Civil Findings

• A Review of Research Findings Related to the Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders

Twenty states currently have civil commitment legislation specifically for sex offenders. The states include Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, I...

• Journal of Psychiatry & Law
• Vol. 36 Nbr. 3, October 2008

• Economic Freedom and Conflict: An Empirical Note

This paper explores the relationship between economic freedom, political institutions, and conflict. We use a relatively new measure of peace that offers the unique advantage of capturing both internal and external conflicts, and we use a Freedom House measure of civil liberties for political liberties. According to our findings, countries with higher levels of economic freedom, other things equal, also have lower levels of external and internal conflict. In addition, we find a statistically significant relationship between the degree of civil liberty protection in a country and conflict. Our preliminary findings provide further evidence of the negative relationship between economic freedom and conflict (or positive relationship between economic freedom and peace).

• Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research
• Vol. 10 Nbr. 3, September 2009

• From Rights to Claims: The Role of Civil Society in Making Rights Real for Vulnerable Workers

This article examines the contextual factors driving legal mobilization of workers in the United States through an analysis of national origin discrimination charges under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (2000-2005). Consistent with previous studies, this analysis confirms that high unemployment levels and weak labor protections promote legal mobilization. The findings also highlight the positive role that civil society may play in promoting claims-making. I argue that nongovernmental organizations fill the gap in places where organized labor is weak, and may help support claims-making particularly in places with a larger vulnerable workforce. The article concludes by offering suggestions for a renewed sociolegal research agenda that examines the role of 501c(3) civil society org...

• Law & Society Review
• Vol. 43 Nbr. 3, September 2009

• Connecting National Freedom and Population Concentration

This article considers the relationship of national political systems, freedom and individual rights, with the spatial distribution of population. It is hypothesized that nations lacking sufficient levels of political freedoms and rights will have high percentages of population clustered in their principal urban agglomerations, where the majority of national investments are concentrated; as it is in these cities where quality-of-life access opportunities will be most abundant. This study employs multivariate OLS regression analysis to measure correlations between political systems, political rights and civil liberties with compiled population data from 89 countries and territories. Findings show the hypothesis to have merit and offer contribution to international development planning di...

• Journal of Developing Areas, The
• Vol. 42 Nbr. 1, October 2008

• State v. Henry, (Ohio 2010)

CIVIL. POST CONVICTION RELIEF - final appealable order; findings of fact and conclusions of law; hearing; R.C. 2953.21. RES JUDICATA.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• League to Release Findings On Civil Liberties Project; Leagueexamines Citizens' Views of Civil Liberties and Homeland Security

News Advisory: The League of Women Voters will release the findings and recommendations from its project, Local Voices: Citizen Conversations on Civil Liberties and Secure Communities, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. in the U.S. Capitol Building. Local Voices is the League's multi-faceted initiative to foster public dialogue about the balance between civil liberties and homeland security. The findings of the Local Voices project are based on recent public opinion polls and in-depth conversations with citizens across the country. The presentation will be followed by remarks from panelists who will address these complex issues and the role of the media in this area.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 06, 2005

• Latino Legislators Call for More Aggressive Enforcement of Anti- Profiling Law, Cite East Haven

By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff mzaretsky@nhregister.com HARTFORD -- Latino legislators called on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Wednesday to support more aggressive enforcement of Connecticut's anti-profiling law in the wake of the federal findings of "serious civil rights violations" resulting from racial profiling of Latino motorists by East Haven police.

• New Haven Register
• January 12, 2012

• Civil Rights Commission Releases Findings in Migrant, Seasonal Farmworker Report

The Commission believes the recommendations and next steps released in conjunction with this report are sound and can only lead to improvements for migrant workers," said Commission Chairperson Matt Wesaw. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission recently voted to adopt a report examining the conditions faced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Michigan.

• Michigan Chronicle
• June 23, 2010

• Research and Markets: OECD Publishing - Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness: Findings, Recommendations and Good Practice.

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5fbb2c/civil_society_and) has announced the addition of the "Civil Society ...

• Business Wire
• March 15, 2010

• Equality before the law and the social contract: when will the United States finally guarantee its people the equality before the law the social contract demands?

... the Scope of a "Right to Equal Justice" in Civil Cases IV. What Foreign Experience Suggests About t... begins with a series of legislative findings (sections 101-08), some of which are similar to th...

• Fordham Urban Law Journal
• Vol. 37 Nbr. 1, February 2010