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The Bluebook does not contain a formal rule for citing legal blogs under Rule 18.2.4. Because our blog is the product of an official publication, The Albany Government Law Review, the staff of the Fireplace propose that a cite to our blog should be a fusion between Bluebook Rules 16 and 18.2.4. We suggest that [...]

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Danielle Erickson, Government Law Review Member           We live in an age where 60.5% of American adults are currently overweight, 23.9% are obese, and 3% are extremely obese.[1] Beyond that, one in every six school-age children is not just overweight, but obese![2]  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contend that the prevalence for obesity [...]

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Dan Feintuck, Managing Editor For Technology and Development The Albany Government Law Review is proud to announce the release of Volume 3, Issue 1, titled Immigration Policy in the United States: What’s Next?  The issue includes a thorough analytical discussion of United States immigration policy.  The law review’s most sizable issue to date comprises 502 [...]

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 Lynn Nolan, Government Law Review member              Approximately $125–175 billion are lost to fraud each year in both the private and public health care sectors.[1]  The FBI estimates that in fiscal year 2009, $75–250 billion were stolen from public and private healthcare programs through fraudulent billings alone.[2]  With the prevalence of health care fraud becoming [...]

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Check out Melissa Dizon’s and Lela Gray’s articles on the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

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Melissa Ann Dizon, Government Law Review Member The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, recently held that corporate funding of political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited because to do so would run afoul of the First Amendment.[1]  This ruling stemmed from the non-profit corporation Citizens United’s case before the court regarding its documentary [...]

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Brady Begeal, Albany Government Law Review Member During the Presidential campaign race of 2008, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), the largest public school teachers’ union in the country, began distributing pro-Obama political materials to its members after deciding that summer to support Obama’s run for office.[1]  Soon after, New York City informed UFT that [...]

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Mike Telfer, Government Law Review Member Background           In the area of medical decision making, minors “are presumed incompetent, and thus require the aid of parents or guardians to assist in the decision-making process.” [1]  Under common law, doctors were required “to obtain parental consent before treating a minor” and were liable for battery if [...]

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