Privacy and Surveillance: Public Attitudes on Cameras on the Street, in the Home, and in the Workplace

Authors: Milton Heumann, Lance Cassak, Esther Kang & Thomas Twichell There is no dearth of writing about the perils of the erosion of privacy rights in the twenty-first century. The “Snowden Saga” dramatically illustrates and documents the seemingly unlimited ways in which private matters can be revealed to and interpreted by the public. The emergence… continue reading

REMEDIATING CERCLA’S POLLUTED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

Author: Brian Block There is perhaps no piece of enacted legislation that is shown greater contempt on a consistent basis by those tasked with its interpretation than is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund). 1 In almost any opinion that requires interpretation of CERCLA, it is highly probable… continue reading

ON THE UNENFORCEABILITY OF THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT

Authors: Chris Land & David Schultz “It is much more material that there be a rule to go by than what the rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members.”1 It goes without saying that the rules that… continue reading

Wage Taxation and Public Health

Author: Bret N. Bogenschdeider The structure of a tax system is relevant to public health. Wage taxes are the predominant form of taxation in both Europe and the United States. Yet, high rates of wage taxation harm worker health, particularly when wage taxes are part of an overall regressive tax system. The casual mechanisms for… continue reading