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Prison, Foster Care, And The Systemic Punishment Of Black Mothers, Dorothy E. Roberts 
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Prison, Foster Care, And The Systemic Punishment Of Black Mothers, Dorothy E. Roberts
Faculty Scholarship
This article is part of a UCLA Law Review symposium, “Overpoliced and Underprotected: Women, Race, and Criminalization.” It analyzes how the U.S. prison and foster care systems work together to punish black mothers in a way that helps to preserve race, gender, and class inequalities in a neoliberal age. The intersection of these systems is only one example of many forms of overpolicing that overlap and converge in the lives of poor women of color. I examine the statistical overlap between the prison and foster care populations, the simultaneous explosion of both systems in recent decades, the injuries that ...
Paradigms Lost: How Domestic Partnership Went From Innovation To Injury, Melissa Murray 
Berkeley Law
Paradigms Lost: How Domestic Partnership Went From Innovation To Injury, Melissa Murray
Melissa Murray
No abstract provided.
Availability Of Spousal Privileges For Same-Sex Couples, Lisa Yurwit Bergstrom, W. James Denvil 
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Availability Of Spousal Privileges For Same-Sex Couples, Lisa Yurwit Bergstrom, W. James Denvil
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
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Let My Love Open The Door: The Case For Extending Marital Privileges To Unmarried Cohabitants, Julia Cardozo University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Let My Love Open The Door: The Case For Extending Marital Privileges To Unmarried Cohabitants, Julia Cardozo
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
Jewish Women Under Siege: The Fight For Survival On The Front Lines Of Love And The Law, Adam H. Koblenz University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Jewish Women Under Siege: The Fight For Survival On The Front Lines Of Love And The Law, Adam H. Koblenz
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
10 Years Out Of Step & Out Of Line: Florida’S Statutory Ban Of “Lesbi-Gay Adoption” Violates The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 (Asfa), Cynthia G. Hawkins-León, Anesha Worthy University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
10 Years Out Of Step & Out Of Line: Florida’S Statutory Ban Of “Lesbi-Gay Adoption” Violates The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 (Asfa), Cynthia G. Hawkins-León, Anesha Worthy
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
The Debate Over The Denial Of Marriage Rights And Benefits To Same-Sex Couples And Their Children, Liz Seaton University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The Debate Over The Denial Of Marriage Rights And Benefits To Same-Sex Couples And Their Children, Liz Seaton
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
Do Moms And Dads Matter? Evidence From The Social Sciences On Family Structure And The Best Interests Of The Child, Maggie Gallagher, Joshua K. Baker University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Do Moms And Dads Matter? Evidence From The Social Sciences On Family Structure And The Best Interests Of The Child, Maggie Gallagher, Joshua K. Baker
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class
No abstract provided.
Who's Your Daddy? Defining Paternity Rights In The Context Of Free, Private Sperm Donation, Lauren Gill 
College of William & Mary Law School
Who's Your Daddy? Defining Paternity Rights In The Context Of Free, Private Sperm Donation, Lauren Gill
William and Mary Law Review
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A Child Needs A Champion: Guardian Ad Litem Representation For Prenatal Children, Mark H. Bonner, Jennifer A. Sheriff College of William & Mary Law School
A Child Needs A Champion: Guardian Ad Litem Representation For Prenatal Children, Mark H. Bonner, Jennifer A. Sheriff
William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law
No abstract provided.
Intimate Liability: Emotional Harm, Family Law, And Stereotyped Narratives In Interspousal Torts, Fernanda G. Nicola College of William & Mary Law School
Intimate Liability: Emotional Harm, Family Law, And Stereotyped Narratives In Interspousal Torts, Fernanda G. Nicola
William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law
Tort liability expanded in the twentieth century, a shift scholars generally attribute to the reorganization of tort law around the fault principle. In privileging compensation and deterrence, this reconfiguration ended various restrictions on liability, long viewed as arbitrary, including limits to the recovery for emotional harm and interspousal immunities. Tort and family law scholars alike portray the end of such immunities as a milestone for gender equality. Their elimination enables spouses and partners to secure compensation for emotional and physical abuse arising in intimate relationships. Yet, tort law is not operating in this way. On the contrary, by endorsing a ...
Marriage And The Court: San Francisco's Role In The Debate, Kathleen Morris 
Golden Gate University School of Law
Marriage And The Court: San Francisco's Role In The Debate, Kathleen Morris
Publications
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A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The
Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To
Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5)
And Granting Relief To States In
Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington 
Seattle University School of Law
A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5) And Granting Relief To States In Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington
Seattle University Law Review
In a recent decision, Horne v. Flores, the Court demanded a broader and more flexible application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule) 60(b)(5). In doing so, the Court opened the door for states to seek relief from court-enforced agreements like consent decrees. This decision undermines the use of institutional reform litigation as a means of fixing the child welfare system and thus deals a further blow to the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. This Note will discuss Horne’s impact on consent decrees stemming from institutional reform litigation in child welfare. Part II will explore the history ...
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North 
Pepperdine University
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North
Pepperdine Law Review
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Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick Pepperdine University
Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick
Pepperdine Law Review
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Recent Trends In California Law Concerning The Best Interests Of The Child, Darlene Selby Pepperdine University
Recent Trends In California Law Concerning The Best Interests Of The Child, Darlene Selby
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
California Custody Awards To Non-Parents: A View Of Civil Code Section 4600, Charles T. McHugh Pepperdine University
California Custody Awards To Non-Parents: A View Of Civil Code Section 4600, Charles T. Mchugh
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Prospective Changes In California Community Property Law, Pamela Hemminger Pepperdine University
Prospective Changes In California Community Property Law, Pamela Hemminger
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
In Re Lisa R. 13 Cal. 3d 336, 532 P.2d 123, 119 Cal. Rptr. 475 (1975), Elliot Shelton Pepperdine University
In Re Lisa R. 13 Cal. 3d 336, 532 P.2d 123, 119 Cal. Rptr. 475 (1975), Elliot Shelton
Pepperdine Law Review
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In Re Marriage Of Olhausen: The Characterization Of State Disability Retirement Benefits After Dissolution, John K. Hoover Pepperdine University
In Re Marriage Of Olhausen: The Characterization Of State Disability Retirement Benefits After Dissolution, John K. Hoover
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
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