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Challenging Florida’S Parental Rights In Education Act, Aka The “Don’T Say Gay” Law: Finding Equality Through Equal Protection Doctrine, Nelson Garcia Dec 2023

Challenging Florida’S Parental Rights In Education Act, Aka The “Don’T Say Gay” Law: Finding Equality Through Equal Protection Doctrine, Nelson Garcia

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Queering The Dream—The Impact Trump’S Decision Has On Lgbtq+ Dreamers, Candelario Saldana Apr 2020

Queering The Dream—The Impact Trump’S Decision Has On Lgbtq+ Dreamers, Candelario Saldana

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

On June 15, 2012, President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program, which was an exercise of prosecutorial discretion that provided temporary relief from deportation to youth known as Dreamers. On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would begin phasing out the program. The fate of the program has recently been litigated in courts including the Supreme Court, with a decision pending from the Supreme Court anytime in 2020 (although there is a push to stall a decision due to the COVID-19 pandemic). In this article I discuss the historical context of DACA and …


Ten Years Fighting Hate, David A. Hall Apr 2020

Ten Years Fighting Hate, David A. Hall

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

On October 28, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (“the Act”). One of the goals of the Act was to broaden protections against crimes motivated by hatred for a person’s group membership (her perceived race, national origin, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion). The Act intends to address the need for US law to recognize the particularly destructive and virulent nature of crimes motivated by this kind of animus toward minority groups. Such crimes can often have an outsized effect, because they are intended to …


Confidentiality Agreements: The Florida Sunshine In Litigation Act, The #Metoo Movement, And Signing Away The Right To Speak, Loune-Djenia Askew Dec 2019

Confidentiality Agreements: The Florida Sunshine In Litigation Act, The #Metoo Movement, And Signing Away The Right To Speak, Loune-Djenia Askew

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

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Vawa Reauthorization Of 2013 And The Continued Legacy Of Violence Against Indigenous Women: A Critical Outsider Jurisprudence Perspective, Luhui Whitebear Aug 2019

Vawa Reauthorization Of 2013 And The Continued Legacy Of Violence Against Indigenous Women: A Critical Outsider Jurisprudence Perspective, Luhui Whitebear

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

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The Invisible Voices Of The Movement To End Violence Against Women: Immigrant Survivors With Criminal Convictions, Leoni Fred Sep 2018

The Invisible Voices Of The Movement To End Violence Against Women: Immigrant Survivors With Criminal Convictions, Leoni Fred

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

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Advancing A Human Rights Framework To Reimagine The Movement To End Gender Violence, Rosie Hidalgo Jul 2015

Advancing A Human Rights Framework To Reimagine The Movement To End Gender Violence, Rosie Hidalgo

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

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Interview—Caroline Bettinger-Lopez And Marleine Bastien On The Fight To Stop Gender Violence: From Haiti To Miami, Caroline Bettinger-López, Marleine Bastien Jul 2015

Interview—Caroline Bettinger-Lopez And Marleine Bastien On The Fight To Stop Gender Violence: From Haiti To Miami, Caroline Bettinger-López, Marleine Bastien

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

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Rethinking A New Domestic Violence Pedagogy, Deborah M. Weissman Jul 2015

Rethinking A New Domestic Violence Pedagogy, Deborah M. Weissman

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reimagining The Movement To End Gender Violence: Anti-Racism, Prison Abolition, Women Of Color Feminisms, And Other Radical Visions Of Justice (Transcript), Beth E. Richie Jul 2015

Reimagining The Movement To End Gender Violence: Anti-Racism, Prison Abolition, Women Of Color Feminisms, And Other Radical Visions Of Justice (Transcript), Beth E. Richie

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Converge! Reimagining The Movement To End Gender Violence, Donna Coker, Leigh Goodmark, Marcia Olivo Jul 2015

Introduction: Converge! Reimagining The Movement To End Gender Violence, Donna Coker, Leigh Goodmark, Marcia Olivo

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Building Towards Transformative Justice At Sakhi For South Asian Women, Soniya Munshi, Bhavana Nancherla, Tiloma Jayasinghe Jul 2015

Building Towards Transformative Justice At Sakhi For South Asian Women, Soniya Munshi, Bhavana Nancherla, Tiloma Jayasinghe

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


“Usually It’S Something In The Writing”: Reconsidering The Narrative Requirement For Protection Order Petitions, Alesha Durfee Jul 2015

“Usually It’S Something In The Writing”: Reconsidering The Narrative Requirement For Protection Order Petitions, Alesha Durfee

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel On New Possibilities For Reframing Work To End Gender Based Violence (Transcript), Marcia Olivo, Monique Hoeflinger (Moderator), Neil Irwin, Jackie Payne Jul 2015

Panel On New Possibilities For Reframing Work To End Gender Based Violence (Transcript), Marcia Olivo, Monique Hoeflinger (Moderator), Neil Irwin, Jackie Payne

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


On The Same Bodies: Exploring The Shared Historical Legacy Of Violence Against Women And Reproductive Injustice, Eesha Pandit Jul 2015

On The Same Bodies: Exploring The Shared Historical Legacy Of Violence Against Women And Reproductive Injustice, Eesha Pandit

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Convergeing Around The Study Of Gender Violence: The Gender Violence Clinic At The University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law, Leigh Goodmark Jul 2015

Convergeing Around The Study Of Gender Violence: The Gender Violence Clinic At The University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law, Leigh Goodmark

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Full Issue Jul 2015

Full Issue

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel On Sex Trafficking (Transcript), Aziza Ahmed, Cyra Choudhury (Moderator), Sienna Baskin, Sandy Skelaney Jul 2015

Panel On Sex Trafficking (Transcript), Aziza Ahmed, Cyra Choudhury (Moderator), Sienna Baskin, Sandy Skelaney

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel On Beyond The Rape Exception: Using Law And Movement Building To Ensure Reproductive Health And Justice To All Gender Violence Survivors (Transcript), Sara Ainsworth, Jamie Vanaria (Moderator), Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas, Lillian Hewko, Angela Hooton Jul 2015

Panel On Beyond The Rape Exception: Using Law And Movement Building To Ensure Reproductive Health And Justice To All Gender Violence Survivors (Transcript), Sara Ainsworth, Jamie Vanaria (Moderator), Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas, Lillian Hewko, Angela Hooton

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel On Immigrant Rights, Women, And Gender Violence: Structural Violence And Organizing Strategies (Transcript), María Rodriguez, Donna Coker, Lis-Marie Alvarado, Beatrice Bianchi Fasani, Ramandeep Kaur Mahal, Rebecca Sharpless Jul 2015

Panel On Immigrant Rights, Women, And Gender Violence: Structural Violence And Organizing Strategies (Transcript), María Rodriguez, Donna Coker, Lis-Marie Alvarado, Beatrice Bianchi Fasani, Ramandeep Kaur Mahal, Rebecca Sharpless

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


House Republicans Add Insult To Native Women’S Injury, Ryan Devreskracht Jul 2013

House Republicans Add Insult To Native Women’S Injury, Ryan Devreskracht

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.