Bullettin n. 1/2011
June 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Boudin Chesa
    Publius and the Petition: Doe v. Reed and the History of Anonymous Speech
    in Yale Law Journal (The) , Vol. 120, n. 8, June ,  2011 ,  2140-2182
    This Note argues that signatures on petitions intended for use in direct democracy processes such as ballot initiatives should be subject to public scrutiny and disclosure. They should not benefit from free speech protections allowing for anonymity. Signatures used in these proceedings should not be considered petitions or speech at all, but rather lawmaking. Through historical, doctrinal, and prudential analysis, this Note distinguishes between core First Amendment rights, which might include signatures on a general petition with no legislative implications or minority associational rights, and speech-like activity that forms part of the regulated lawmaking process.
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