commissioner s Perspective

I. Federal Sentencing Reform Limits Judicial Discretion II. Sentencing Wars: The Judiciary Strikes Back A. The Institutional Context Preceding Blakely B. The Basis For Blakely III. The Constitutional Context: The Supreme Court And Federal Sentencing Guidelines A. District Courts Have Ignored Controlling Supreme Court Precedent B. The Differences Between the Washington and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines 1. An Overarching Federal System 2. Base offense levels, not standard sentencing ranges ...

One Nation Under God? Unity, Diversity and Neutrality Under the Religion Clauses. Introduction

Introduction

The Establishment Clause Gag Reflex

Unity of the Graveyard and the Attack on Constitutional Secularism

I. Introduction II. The Quest For Religious Unity III. The False Unity Of Sectarianism IV. Real Unity And The Affirmative Case For Constitutional Secularism V. Real Unity And The Negative Case For Constitutional Secularism VI. Conclusion

The Supreme Court s Rhetorical Hostility: What Is Hostile to Religion Under the Establishment Clause?

I. Introduction II. Background III. The Supreme Court's Evolving Definition Of Hostility IV. Actual Hostility And The Establishment Clause IV. Conclusion

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Dysfunctional Distinctions in Land Use: The Failure of Legislative/Adjudicative Distinctions in Utah and the Case for a Uniform Standard of Review

I. Introduction II. Background: The Basics Of Zoning And Judicial Review A. The SZEA: A Typical Model for State Enabling Legislation 1. Adopting the zoning ordinance 2. Amending the zoning ordinance 3. Variances and special or conditional use permits 4. Innovative land use schemes: the planned unit development B. Judicial Review of Land Use Decisions 1. Standards of review 2. The comprehensive plan III. Difficulties In Making The Legislative/Adjudicative Distinction Case Study: Utah Law A. Ut...