Texas Law Review, Volume 91, Number 1, November 2012 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 91, Number 1, November 2012

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases. Topics in this issue covers an address by Justice John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court's contemporary silver platter doctrine, how the first amendment destabilizes the second, defense witness immunity, and technology at the Supreme Court.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frances Farenthold: Texas' Joan of Arc (open access)

Frances Farenthold: Texas' Joan of Arc

Born in 1926, Frances "Sissy" Tarlton Farenthold began her exploration of politics at a young age. In 1942, Farenthold graduated from Hockaday School for Girls. In 1945, she graduated from Vassar College, and in 1949, she graduated from the University of Texas School of Law. Farenthold was a practicing lawyer, participated in the Corpus Christi Human Relations Commission from 1964 to 1969, and directed Nueces County Legal Aid from 1965 to 1967. In 1969, she began her first term in the Texas House of Representatives. During her second term in the House (1971-1972), Farenthold became a leader in the fight against government corruption. In 1972, she ran in the Democratic primary for Texas governor, and forced a close run-off vote with Dolph Briscoe. Soon afterwards in 1972, she was nominated as a Democratic vice-presidential candidate at the Democratic convention, in addition to her nomination as the chairperson of the National Women's Political Caucus. Farenthold ran in the Democratic primary for governor again in 1974, but lost decisively. From 1976 until 1980, she was the first woman president of Wells College, before coming back to Texas and opening a law practice. For the next three decades, Farenthold practiced law, taught at …
Date: December 2012
Creator: Fields-Hawkins, Stephanie
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2012 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2012

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 16, 2012
Creator: Samuels, Jeanne F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 2012 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Wright, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Military Justice: Courts-Martial, An Overview (open access)

Military Justice: Courts-Martial, An Overview

Recent high profile military-related cases involving U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan, including the deadly attack on Afghan civilians allegedly by a service member, the accidental burning of the Quran, and service members allegedly urinating on Afghan corpses, have resulted in increased public and congressional interest in military discipline and the military justice system. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) authorizes three types of courts-martial: (1) summary court-martial; (2) special court martial; and (3) general court-martial. Depending on the severity of the alleged offense, the accused's commanding officer enjoys great discretion with respect to the type of court-martial to convene. This report discusses the court martial procedure in further detail.
Date: March 14, 2012
Creator: Mason, R. Chuck
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communists, Poetry, and Oklahoma History: The Life of Zoe Agnes Stratton Tilghman (open access)

Communists, Poetry, and Oklahoma History: The Life of Zoe Agnes Stratton Tilghman

Article describes the life of writer and educator Zoe Agnes Stratton Tilghman. Mallory Newell examines the Oklahoma historian's legacy, from her contributions of books and articles and support of young writers to her work with the Federal Writers Project and the conflict she faced there.
Date: Summer 2012
Creator: Newell, Mallory
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 018, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 018, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Federal Contractor Criminal Liability Overseas (open access)

Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Federal Contractor Criminal Liability Overseas

The United States government uses hundreds of thousands of civilian contractors and employees overseas. They and their dependents are often subject to local prosecution for the crimes they commit abroad. Whether by agreement, practice, or circumstance—sometimes they are not. This report looks at two bills that would supplement the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA), which permits federal persecution of certain crimes commuted abroad by Defense Department civilian employees, contractors, or their dependents. These two bills are the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) and S.1145.
Date: February 15, 2012
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 140, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 2012 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 140, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 30, 2012
Creator: Gibbs, Angenene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Australia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Australia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report gives an overview of the relationship between the Commonwealth of Australia and the United States including the close alliance under the ANZUS treaty. The report includes information about the structure of the Australian government, political and domestic issues, economics, defense policies and security ties, counterterrorism, environmentalism, affairs in Asia and the Pacific Southwest, and an analysis of other specific events.
Date: January 13, 2012
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 2012 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 2012

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Samuels, Jeanne F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 061, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 061, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recall of Legislators and the Removal of Members of Congress from Office (open access)

Recall of Legislators and the Removal of Members of Congress from Office

This report discusses the manner in which a Member of Congress may be removed from office by “expulsion,” and then examines the issue of “recall” of legislators.
Date: January 5, 2012
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08 (open access)

From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08

Article explores Muscogee Indian Alexander Posey's role as a speculator and member of one of the Dawes Commission enrollment parties.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Widener, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 2012 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 2012
Creator: Hooten, Patsy & Armbruster, Kerm
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 (open access)

Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 21, 2012
Creator: West, Bert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Modalities of Power and Peace: The Implications of the Nature of the State (open access)

Modalities of Power and Peace: The Implications of the Nature of the State

Paper examines the impact of personalized and institutionalized power on the potential for lasting peace in post-conflict states.
Date: 2012
Creator: Haberstock, Kara
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 105, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 2012 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 97, No. 105, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 2012
Creator: Gibbs, Angenene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Public Libraries and Democratization in Three Developing Countries: Exploring the Role of Social Capital

This article explores the role of social capital. The authors develop a theoretical framework intended to facilitate systematic investigation of the contributions public libraries may make to democratization.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Ignatow, Gabriel; Webb, Sarah M.; Poulin, Michelle; Parajuli, Ramesh; Fleming, Peter; Batra, Shika et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits (open access)

Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits

This report gives an overview of the issues related to federal or state laws that condition the initial or ongoing receipt of governmental benefits on passing drug tests. These regulations are vulnerable to constitutional challenge, most often due to issues of personal privacy and Fourth Amendment protections against "unreasonable searches."
Date: January 19, 2012
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court (open access)

Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court

The initiation of military commission proceedings against Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four others for their alleged involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has focused renewed attention on the differences between trials in federal court and those conducted by military commission. This report provides a brief summary of legal issues raised by the choice of forum for trying accused terrorists and a chart comparing selected military commissions rules under the Military Commissions Act, as amended, to the corresponding rules that apply in federal court.
Date: May 9, 2012
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan-U.S. Relations (open access)

Pakistan-U.S. Relations

In a security alliance since 2004 and "strategic partners" since 2006, the United States and Pakistan for decades experienced major shifts in the nature and tone of their relations. In the post- 9/11 period, assisting in the creation of a more stable, democratic, and prosperous Pakistan actively combating religious militancy has been among the most important U.S. foreign policy efforts. Pakistan is among the leading recipients of U.S. aid in the post-9/11 period, having been appropriated about $24 billion in assistance and military reimbursements since 2001. FY2013 legislation in the 112th Congress would cut U.S. assistance funding significantly from both the levels requested by the Administration and from those Congress approved for FY2012. Provisions also would introduce more rigorous restrictions and certification requirements on such aid. With anti-American sentiments and xenophobic conspiracy theories rife among ordinary Pakistanis, persistent economic travails and a precarious political setting combine to present serious challenges to U.S. decision makers.
Date: May 24, 2012
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

Report that discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government. Election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan are also discussed.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library