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The Black Fourth Amendment, Charisma Hunter Dec 2022

The Black Fourth Amendment, Charisma Hunter

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

Policing Black bodies serves at the forefront of the American policing system. Black bodies are subject to everlasting surveillance through institutions and everyday occurrences. From relaxing in a Starbucks to exercising, Black bodies are deemed criminals, surveilled, profiled, and subjected to perpetual implicit bias when participating in mundane activities. Black people should have the same protections as white people and should possess the ability to engage in everyday, commonplace, and routine activities.

The Fourth Amendment was not drafted with the intention of protecting Black bodies. In fact, Black bodies were considered three-fifths of a person at the drafting of the …


Flip It And Reverse It: Examining Reverse Gender Discrimination Claims Brought Under Title Ix, Courtney Joy Mcmullan Jan 2020

Flip It And Reverse It: Examining Reverse Gender Discrimination Claims Brought Under Title Ix, Courtney Joy Mcmullan

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Note begins in Part II by discussing the prevalence of campus sexual assault and the ways in which Title IX is used to address it on university campuses. Part III examines reverse Title IX claims by accused students, including the various causes of action and the pleading standards required. Part III also surveys the success of reverse Title IX claims using public pressure on universities to address sexual assault to support their allegations of gender discrimination. Part IV then evaluates the way summary judgment rules and burden-shifting frameworks affect the likelihood of success for reverse Title IX claims. Finally, …


Virginia’S Interpretation Of Ake V. Oklahoma: A Hollow Right, Andrew Monaghan Higgins Apr 2017

Virginia’S Interpretation Of Ake V. Oklahoma: A Hollow Right, Andrew Monaghan Higgins

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Can You Hear Me Now? The Reasonableness Of Sending Notice Through Text Messages And Its Potential Impact On Impoverished Communities, Caley Degroote Sep 2016

Can You Hear Me Now? The Reasonableness Of Sending Notice Through Text Messages And Its Potential Impact On Impoverished Communities, Caley Degroote

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


How Much Are You Worth?: A Statutory Alternative To The Unconstitutionality Of Experts’ Use Of Minority-Based Statistics, Anne M. Anderson Jul 2016

How Much Are You Worth?: A Statutory Alternative To The Unconstitutionality Of Experts’ Use Of Minority-Based Statistics, Anne M. Anderson

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

No abstract provided.


A Tale Of Two Cases, Paul J. Larkin Jr. Jan 2016

A Tale Of Two Cases, Paul J. Larkin Jr.

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Curious Call For More Judicial Activism: Comment On Alexandra Klein's "The Freedom To Pursue A Common Calling", Mark Rush Jan 2016

A Curious Call For More Judicial Activism: Comment On Alexandra Klein's "The Freedom To Pursue A Common Calling", Mark Rush

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Freedom To Pursue A Common Calling: Applying Intermediate Scrutiny To Occupational Licensing Statutes, Alexandra L. Klein Jan 2016

The Freedom To Pursue A Common Calling: Applying Intermediate Scrutiny To Occupational Licensing Statutes, Alexandra L. Klein

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Genetics, Race And Substantive Due Process, Christian B. Sundquist Mar 2014

Genetics, Race And Substantive Due Process, Christian B. Sundquist

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Violating Due Process: The Case For Changing Texas State Trafficking Laws For Minors, Cristina M. Becker Sep 2013

Violating Due Process: The Case For Changing Texas State Trafficking Laws For Minors, Cristina M. Becker

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Discriminatory Local Ordinances Aimed At Regulating Illegal Immigration, John Ryan Syllaios Mar 2010

The Future Of Discriminatory Local Ordinances Aimed At Regulating Illegal Immigration, John Ryan Syllaios

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Unconstitutionality Of Mississippi's Employment Protection Act And A Framework For Assessing Similar State Immigration Employment Laws, Nicholas Neidzwski Sep 2009

The Unconstitutionality Of Mississippi's Employment Protection Act And A Framework For Assessing Similar State Immigration Employment Laws, Nicholas Neidzwski

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Repeal Of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell:" A Smooth Transition, Sharon E. Debbage Alexander, Kathi S. Westcott Sep 2008

Repeal Of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell:" A Smooth Transition, Sharon E. Debbage Alexander, Kathi S. Westcott

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Young, Illegal, And Unaccompanied: One Step Short Of Legal Protection, Raya Jarawan Sep 2007

Young, Illegal, And Unaccompanied: One Step Short Of Legal Protection, Raya Jarawan

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Executive's Scapegoat, The Court's Blind Eye? Immigrants' Rights After September 11, Hollis V. Pfitsch Jan 2005

The Executive's Scapegoat, The Court's Blind Eye? Immigrants' Rights After September 11, Hollis V. Pfitsch

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Courts, The Government, And Native Americans: The Politics And Jurisprudence Of Systematic Unfairness, Daniel T. Campbell Apr 1997

The Courts, The Government, And Native Americans: The Politics And Jurisprudence Of Systematic Unfairness, Daniel T. Campbell

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


A Disparity That Is Worlds Apart: The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Treatment Of Crack Cocaine And Powder Cocaine, Kimberley Mache Maxwell Apr 1995

A Disparity That Is Worlds Apart: The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Treatment Of Crack Cocaine And Powder Cocaine, Kimberley Mache Maxwell

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.