Vol. 76, Issue 4, 2013

Implementing evidence-based assessments and treatments of juvenile offenders will improve the lives of many youth at risk and also improve the safety of the public overall.

State Constitutional Commentary
NORTH DAKOTA DISTINCTIVES
Gerald W. VandeWalle
This perspective details what makes the North Dakota court system unique.
State Constitutional Commentary
IN THE BALANCE: THOUGHTS ON BALANCING AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES IN STATE CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
Thomas A. BalmerKatherine Thomas
This essay examines two approaches to constitutional adjudication: one approach has been described as a “balancing” approach and the other approach may be called a “categorical” approach.
State Constitutional Commentary
DEFINING RIGHTS IN THE STATES: JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND POPULAR RESPONSE
Kenneth P. Miller
This article examines state-level contests over the definition of rights.
State Constitutional Commentary
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
John Dinan
This article is an analysis of rights-related constitutional amendments for the period from 2000 to 2012.
State Constitutional Commentary
REFERENDA, INITIATIVES, AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL NO-AID CLAUSES
James N.G. Cauthen
In this article, the author evaluates modern efforts to repeal or amend state no-aid clauses, focusing specifically on proposals involving religious elementary and secondary schools.
State Constitutional Commentary
IDIOTS AND INSANE PERSONS: ELECTORAL EXCLUSION AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES WITHIN THE OHIO CONSTITUTION
James T. McHugh
This article discusses the history of voting rights in Ohio and the inclusion of voting restrictions in the Ohio Constitution.
State Constitutional Commentary
“IT AIN‘T NECESSARILY SO”: THE GOVERNOR‘S “MESSAGE OF NECESSITY” AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN NEW YORK
Peter J. GalieChristopher Bopst
This article examines the New York State Constitution‘s bill aging and message of necessity provisions.
State Constitutional Commentary
AUTOMATIC LIEUTENANT GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION: PREVENTING LEGISLATIVE GRIDLOCK WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE
Patrick A. Woods
This article is an attempt to find a solution to the problem of lieutenant gubernatorial succession in New York.

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