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IU McKinney by ilradminJanuary 17, 2020

Public Business is the Public’s Business: Koch’s Implications for Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act

COURTNEY ABSHIRE- J.D., 2019, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; MPA 2016, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana; B.A. 2012, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court faced the question of whether records requested pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”) could be withheld […]

IU McKinney by ilradminJanuary 3, 2020

Clarifying Viewpoint Discrimination In Free Speech Doctrine

R. Randall Kelso, Spurgeon E. Bell Distinguished Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston. The preliminary decision that must be made in First Amendment free speech cases is what level of review to apply. As discussed in Part II of this article, a critical part of this inquiry is whether the government action […]

Supreme Court by ilradminApril 19, 2019April 17, 2019

Online Exclusive: A Review of Joan Biskupic’s “The Chief”

Ever since Chief Justice John Roberts was a child, he wanted to stay ahead of the crowd. This mission has driven him to the pinnacle of his career with a determination to be the best, whether he admits it or not. After decades of searching for this zenith, and ultimately reaching it, what does the Chief Justice want for when he is gone?

IU McKinney by ilradminDecember 29, 2016December 30, 2016

A Government Divided Against Itself

by Katherine M. Forbes, 2L Note Candidate https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-forbes-050a788 Among the many important tasks the new Commander in Chief will undertake is the appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice. Where We Stand on Stalled Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland, ABC News (October 7, 2016), http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/stand-stalled-supreme-court-nominee-merrick-garland/story?id=42648073 [https://perma.cc/Z9X8-U38C]. Many voters considered this an important element in choosing […]