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Criminalizing Pregnancy, Cortney E. Lollar

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

The state of Tennessee arrested a woman two days after she gave birth and charged her with assault of her newborn child based on her use of narcotics during her pregnancy. Tennessee's 2014 assault statute was the first to explicitly criminalize the use of drugs by a pregnant woman. But this law, along with others like it being considered by legislatures across the country, is only the most recent manifestation of a long history of using criminal law to punish poor mothers and mothers of color for their behavior while pregnant. The purported motivation for such laws is the harm …

Rejecting The Wrongs Of Yesterday: A Multifaceted Approach To Eliminating Racial Disparities In The Arkansas Criminal Justice System, Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, Tara V. Dejohn

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Failing To Fund Fairly: Title Ix Athletics Scholarships Compliance, Barbara J. Osborne

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Making Gender Visible: Title Ix And Discriminatory School Discipline, Verna Williams

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Coaches In Court: Legal Challenges To Sex Discrimination In College Athletics, Erin E. Buzuvis

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Back To Basics: Excavating The Sex Discrimination Roots Of Campus Sexual Assault, Deborah L. Brake

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Introduction: Forging The Path Forward: Critical Conversations From Title Ix: History, Legacy, And Controversy, Valorie K. Vojdik

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Table Of Contents, Tabitha Johnson

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice

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Agree To Disagree: Moving Tennessee Toward Pure No-Fault Divorce, Evan Wright

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

This Note addresses Tennessee's no-fault divorce statute. Currently, married couples are forced to either agree on all issues or prove at least one fault ground. This author contends that the current law imposes an unnecessary burden on litigants, which wastes precious resources that Tennessee families could use for more productive purposes. Moreover, pure no-fault states have not seen a disproportionate rise in divorce rates. Last, pure no-fault divorce better reflects current societal trends and the evolving effect of religious affiliation on how a younger generation defines morality.

Strengthening Our Cities, Raumesh Akbari

Belmont Law Review

Belmont Law Review Symposium Presentation: Representative Raumesh Akbari, Strengthening Our Cities. October 7, 2016

Regionalism Panel Discussion, Jon Cooper, Ralph Schulz, Michael Skipper, Karl Dean

Belmont Law Review

Regionalism Panel Discussion Featuring: Mr. Jon Cooper, Mr. Ralph Schulz, and Mr. Michael Skipper. Moderated by Mayor Karl Dean. October 7, 2016

Males As Victims Of Sex Trafficking In East Tennessee, Cheryl Page

Journal Publications

Public awareness of the human trafficking epidemic in East Tennessee has been on the rise in recent years. Local task forces have been formed, and citizens are more aware of the specific issues involving commercial sexual exploitation. However, the tendency has been to focus on female victims, as females are more commonly victims in human trafficking cases. What are the issues faced by males who are trafficked, assaulted and abused for commercial sexual exploitation? Males make up nearly 20% of all human trafficking victims in Tennessee and nationwide. Based upon national numbers, a child is sold for commercial sex every …

Judicial Perspectives Series, Roger A. Page

Belmont Law Review

A transcript of the Judicial Perspective Panel Event at Belmont University College of Law Symposium.

Conformity And The Rules Of Civil Procedure: Lessons From Tennessee, Matthew Lyon

Matthew Lyon