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J.E.F.M. V. Lynch: The Jurisdictional Exclusion Of Legal Representation For Immigrant Children, Kourtney Speer
J.E.F.M. V. Lynch: The Jurisdictional Exclusion Of Legal Representation For Immigrant Children, Kourtney Speer
Golden Gate University Law Review
The border crisis created a perfect storm in immigration courts, as children wind their way from border crossings to immigration proceedings. The storm has battered immigration courtrooms crowded with young defendants but lacking lawyers and judges to handle the sheer volume of cases.
Going Beyond Parents And Institutional Review Boards In Protecting Children Involved In Nontherapeutic Research, Efi Rubinstein
Going Beyond Parents And Institutional Review Boards In Protecting Children Involved In Nontherapeutic Research, Efi Rubinstein
Golden Gate University Law Review
Part I of this Comment traces the development of ethical and legal guidelines for current informed consent procedures. Part II outlines the extent of parental authority in volunteering children for research, including legal exceptions to parental permission and possible limitations imposed on parental rights by the courts. Part III challenges the assumption that parents can and will always act in their child's best interest. Part IV argues that institutional review boards cannot be relied upon to protect children when parents fail to do so. Finally, Part V proposes possible improvements to the problematic evaluation process of parents and institutions when …
Protecting Children From Music Lyrics: Sound Recordings And "Harmful To Minors" Statutes, Jim Mccormick
Protecting Children From Music Lyrics: Sound Recordings And "Harmful To Minors" Statutes, Jim Mccormick
Golden Gate University Law Review
The tactic of including sound recordings in "harmful to minors" statutes is perhaps the most promising solution to the resilient problem of explicit music lyrics. Although the Washington law was found unconstitutional, many states have successfully included sound recordings in their own "harmful to minors" statutes. To appreciate this development, a legal and factual background must be discussed. Part II of this Comment summarizes the development of obscenity standards for minors in U.S. First Amendment law. Part III discusses some historic clashes between obscenity law and music. The Washington "Erotic Lyrics" Amendment and its constitutional problems are the subject of …
Immigration Law - Flores V. Meese: Ins' Blanket Dentention Of Minors Invalidated, Richard A. Karoly
Immigration Law - Flores V. Meese: Ins' Blanket Dentention Of Minors Invalidated, Richard A. Karoly
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Women And Children First: An Examination Of The Unique Needs Of Women In Prison, Terri L. Schupak
Women And Children First: An Examination Of The Unique Needs Of Women In Prison, Terri L. Schupak
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment will examine the deficiencies of the prison prenatal care system. It will discuss current litigation in terms of its impact on the prison staff to effectuate change and its possible influence upon future litigation. Further, three states' models for permitting the retention of physical custody of a child by an incarcerated mother will be investigated.
Marina Point, Ltd. V. Wolfson: A Victory For Children In Rental Housing - Implications For Further Expansion Of The Unruh Civil Rights Act, Gale Farlow
Golden Gate University Law Review
In Wolfson, the court held that landlords cannot arbitrarily discriminate against children and families with children. This Note will discuss this aspect of the Wolfson decision and its significance and implications. Wolfson resolved the issue of discrimination in rental housing against families with children, which will be of particular benefit to women who have been hardest hit by such discrimination and by the shortage of rental housing. But, Wolfson also may have extended the coverage of the Unruh Civil Rights Act to include classes other than children. This Note will also discuss this equally important aspect of the Wolfson decision.