"They said I was to receive heightened monitoring throughout Clinton's visit, but it would end once she left," said Mr Yu.
But Mr. Pitofsky, who in recent months has said that oil industry mergers would receive heightened scrutiny because of the wave of consolidation, apparently was not moved by Sir John's presentation.
Traffic islands in L.A. and other parts of the country have traditionally been used for assembly and may therefore be public forums -- spaces that receive heightened protection under the 1st Amendment for public assembly and free speech.
When and if this happens, consumption taxes — as opposed to traditional taxes on income and investment — could receive heightened attention; primary among these might be energy taxes, which, depending on their design, can function as significant climate policy instruments.
Accordingly, a law is more likely to receive heightened scrutiny if it discriminates against individuals based on a characteristic that they either cannot change or should not be compelled to change because it is fundamental to their individual identity.
Surely Weiner is aware that the only constitutional rights that are reliably protected today are rights that the Supreme Court has arbitrarily dubbed "fundamental" and which receive "heightened" judicial scrutiny.
