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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Demystifying Toxic Workplaces: Transforming A Worker's Right-To-Know To A Right-To-Understand By Expanding Epcra, Eun Jin Kim
Demystifying Toxic Workplaces: Transforming A Worker's Right-To-Know To A Right-To-Understand By Expanding Epcra, Eun Jin Kim
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A Different Kind Of Privacy: "Bathroom Bills" And The Rights Of Transgender People In Public Spaces, Sarah Nagy
A Different Kind Of Privacy: "Bathroom Bills" And The Rights Of Transgender People In Public Spaces, Sarah Nagy
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Same-Sex Families And Adoption Discrimination Post Marriage Equality, Joel Viramontes-Gallegos
Same-Sex Families And Adoption Discrimination Post Marriage Equality, Joel Viramontes-Gallegos
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With the major judicial holding of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United States legally recognized same sex-marriage. Advocates of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community celebrated in the granting of what many deemed a fundamental right. Now, with the ability to freely marry, same-sex couples are looking to grow their family through adoption, with some adoption agencies seeing a slight increase in upwards of 700 applicants a month. This article will address the legal challenges, and proposed solutions, to expanding American same-sex couples' legal rights to adopt children outside of the United States.
The Invisibility Of Female Farmworkers: How Current Workers' Rights Legislation Fails To Adequately Protect Female Farmworkers And Exposes Them To Serious Health And Safety Risks, Martha Laura Garcia
The Invisibility Of Female Farmworkers: How Current Workers' Rights Legislation Fails To Adequately Protect Female Farmworkers And Exposes Them To Serious Health And Safety Risks, Martha Laura Garcia
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Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are one of the most isolated and vulnerable population groups in the United States. Not only is the nature of their work exhausting and dangerous, but many times, the workers face other challenges, like cultural and language barriers and limited access to legal, health, and educational services. Female farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to the many risks seasonal and migrant farmworkers face, with the additional challenge of having limited forms of legal relief. By giving an overview of current labor laws and presenting the main risks female farmworkers face, this article will demonstrate that labor laws and …
Nothing Is Ever Black & White: The Criminal Justice System And Its Expansion Into "Criminal Alien" Enforcement, Yolanda Vázquez
Nothing Is Ever Black & White: The Criminal Justice System And Its Expansion Into "Criminal Alien" Enforcement, Yolanda Vázquez
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The Final Frontier Of The Privatization Of Public Housing: The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Ji Hwang
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Tunnel Vision: How The System Chooses Its Target, Alison Hill
Tunnel Vision: How The System Chooses Its Target, Alison Hill
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Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?, Austin Spillar
Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?, Austin Spillar
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State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement, Anthony E. Wadas
State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement, Anthony E. Wadas
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities, Adrien Fernandez
Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities, Adrien Fernandez
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System, Bethany Dixon
Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System, Bethany Dixon
Public Interest Law Reporter
In January, President Obama banned solitary confinement - the confinement of a prisoner in a cell for virtually the entire day without environmental stimulation and limited opportunity for social interaction - for juveniles in the federal prison system. In his announcement, he stated that solitary confinement has been overused and has the potential to cause tremendous psychological consequences. His decision came after a review by the Justice Department. The report stated that the practice of solitary confinement reduces the chances that a prisoner can be eventually rehabilitated to society. This article will examine the anticipated impact of the President's executive …
Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements, Erika C. Weaver
Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements, Erika C. Weaver
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Many Poor Americans Are Not Getting Access To Clean Drinking Water, A Basic Human Right, Keimer Raymond
Many Poor Americans Are Not Getting Access To Clean Drinking Water, A Basic Human Right, Keimer Raymond
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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees, Katie Burnett
Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees, Katie Burnett
Public Interest Law Reporter
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The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine, Alice Kim
The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine, Alice Kim
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Poetic Justice, Darrell Cannon
The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could, Joey L. Mogul
The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could, Joey L. Mogul
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Why We Need Community Control Of The Police, Larry Redmond
Why We Need Community Control Of The Police, Larry Redmond
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Black People Against Police Torture: The Importance Of Building A People-Centered Human Rights Movement, Vickie Casanova Willis, Standish E. Willis
Black People Against Police Torture: The Importance Of Building A People-Centered Human Rights Movement, Vickie Casanova Willis, Standish E. Willis
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Public Interest Law Reporter
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In Defense Of The Closed Primary, Bethany Dixon
In Defense Of The Closed Primary, Bethany Dixon
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Cyberbullying And The Victims Of Modern Technology, Wafeek Elafifi
Cyberbullying And The Victims Of Modern Technology, Wafeek Elafifi
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Voter Identification Laws And The 2016 Election, Conor Grealish
Voter Identification Laws And The 2016 Election, Conor Grealish
Public Interest Law Reporter
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The Pursuit Of Equitable Access To Reproductive Healthcare In The United States, Alexandra Lehr
The Pursuit Of Equitable Access To Reproductive Healthcare In The United States, Alexandra Lehr
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Well-Intended Federal Drug Policies May Leave Minorities Behind, William Ryan
Well-Intended Federal Drug Policies May Leave Minorities Behind, William Ryan
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Continuing Barriers To Equal Educational Opportunities For Students With Disabilities, Joanna Pawlowska
Continuing Barriers To Equal Educational Opportunities For Students With Disabilities, Joanna Pawlowska
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Are We Contradicting Ourselves?: How The Stanford Rape Case Illustrates The Conflict Between Mandatory Sentencing And Judicial Discretion, Kristine Ruhl
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The Threat Of Predatory Lending, Marko Stojkovic
The Threat Of Predatory Lending, Marko Stojkovic
Public Interest Law Reporter
This Article is part one of a two-part series exploring the dangers of predatory lending and how Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have solved predatory lending and ended the possibility of another subprime debacle. In this part, what will be shown is that due to the U.S. government's deregulation and the greed of banks and predatory lenders in the housing market, predatory lending wreaked havoc on minority, low-income, and immigrant communities, and was the main cause of the 2008 economic collapse.