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The Supreme Court's Post-Racial Turn Towards A Zero-Sum Understanding Of Equality, Helen Norton Oct 2010

The Supreme Court's Post-Racial Turn Towards A Zero-Sum Understanding Of Equality, Helen Norton

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Paging Dr. Google: Personal Health Records And Patient Privacy, Colin P. Mccarthy May 2010

Paging Dr. Google: Personal Health Records And Patient Privacy, Colin P. Mccarthy

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Embryo Fundamentalism, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn May 2010

Embryo Fundamentalism, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Setting The Boundaries Of The Census Clause: Normitive And Legal Concerns Regarding The American Community Survey, Carrie Pixler May 2010

Setting The Boundaries Of The Census Clause: Normitive And Legal Concerns Regarding The American Community Survey, Carrie Pixler

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Unlocking The Power Of State Constitutions With Equal Protection: The First Step Toward Education As A Federally Protected Right, Derek W. Black Mar 2010

Unlocking The Power Of State Constitutions With Equal Protection: The First Step Toward Education As A Federally Protected Right, Derek W. Black

William & Mary Law Review

This Article analyzes the intersection of state constitutional law right at stake and the responsibility for enforcing it. Thus, the scrutiny of this right under federal equal protection would be far different than it was just a few decades ago. Given the states’ weakened ability to enforce these rights, the future of education equity depends on federal intervention. with federal equal protection, revealing how federal equal protection, by relying on state constitutional education standards, can force states to further equalize and increase the resources available to struggling schools. It begins by exploring the extent of inequality and inadequacy in our …


The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards Mar 2010

The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents (Vol. 16, No. 2) Feb 2010

Table Of Contents (Vol. 16, No. 2)

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Abortion, The Undue Burden Standard, And The Evisceration Of Women's Privacy, Caitlin E. Borgmann Feb 2010

Abortion, The Undue Burden Standard, And The Evisceration Of Women's Privacy, Caitlin E. Borgmann

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Medical Conscience And The Policing Of Parenthood, Richard F. Storrow Feb 2010

Medical Conscience And The Policing Of Parenthood, Richard F. Storrow

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

As state and local anti-discrimination provisions become more and more comprehensive, physicians who refuse to treat patients for reasons of sexual orientation or marital status are beginning to face legal liability. Increasingly, physicians are invoking codes of medical ethics alongside more familiar constitutional law claims in support of their claim to insulation from legal liability. This Article explores what medical ethics has to say about physicians who, for sincerely held religious reasons, refuse to treat patients for reasons of sexual orientation or marital status. The issue is explored through the lens of a case recently decided by the California Supreme …


Subverting Rule 56? Mcdonnell Douglas, White V. Baxter Healthcare Corp., And The Mess Of Summary Judgement In Mixed-Motive Cases, Christopher J. Emden Feb 2010

Subverting Rule 56? Mcdonnell Douglas, White V. Baxter Healthcare Corp., And The Mess Of Summary Judgement In Mixed-Motive Cases, Christopher J. Emden

William & Mary Business Law Review

No abstract provided.


Privacy And Domestic Violence In Court, Rebecca Green Feb 2010

Privacy And Domestic Violence In Court, Rebecca Green

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Taxation, Pregnancy, And Privacy, Bridget J. Crawford Feb 2010

Taxation, Pregnancy, And Privacy, Bridget J. Crawford

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This Article frames a discussion of surrogacy within the context of existing income tax laws. A surrogate receives money for carrying and bearing a child. This payment is income by any definition, even if the surrogacy contract recites that it is a “reimbursement.” Cases and rulings on the income tax consequences of the sale of blood and human breast milk, as well as analogies to situations in which people are paid to wear advertising on their bodies, support the conclusion that a surrogate recognizes taxable income, although the Internal Revenue Service has never stated so. For tax purposes, the reproductive …


The Gender Gap: A Persistent Problem That Congress Has Yet To Address, Leeron Avnery Feb 2010

The Gender Gap: A Persistent Problem That Congress Has Yet To Address, Leeron Avnery

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.