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Doing Things With The Language Of Law And Gender: Using Speech Act Theory To Understand The Meaning And Effect Of The Gender Identity Backlash, Susan Etta Keller Mar 2024

Doing Things With The Language Of Law And Gender: Using Speech Act Theory To Understand The Meaning And Effect Of The Gender Identity Backlash, Susan Etta Keller

Nevada Law Journal

A significant legal backlash against transgender individuals is currently under way. This movement--which includes state legislation, state executive action, and federal cases--seeks to limit access and participation by transgender individuals in school sports, use of bathrooms, access to appropriate care, and even the right to be addressed appropriately in the classroom. Properly understood as a political backlash in response to previous political gains by transgender individuals, this movement is composed of a series of speech acts: language that makes change in the world and alters human relations. This article identifies the features of the backlash and the power dynamics that …


The “Fool’S Gold” Standard Of Confession Evidence: How Intersecting, Disadvantaged Identities Heighten The Risk Of False Confession, Nicole Weis Jun 2022

The “Fool’S Gold” Standard Of Confession Evidence: How Intersecting, Disadvantaged Identities Heighten The Risk Of False Confession, Nicole Weis

Nevada Law Journal

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Hiding Sexual Harassment: Myths And Realities, Pat K. Chew Jun 2021

Hiding Sexual Harassment: Myths And Realities, Pat K. Chew

Nevada Law Journal

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Anomalous Anatomies: How The Tsa Should Screen For Transgender People, Karissa J. Kang, John M. Kang Jun 2021

Anomalous Anatomies: How The Tsa Should Screen For Transgender People, Karissa J. Kang, John M. Kang

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Women Of Color In Immigration Enforcement, Kit Johnson Jun 2021

Women Of Color In Immigration Enforcement, Kit Johnson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Sovereignty Threat: Loreal Tsingine, Policing, And The Intersectionality Of Indigenous Death, Theresa Rocha Beardall Jun 2021

Sovereignty Threat: Loreal Tsingine, Policing, And The Intersectionality Of Indigenous Death, Theresa Rocha Beardall

Nevada Law Journal

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An Empirical Analysis Of The Racial/Ethnic And Sex Differences In Nypd Stop-And-Frisk Practices, Henry F. Fradella, Weston J. Morrow, Michael D. White Jun 2021

An Empirical Analysis Of The Racial/Ethnic And Sex Differences In Nypd Stop-And-Frisk Practices, Henry F. Fradella, Weston J. Morrow, Michael D. White

Nevada Law Journal

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Reversing The Decriminalization Of Sexual Violence, Lisa Avalos Sep 2020

Reversing The Decriminalization Of Sexual Violence, Lisa Avalos

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


What’S Sex Got To Do With It: Questioning Research On Gender & Negotiation, Andrea Kupfer Schneider Jun 2019

What’S Sex Got To Do With It: Questioning Research On Gender & Negotiation, Andrea Kupfer Schneider

Nevada Law Journal

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Tort Law’S Devaluation Of Stillbirth, Jill Wieber Lens Jun 2019

Tort Law’S Devaluation Of Stillbirth, Jill Wieber Lens

Nevada Law Journal

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University Title Ix Compliance: A Work In Progress In The Wake Of Reform, Michelle J. Harnik Dec 2018

University Title Ix Compliance: A Work In Progress In The Wake Of Reform, Michelle J. Harnik

Nevada Law Journal

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Child Marriage As Constitutional Violation, Teri Dobbins Baxter Sep 2018

Child Marriage As Constitutional Violation, Teri Dobbins Baxter

Nevada Law Journal

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From Equitable To Equal, And Then More Equal: How Nevada Divorce Law Can Help Domestic Violence Survivors, David Ernesto Chavez Sep 2018

From Equitable To Equal, And Then More Equal: How Nevada Divorce Law Can Help Domestic Violence Survivors, David Ernesto Chavez

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toward A Feminist Political Theory Of Judging: Neither The Nightmare Nor The Noble Dream, Sally J. Kenney Jun 2016

Toward A Feminist Political Theory Of Judging: Neither The Nightmare Nor The Noble Dream, Sally J. Kenney

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Burn This Bitch Down!": Mike Brown, Emmett Till, And The Gendered Politics Of Black Parenthood, Teri A. Mcmurtry-Chubb Jun 2016

"Burn This Bitch Down!": Mike Brown, Emmett Till, And The Gendered Politics Of Black Parenthood, Teri A. Mcmurtry-Chubb

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Equality Writ Large, Phyllis Goldfarb Jun 2016

Equality Writ Large, Phyllis Goldfarb

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Pregnant "Persons": The Linguistic Defanging Of Women's Issues And The Legal Danger Of "Brain-Sex" Language, Andrea Orwoll Jun 2016

Pregnant "Persons": The Linguistic Defanging Of Women's Issues And The Legal Danger Of "Brain-Sex" Language, Andrea Orwoll

Nevada Law Journal

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Ministering (In)Justice: The Supreme Court's Misreliance On Abortion Regret In Gonzales V. Carhart, J. Shoshanna Ehrlich Jun 2016

Ministering (In)Justice: The Supreme Court's Misreliance On Abortion Regret In Gonzales V. Carhart, J. Shoshanna Ehrlich

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Trapped In Public: The Regulation Of Street Harassment And Cyber-Harassment Under The Captive Audience Doctrine, Joanne Sweeny Jun 2016

Trapped In Public: The Regulation Of Street Harassment And Cyber-Harassment Under The Captive Audience Doctrine, Joanne Sweeny

Nevada Law Journal

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Using Feminist Theory To Advance Equal Justice Under Law, Linda L. Berger, Bridget J. Crawford, Kathryn M. Stanchi Jun 2016

Using Feminist Theory To Advance Equal Justice Under Law, Linda L. Berger, Bridget J. Crawford, Kathryn M. Stanchi

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan Sep 2014

Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan

Nevada Law Journal

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America's "Disneyland Of Sex": Exploring The Problem Of Sex Trafficking In Las Vegas And Nevada's Response, Chariane K. Forrey Jun 2014

America's "Disneyland Of Sex": Exploring The Problem Of Sex Trafficking In Las Vegas And Nevada's Response, Chariane K. Forrey

Nevada Law Journal

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Title Ix And Baseball: How The Contact Sports Exemption Denies Women Equal Opportunity To America's Pastime, Brittany K. Puzey Jun 2014

Title Ix And Baseball: How The Contact Sports Exemption Denies Women Equal Opportunity To America's Pastime, Brittany K. Puzey

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Women, Unions, And Negotiation, Nicole Buonocore Porter Mar 2014

Women, Unions, And Negotiation, Nicole Buonocore Porter

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Guy Walks Into A Bar: Gender Discriminatory Pricing And Admission Policies In Las Vegas Establishments, Shana S. Brouwers Oct 2010

A Guy Walks Into A Bar: Gender Discriminatory Pricing And Admission Policies In Las Vegas Establishments, Shana S. Brouwers

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Agents Of (Incremental) Change: From Myra Bradwell To Hillary Clinton, Gwen Hoerr Jordan Apr 2009

Agents Of (Incremental) Change: From Myra Bradwell To Hillary Clinton, Gwen Hoerr Jordan

Nevada Law Journal

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When Rights Collide: In A Battle Between Pharmacists' Right Of Free Exercise And Patients' Right To Access Contraception, Who Wins?, Jacqueline Gilbert Sep 2006

When Rights Collide: In A Battle Between Pharmacists' Right Of Free Exercise And Patients' Right To Access Contraception, Who Wins?, Jacqueline Gilbert

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Girl Talk--Examining Racial And Gender Lines In Juvenile Justice, Kim Taylor-Thompson Mar 2006

Girl Talk--Examining Racial And Gender Lines In Juvenile Justice, Kim Taylor-Thompson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


When A Victim's A Victim: Making Reference To Victims And Sex-Crime Prosecution, Scott A. Mcdonald Sep 2005

When A Victim's A Victim: Making Reference To Victims And Sex-Crime Prosecution, Scott A. Mcdonald

Nevada Law Journal

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Do Race/Ethnicity And Gender Influence Criminal Defendants' Satisfaction With Their Lawyers' Services? An Empirical Study Of Nevada Inmates, Robert J. Aalberts, Thomas E. Boyt, Lorne H. Seidman Mar 2002

Do Race/Ethnicity And Gender Influence Criminal Defendants' Satisfaction With Their Lawyers' Services? An Empirical Study Of Nevada Inmates, Robert J. Aalberts, Thomas E. Boyt, Lorne H. Seidman

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.