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Controlling Improper Financial Gain In International Adoptions, Kristina Wilken
Controlling Improper Financial Gain In International Adoptions, Kristina Wilken
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
When I went with the lawyer to pick up Kate--some part of town I could never find again--her mother was lying there, not in a house really, more like a stall with a bed in it. . . . It was like we were going baby shopping. 1 Although once rarely contemplated, international adoption has become a realistic option for couples in the United States. In fact, the United States has received more foreign children for adoption than any other country in the world. 2 Since the first wave of international adoptions in the late 1940s, 3 over 130,000 children …
Reclaiming Self-Determination: A Call For Intraracial Adoption, Jacinda T. Townsend
Reclaiming Self-Determination: A Call For Intraracial Adoption, Jacinda T. Townsend
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
The wholesale marketing of Black children to suit the economic interests of others was one of the cruelest aspects of slavery. Sons and daughters who were traded away from their parents would later struggle in vain to remember their families, their customs, and their countries of origin. Even the extended families which evolved in the transient slave communities were continually fragmented as children and their caretakers were merchanted to different plantations according to the whims of White slavemasters. 1 Although due to quite different circumstances, today the Black community continues to lose its children. At present, government sponsored entities, 2 …
S. 1224—In Support Of The Multiethnic Placement Act Of 1993, Howard M. Metzenbaum
S. 1224—In Support Of The Multiethnic Placement Act Of 1993, Howard M. Metzenbaum
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
Anyone who knows me, friend or foe, will tell you that one of my great passions in life is children. They represent the best in all of us and our best hope for the future. All my life I have pursued policies to ensure that all children, no matter what the circumstances of their birth, are treasured and nurtured. Whether it is a baby born with AIDS and addicted to crack, or my own wonderful grandchildren, I want to do everything in my power to make sure that every child grows up in a loving, caring, stable, and safe environment. …
C & A Carbone V. Clarkstown: A Wake-Up Call For The Dormant Commerce Clause, Rachel D. Baker
C & A Carbone V. Clarkstown: A Wake-Up Call For The Dormant Commerce Clause, Rachel D. Baker
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Introduction Garbage collection, transportation, and disposal have historically been the responsibility of individual towns and cities in the United States. 1 However, stringent environmental regulations, declining landfill capacity, and the implementation of costly source reduction and recycling programs have greatly increased the costs of waste management borne by towns. 2 For the past two decades, many local governments have relied on "flow control" ordinances to finance their solid waste management activities. 3 These ordinances designate where municipal solid waste generated within the community must be managed, stored, or disposed. 4 Recently, in C & A Carbone, Inc. v. Town of …