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Wade’S Way No More? The Future Of Reproductive Rights In Light Of Texas Senate Bill 8’S Constitutionality, Dolly Suresh
Wade’S Way No More? The Future Of Reproductive Rights In Light Of Texas Senate Bill 8’S Constitutionality, Dolly Suresh
SLU Law Journal Online
There are many hot-topic discussions occurring in today's political climate. In this article, Dolly Suresh focuses on the recent legislation in Texas, the Texas Heartbeat Act, and the conversations surrounding it.
When “Empty Is Not Closed”: Organizing Efforts To (Officially) Close St. Louis’ Infamous Workhouse, Brianna Coppersmith
When “Empty Is Not Closed”: Organizing Efforts To (Officially) Close St. Louis’ Infamous Workhouse, Brianna Coppersmith
SLU Law Journal Online
Despite years of community organizing, legal advocacy, and policy change to close St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution, the jail has reopened. In this article, Brianna Coppersmith provides a brief history of the campaign to close the jail, commonly called the Workhouse, and discusses what its reopening might mean for related pending litigation.
Does The Ministerial Exception Protect A Minister's Humiliating Comments?, Yiting Feng
Does The Ministerial Exception Protect A Minister's Humiliating Comments?, Yiting Feng
SLU Law Journal Online
The Seventh Circuit case of Demkovich v. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish applied the ministerial exception to bar a fired minister’s claim of a hostile work environment. In this article, Yiting Feng lists the reason why she disagrees with the majority opinion and leans towards the dissenting opinion.
The Fourteenth Amendment And The Heart Of The Constitution, Guy Chet
The Fourteenth Amendment And The Heart Of The Constitution, Guy Chet
SLU Law Journal Online
Since the nineteenth century, Americans have worked consistently to liberate their national government from the Constitutional constraints placed on it by Madison and his colleagues. This effort has transformed the United States from a federated republic in which local communities governed themselves into a modern managerial nation-state that is governed from the center. In this article, Dr. Guy Chet argues that the key to this transformation – of the Constitution and of the United States – was the Fourteenth Amendment.