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Shelter From The Storm: Human Rights Protections For Single-Mother Families In The Time Of Covid-19, Theresa Glennon, Alexis Fennell, Kaylin Hawkins, Madison Mcnulty Jun 2021

Shelter From The Storm: Human Rights Protections For Single-Mother Families In The Time Of Covid-19, Theresa Glennon, Alexis Fennell, Kaylin Hawkins, Madison Mcnulty

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

COVID-19’s arrival, and the changes it has unleashed, reveal how longstanding legal and policy decisions produced structural inequalities that have left so many families, and especially single-parent families with children, all too insecure. The fragility of single-mother families is amplified by the multifaceted discrimination they face. While all single parents, including single fathers and other single relatives who are raising children, share many of these burdens, this Article focuses on the challenges confronting single mothers.

Federal policy choices stand in sharp contrast to the political rhetoric of government support for families. Social and economic policy in the twentieth century developed …


Epilogue: From Too Tall To Trim And Small, Mark A. Drumbl Mar 2019

Epilogue: From Too Tall To Trim And Small, Mark A. Drumbl

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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A Clarification Of The Constitution's Application Abroad: Making The "Impracticable And Anomalous" Standard More Practicable And Less Anomalous, Jesse Merriam Nov 2012

A Clarification Of The Constitution's Application Abroad: Making The "Impracticable And Anomalous" Standard More Practicable And Less Anomalous, Jesse Merriam

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Globalization And Structure, Julian Ku, John Yoo Nov 2011

Globalization And Structure, Julian Ku, John Yoo

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Political Judging: When Due Process Goes International, Montré D. Carodine Mar 2007

Political Judging: When Due Process Goes International, Montré D. Carodine

William & Mary Law Review

The Supreme Court's recent reliance on foreign precedent to interpret the Constitution sparked a firestorm of criticism and spawned a rich debate regarding the extent to which U.S. courts should defer to foreign law when developing U.S. constitutional norms. This Article looks at a subset of the issue of deference to foreign law and international influences in judicial decision making: the extent to which our courts should apply American notions of due process in determining whether to recognize and enforce judgments obtained abroad. Courts reviewing foreign judgments to determine whether they areworthy of recognition have created an "international due process"analysis. …


Hijacking Trials Overseas: The Need For An Article Iii Court, Maryellen Fullerton Oct 1986

Hijacking Trials Overseas: The Need For An Article Iii Court, Maryellen Fullerton

William & Mary Law Review

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