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Ending Law Enforcement\u27s Accountability Crisis: The Case Against Qualified Immunity
Get PDFPeople have been marching in the streets to speak up against police brutality, and many people care about reducing police misconduct, but not everyone knows about qualified immunity. In some cases, courts can excuse officers’ unconstitutional actions to prevent officers from being held accountable in civil proceedings. Almost all police misconduct is excused and incentivized by one legal doctrine: qualified immunity. 42 U.S. Code § 1983 states that the doctrine “protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff\u27s rights, only allowing suits where officials violated a ‘clearly established’ statutory orconstitutional right.” In this essay, I am going to use an eclectic mode of argument to suggest that qualified immunity is illegitimate. The multiple methods of my eclectic argument are an originalist constitutional interpretation and an examination of the incentive structures implicated by this doctrine
Jessie G. Interview
No full textThis interview is with Jessie G. a Linfield alumna.
Jessie dives into her journey in finding Linfield, double majoring in Music and Political Science, and later becoming a country singer in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessie talks about growing up in Brookings, Oregon and always loving music and singing.
She goes on to share how this passion led her to earn a music scholarship from Linfield. Jessie reminisces about different memories and opportunities Linfield presented, sharing everything from playing softball and soccer to singing Adele for her senior performance.
Later on, Jessie talks about her journey to Nashville and entering the music scene. She shares how a radio competition led her to sing and be friends with Gretchen Wilson. Jessie also talks about everything that goes into being her own independent artist.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt in the Nicholson Library at Linfield University on October 25, 2023
Mastering a new market
Get PDFA year after reintroducing graduate education for the first time in a generation, the university goes all-in with innovative new programs
Our Moral Relationship to Nature
Get PDFIn this paper I will explore the question of whether or not humans, as natural beings, are morally responsible for their actions in relation to nature. After all most natural beings, i.e. deer, wolves, whales, or even plants, regardless of their level of intelegence, are held responsible for their effect on the environment. When a rabbit population explodes and an ecosystem is sent into turmoil, we do not morally find fault with the rabbits. With this in mind I ask: why is it so different when humans send an ecosystem into distress? What is our moral relationship to nature? To answer this question we will examine first, in section two, the major ethical starting points of the ‘relational field, ’ a stance delveloped by Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess that, in important ways, stems from Bhuddism. In section three, this will be contrasted with prevalent views espoused in the West, specifically Chritianity, neoliberalism, and longtermism. Capitalism and its troublesome environmental and existential impact is examined next in section four. Then, section five offers a critique of these explores the social, ecological, and ethical consequences of where such stances lead us. Finally, section six, briefly explores some practical options before summing key ideas in the conclusion
A stroll in the hills
No full textA stroll in the hills, taken by Emma Inge on the Linfield University January Term Abroad Program in Namchi, Sikkim, India. 3rd place, Linfield Student division, in the 2023 Linfield University Study Abroad Photo Contest.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_photos2023/1011/thumbnail.jp
New Friends
Get PDFPostcard from Gracie Wells, during the Linfield University Spring Semester Abroad at Yonsei University in South Korea
Jackson County Wine and Prohibition History
Get PDFIn the late nineteenth century, burgeoning viticulture developments in Jackson County exhibited strong economic potential. However, early efforts to establish a wine industry in Southern Oregon were curtailed by the passage of the Volstead Act, initiating prohibition. This document provides some historical context for that period
Theoretical Framework for the Study of Genetic Diseases Caused by Dominant Alleles
Get PDFWe propose a theoretical basis for analyzing several features of genetic diseases caused by dominant alleles, including: disease prevalence, genotype penetrance, and the relationship between causal genotype frequency and disease frequency. In addition, we provide a theoretical framework for accurate diagnosis and clinical approaches for disease study, including two examples in which inaccurate and incomplete diagnoses affect the estimates of disease prevalence: First, the disease iceberg effect shows that disease prevalence is often underestimated due to errors introduced by inaccurate diagnosis; second, because lifetime risk of disease is cumulative, and therefore an increasing function of age, measurements of prevalence are inaccurate if people of all ages are not included. Finally, we discuss the aggregation of genetic diseases. We identify theoretical and computational deficiencies associated with using the sibling recurrence-risk ratio as a measure of familial aggregation. We develop an alternative concept of aggregation and propose an associated measure that does not experience the deficiencies. Throughout, we provide clinicians and researchers practical implications of our theoretical framework
Landscape Photography Of the Sunrise Of Alicante Spain
No full textLandscape Photography Of the Sunrise Of Alicante Spain, taken by Alondra Bravo Ruanoi on the Linfield University Semester Abroad Program in Spain. 3rd place, Landscape division, in the 2024 Linfield University Study Abroad Photo Contest.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_photos2024/1008/thumbnail.jp
