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What (And Whom) State Marijuana Reformers Forgot: Crimmigration Law And Noncitizens, Carrie Rosenbaum Aug 2016

What (And Whom) State Marijuana Reformers Forgot: Crimmigration Law And Noncitizens, Carrie Rosenbaum

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Aug 2016

Table Of Contents

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Immigration And Disability In The United States And Canada, Mark Weber Jun 2016

Immigration And Disability In The United States And Canada, Mark Weber

College of Law Faculty

Disability arises from the dynamic between people’s physical and mental conditions andthe physical and attitudinal barriers in the environment. Applying this idea aboutdisability to United States and Canadian immigration law draws attention to barriers toentry and eventual citizenship for individuals who have disabilities. Historically, NorthAmerican law excluded many classes of immigrants, including those with intellectualdisabilities, mental illness, physical defects, and conditions likely to cause dependency.Though exclusions for individuals likely to draw excessive public resources and thosewith communicable diseases still exist in Canada and the United States, in recent yearsthe United States permitted legalization for severely disabled undocumented immigrantsalready in the …


Thinking Outside The Bun: How Chicago Can Combat Food Deserts And Obesity Through Public Health Policies And The Law, Calvin Edwards Mar 2016

Thinking Outside The Bun: How Chicago Can Combat Food Deserts And Obesity Through Public Health Policies And The Law, Calvin Edwards

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Real Social Security Disability Fraud(S), Steve Berenson Mar 2016

The Real Social Security Disability Fraud(S), Steve Berenson

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


A Victims’ Family Member On Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences: “Brutal Finality” And Unfinished Souls, Jeanne Bishop Mar 2016

A Victims’ Family Member On Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences: “Brutal Finality” And Unfinished Souls, Jeanne Bishop

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Restorative Justice In Domestic Violence Cases, Roni Elias Mar 2016

Restorative Justice In Domestic Violence Cases, Roni Elias

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


An Inside Job: The Role Correctional Officials Play In The Occurrence Of Sexual Assault In U.S. Detention Centers, Kristine M. Schanbacher Mar 2016

An Inside Job: The Role Correctional Officials Play In The Occurrence Of Sexual Assault In U.S. Detention Centers, Kristine M. Schanbacher

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Organizing In Detroit Soup Kitchens For Power And Justice, Gregory B. Markus Mar 2016

Organizing In Detroit Soup Kitchens For Power And Justice, Gregory B. Markus

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of Idea Due Process, Mark Weber Jan 2014

In Defense Of Idea Due Process, Mark Weber

College of Law Faculty

Due Process hearing rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act are under attack. A major professional group and several academic commentators charge that the hearings system advantages middle class parents, that it is expensive, that it is futile, and that it is unmanageable. Some critics would abandon individual rights to a hearing and review in favor of bureaucratic enforcement or administrative mechanisms that do not include the right to an individual hearing before a neutral decision maker. This Article defends the right to a due process hearing. It contends that some criticisms of hearing rights are simply erroneous, and …


In Defense Of Idea Due Process, Mark C. Weber Jan 2014

In Defense Of Idea Due Process, Mark C. Weber

Mark C. Weber

Due Process hearing rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act are under attack. A major professional group and several academic commentators charge that the hearings system advantages middle class parents, that it is expensive, that it is futile, and that it is unmanageable. Some critics would abandon individual rights to a hearing and review in favor of bureaucratic enforcement or administrative mechanisms that do not include the right to an individual hearing before a neutral decision maker. This Article defends the right to a due process hearing. It contends that some criticisms of hearing rights are simply erroneous, and …


Idea Class Actions After Wal-Mart V. Dukes, Mark C. Weber Jan 2014

Idea Class Actions After Wal-Mart V. Dukes, Mark C. Weber

Mark C. Weber

Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees alleging sex discrimination in Wal-Mart’s salary and promotion decisions. The Supreme Court ruled that the case did not satisfy the requirement that a class have a common question of law or fact, and said that the remedy sought was not the type of relief available under the portion of the class action rule permitting mandatory class actions. Over the last two years, courts have struggled with how to apply the ruling, especially how to apply it beyond its immediate context of employment discrimination …