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Where Is Home? The Challenge Of Finding Safe Housing Via Early Lease Termination For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Charlotte Gerchick Jan 2020

Where Is Home? The Challenge Of Finding Safe Housing Via Early Lease Termination For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Charlotte Gerchick

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

This Note addresses the legal recourse of domestic violence victims who are attempting to terminate a lease early for the purpose of escaping domestic violence at home. In March 2013, President Barack Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This version of the Act includes Title VI, which protects victims of domestic violence and stalking. Title VI applies to federally subsidized housing. It allows domestic violence victims to terminate a lease early for the purpose of removing themselves from an abusive household. Title VI also makes it illegal to deny or terminate housing assistance based on …


Cycles Of Failure: The War On Family, The War On Drugs, And The War On Schools Through Hbo’S The Wire, Zachary E. Shapiro, Elizabeth Curran, Rachel C.K. Hutchinson Mar 2019

Cycles Of Failure: The War On Family, The War On Drugs, And The War On Schools Through Hbo’S The Wire, Zachary E. Shapiro, Elizabeth Curran, Rachel C.K. Hutchinson

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Freamon, Bodie, and Zenobia’s statements cut straight to the heart of The Wire’s overarching theme: Individuals are trapped in a complex “cycle of harm” where social problems of inequality, crime, and violence are constantly reinforced. The Wire was a television drama that ran on HBO from 2002 through 2008, created by David Simon. The show focuses on the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the perspective of different stakeholders and residents of the city. The Wire highlights how self-perpetuating, interconnected, and broken social institutions act in concert to limit individual opportunity. These institutions squash attempts at reform by punishing good ideas …


Marriage, Monogamy, And Affairs: Reassessing Intimate Relationships In Light Of Growing Acceptance Of Consensual Non-Monogamy, Linda S. Anderson Mar 2016

Marriage, Monogamy, And Affairs: Reassessing Intimate Relationships In Light Of Growing Acceptance Of Consensual Non-Monogamy, Linda S. Anderson

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Marriage, The Constitution, And The Future Of Family Law, Mark Strasser Mar 2015

Marriage, The Constitution, And The Future Of Family Law, Mark Strasser

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Why Turner V. Rogers Was And Wasn’T Correctly Decided: How The Fourteenth Amendment Should Be Read For Child Support Contemnors, Gina Rose Lauterio Sep 2013

Why Turner V. Rogers Was And Wasn’T Correctly Decided: How The Fourteenth Amendment Should Be Read For Child Support Contemnors, Gina Rose Lauterio

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Marriage: Strengthening The Legal Shield Or Sharpening The Sword? The Impact Of Legalizing Marriage On Child Custody/Visitation And Child Support For Same-Sex Couples, Jason C. Beekman Mar 2012

Same-Sex Marriage: Strengthening The Legal Shield Or Sharpening The Sword? The Impact Of Legalizing Marriage On Child Custody/Visitation And Child Support For Same-Sex Couples, Jason C. Beekman

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Essay: (Re)Constructing The Framework Of Work/Family, Nancy E. Dowd Mar 2010

Essay: (Re)Constructing The Framework Of Work/Family, Nancy E. Dowd

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Class Differences In Women’S Family And Work Behaviors, Sharon Sassler, Amanda J. Miller Mar 2010

Class Differences In Women’S Family And Work Behaviors, Sharon Sassler, Amanda J. Miller

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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The Browning Of America—Multicultural And Bicultural Families In Conflict: Making Culture A Customary Factor For Consideration In Child Custody Disputes, Cynthia R. Mabry Mar 2010

The Browning Of America—Multicultural And Bicultural Families In Conflict: Making Culture A Customary Factor For Consideration In Child Custody Disputes, Cynthia R. Mabry

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note Mar 2010

Editor's Note

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier Sep 2008

Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro Sep 2008

Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi Sep 2008

The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti Mar 2008

Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Taxation Without Duplication: Misattributed Paternity And The Putative Father's Claim For Restitution Of Child Support, Shawn Seliber Sep 2007

Taxation Without Duplication: Misattributed Paternity And The Putative Father's Claim For Restitution Of Child Support, Shawn Seliber

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee Apr 2000

Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.