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The Role of Pressure Groups and Problem Definition in Crafting Legislative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
Get PDFOrganized interest groups and federal administrative agencies have historically been influential in defining problem drug use during nationwide crisis. As such, the manner in which these pressure groups defined the problem may have influenced or, at least, provided support for legislators’ decisions to shy away from a criminal justice approach and towards acceptance of a more “health-oriented” — one that did not comprehensively address demand factors or demonstrate a commitment to reforming U.S. drug policy to meet international standards of best practice. In an effort to provide a snapshot of what such involvement may look like, this article explores the types of narratives used by pressure groups to define the opioid crisis in the congressional hearing discourse prior to the enactment of CARA. In order to do this, I analyzed 144 congressional hearing testimonies discussing the opioid crisis and identified the most common narratives used to explain the causes of the opioid crisis. I also identified the types of legislative proposals supported in these narratives
Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell, 3d
No full textThis authoritative text provides a framework for understanding individual liberty and governmental power and the institutional role played by the Supreme Court of the United States. Coverage in this new improved edition includes all the major topics of the subject: judicial review: commerce clause and state powers: federalism: separation of powers: congressional and executive powers: and individual civil rights and civil liberties. Includes diagrams that aid understanding of the fundamentals of our system of government. Extremely accessible and comprehensive — this is a paperback course in American Constitutional Law.https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/faculty_books/1239/thumbnail.jp
Unlearning How to Think Like a Lawyer
No full textProfessor Jeffrey Lipshaw , of Suffolk University Boston, Suffolk Law School, presented Unlearning How to Think Like a Lawyer. The talk was based on his book exploring how traditional thinking like a lawyer can be problematic in non-litigation contexts.https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/faculty-workshops/1038/thumbnail.jp
Contracting for Fourth Amendment Privacy Online
No full textProfessor Wayne A. Logan, of Florida State University College of Law, presented Contracting for Fourth Amendment Privacy Online.https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/faculty-workshops/1041/thumbnail.jp
