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Political Subdivisions, Homelessness, And Vacancy: How Missouri’S Use Of Logrolling Passed House Bill 1606, Kateri Busiek
Political Subdivisions, Homelessness, And Vacancy: How Missouri’S Use Of Logrolling Passed House Bill 1606, Kateri Busiek
SLU Law Journal Online
In June of 2022, Governor Parson signed into law House Bill 1606. HB 1606 contains a diverse set of provisions concerning county financial statements, unlawful camping on state-owned property, and penalties for landowners of vacant property. In this article, Kateri Busiek discusses how House Bill 1606 violates the Missouri Constitution.
Human Rights And Lawyer’S Oaths, Lauren E. Bartlett
Human Rights And Lawyer’S Oaths, Lauren E. Bartlett
All Faculty Scholarship
Each lawyer in the United States must take an oath to be licensed to practice law. The first time a lawyer takes this oath is usually a momentous occasion in their career, marked by ceremony and celebration. Yet, many lawyer’s oaths today are unremarkable and irrelevant to modern law practice at best, and at worst, inappropriate, discriminatory, and obsolete. Drawing on a fifty-state survey of lawyer’s oaths in the United States, this article argues that it is past time to update lawyer’s oaths in the United States and suggests drawing on human rights to make lawyer’s oaths more accessible and …
Towards The Abolition Of The Immigration Detention Of Children In The United States, Lauren E. Bartlett
Towards The Abolition Of The Immigration Detention Of Children In The United States, Lauren E. Bartlett
All Faculty Scholarship
For over a decade, international human rights mechanisms have been calling for the prohibition of the detention of children based solely on immigration status. Human rights experts agree that the detention of children for immigration purposes is never in the best interests of the child, it leads to long-term harm, and it is a clear human rights violation. Until recently, the United States has detained hundreds of thousands of migrant children in cages each year and we have still not outlawed the inhumane practice. This article argues that engaging with international human rights mechanisms on this topic, including during the …