CIR has been published during the last two election cycles, in November 1998 and March 2000, as a public service by student volunteers. CIR is a nonpartisan legal review of propositions that appear on the ballot. The individual review of each measure includes a description of the initiative, the current state of the law and changes in the law that the initiative would make. The writers analyze the language of each initiative, to determine whether any legal issues arise from the way the measure is drafted. The students also assess any constitutional challenges that each initiative, if approved, may face in the courts.
Writers also discuss policy questions.
CIR includes a direct link to the California Secretary of State ' s website so that readers have easy access to the text of each initiative and to other information in the official Voter Information Guide. The clinical component of the class requires each student to write an objective analysis of one of more initiatives. The course will be taught by Deborah Kiley, director of operations of the Institute for Legislative Practice. Institute for Legislative Practice Publications on the Web The Institute for Legislative Practice now posts its publications on the McGeorge website. Publications currently found on the website include materials on health care liability, papers prepared for the California Law Revision Commission, and materials on judicial elections and the selection of judges.