A+-+451+Research+Questions

This is the preliminary list of possible research questions that we came up with on March 17.
 * 1) global warming AEP v. Connecticut
 * 2) is the USSC impinging upon the autonomy of the EPA if they rule in favor of the states?
 * 3) what is the evolution of the cases that inspired the filing of climate cases under nuisance law?
 * 4) how will the justices vote
 * 5) what would be an ideal outcome for defendants re economics based interpretation of the law
 * 6) to what extent does global warming litigation reflect an ideological agenda in the bureaucracy and courts?
 * 7) how do special interests concerned with CO2 emissions establish precedent? Constrained court model
 * 8) depending on decision, what are the ramifications for other claims related to standing in global warming cases?
 * 9) which procedure will be adopted? Sotomayor has recused herself--how will they do it.
 * 10) health care reform
 * 11) what theories of jurisprudence are applicable to the court rulings on Obamacare?
 * 12) to what extent do the rulings reflect judicial activism?
 * 13) birthright citizenship
 * 14) Is HR 140 constitutional?
 * 15) what happens to the constitutionality of it under constrained court or dynamic court model?
 * 16) why haven't judges decided to handle these cases like Justice Pregerson does?
 * 17) how does the bill compare to international immigration policy?
 * 18) how does each of the jurisprudential theories apply to the issue?
 * 19) delta smelt
 * 20) dynamic court model: do the interest groups intend to use the courts for policy change (ESA)
 * 21) what role does law and economics or cost benefit analysis play in the delta smelt litigation?
 * 22) does the application of the ESA precedent conform to Carter and Burke's understanding of legal reasoning?
 * 23) citizens united
 * 24) did the USSC follow a conservative version of the dynamic court model in this decision?
 * 25) what is the constitutional basis for corporate participation in the political process?
 * 26) what are the implications of the USSC enlarging the scope of the lawsuit beyond the issues framed by the parties?