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Cash Kid: The Need For Increased Financial Protections Of Internet Child Stars On Youtube, Kylie Clouse
Cash Kid: The Need For Increased Financial Protections Of Internet Child Stars On Youtube, Kylie Clouse
William & Mary Law Review
This Note explores the gaps in California’s child entertainment law and the dangers of leaving child internet stars unprotected. This Note argues that while California could update their “Coogan Law” to include young internet stars, a previous attempt (and failure) to do so suggests that this may not be the best way to address the issue. In the alternative, YouTube itself has the framework to address this problem through its Partner Program. If YouTube were to fix the problem directly, it would leave child stars on other online platforms unprotected; but it could set a precedent among other platforms that …
Friends With Benefits: Expanding Virginia's Domestic Violence And Mutual Protection Order Statutes To Include Reciprocal Beneficiaries, Faith A. Parker
Friends With Benefits: Expanding Virginia's Domestic Violence And Mutual Protection Order Statutes To Include Reciprocal Beneficiaries, Faith A. Parker
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
On June 26, 2015, the Obergefell decision recognized same-sex marriage. While same-sex couples celebrated their new rights to marriage equality, they still face legal battles in the realm of domestic violence. Both married and unmarried same-sex couples face discrimination when reporting incidents of domestic violence. While most domestic violence statutes are gender-neutral on their face, their implementations disparately impact same-sex couples. Furthermore, domestic violence statutes that include same-sex couples punish same-sex couples more harshly than opposite-sex couples. This Note will examine the domestic violence law in Virginia, arguing that the laws are too vague to properly protect same-sex couples and …
Standby Guardianship For Incarcerated Custodial Parents, Lyla R. Bloom
Standby Guardianship For Incarcerated Custodial Parents, Lyla R. Bloom
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
When a child’s custodial parent is incarcerated, the child is left to either live with relatives who do not have the legal authority to make decisions for him or to live with strangers by way of the foster care system. This Note identifies standby guardianship laws as a means to better care for children of incarcerated parents by expanding an already existing legal framework. Currently, standby guardianship laws allow custodial parents suffering from debilitating illnesses to grant legal custody over their children to another adult for the length of their incapacity without terminating their own parental rights. This Note argues …
Mommy, Baby And Rapist Makes Three? Amid Abortion Bans, The Pressing Need For A Nationwide Lower Standard To Strip Parental Rights, Regardless Of A Rape Conviction, Melanie Dostis
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Among the fundamental rights recognized in the Constitution are the rights of parents to raise their children. While never interpreted as an absolute legal privilege, courts have exercised wide discretion in preserving this right and historically ignored the reality that not all parents are deserving of this right. Even though the family law system has protections in place to terminate parental rights for atrocities like abuse, it largely neglects an uncomfortable area of parental origin: parental rights regarding children conceived by rape. This is not only to the detriment of children, but, as this Note argues, at the peril of …
Transracial Adoptions In America: An Analysis Of The Role Of Racial Identity Among Black Adoptees And The Benefits Of Reconceptualizing Success Within Adoptions, Jessica M. Hadley
Transracial Adoptions In America: An Analysis Of The Role Of Racial Identity Among Black Adoptees And The Benefits Of Reconceptualizing Success Within Adoptions, Jessica M. Hadley
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Consent In Marriage: A Radical Feminist Analysis Of Pakistani Law, Iqra Saleem Khan
Consent In Marriage: A Radical Feminist Analysis Of Pakistani Law, Iqra Saleem Khan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In Abdul Kadir v. Salima, Mahmood J summarised the nature of a Pakistani wife’s duties under Islamic Law. The nikkah contract “imposes submission on the wife when summoned to the couch and confers on him the power of correction when she is disobedient or rebellious.” Earlier, a similar pronouncement was made across the ocean in the United Kingdom by Sir Matthew Hale that through the marriage contract the “wife hath given herself to the husband, consent of which she cannot retract.” Marital rape was later recognised as an offence in the UK by the House of Lords in R …
Corporal Punishment, Social Norms, And Norm Cascades: Examining Cross-National Laws And Trends In Homes Across The Globe, Melissa L. Breger, Lucy Sorensen, Victor Asal, Charmaine N. Willis
Corporal Punishment, Social Norms, And Norm Cascades: Examining Cross-National Laws And Trends In Homes Across The Globe, Melissa L. Breger, Lucy Sorensen, Victor Asal, Charmaine N. Willis
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
For centuries, parents across the globe have utilized corporal punishment against children in the name of discipline. This Article is the first legal article to examine cross-national trends in child corporal punishment laws and to propose ideas for reducing its practice using the social norms approach. By examining 192 countries over a 46-year period, we shed light on emerging patterns. Additionally, by delving into countries’ self-reports regarding their compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) treaty, we observe other unique patterns globally.
Notably, during the course of our empirical research and data collection (2017–2019), …
The Integrity Of Marriage, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura
The Integrity Of Marriage, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura
William & Mary Law Review
While the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges resolved a dispute about access to legal marriage, it also exposed a rift between the Justices about what rights, obligations, and social meanings marriage should entail. The majority opinion described marriage as a “unified whole” comprised of “essential attributes,” both legal and extralegal. The dissents, in contrast, were more skeptical about marriage’s inherent legal content. Justice Scalia, for instance, characterized marriage as a mere bundle of “civil consequences” attached to “whatever sexual attachments and living arrangements [the law] wishes.” This side debate has taken center stage in several recent disputes. In …
State Regulations Are Failing Our Children: An Analysis Of Child Marriage Laws In The United States, Rachel L. Schuman
State Regulations Are Failing Our Children: An Analysis Of Child Marriage Laws In The United States, Rachel L. Schuman
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Leveling The Playing Field: Advancing Free Legal Aid For The Family Law Claims Of Ethiopian Women, Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu
Leveling The Playing Field: Advancing Free Legal Aid For The Family Law Claims Of Ethiopian Women, Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
An Illiberal Union, Sonu Bedi
An Illiberal Union, Sonu Bedi
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
This Article breaks new ground by applying the philosophical framework of liberal neutrality (most famously articulated by John Rawls) to the United States Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on marriage. At first blush, the Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges—the culmination of marriage rights—seems to affirm a central principle of liberalism, namely equal access to marriage regardless of sexual orientation. Gays and lesbians can finally take part in an institution that celebrates the union of two committed individuals. But perversely, in its attempt to expand access to marriage, the Court has simultaneously entrenched values that are antithetical to the basic tenants …
Ménage À What? The Fundamental Right To Plural Marriage, Renuka Santhanagopalan
Ménage À What? The Fundamental Right To Plural Marriage, Renuka Santhanagopalan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Exploring The Boundaries Of Obergefell, Andrew J. Pecoraro
Exploring The Boundaries Of Obergefell, Andrew J. Pecoraro
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Same-Sex Parents And Their Children: Brazilian Case Law And Insights From Psychoanalysis, Helena Campos Refosco, Martha Maria Guida Fernandes
Same-Sex Parents And Their Children: Brazilian Case Law And Insights From Psychoanalysis, Helena Campos Refosco, Martha Maria Guida Fernandes
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This Article argues that maternal and paternal functions can be performed by same-sex parents from a psychological point of view. Consequently, the legal recognition of their relationship with their children meets the principle of human dignity pursuant to the Brazilian Federal Constitution.
Criminalizing Substance Abuse And Undermining Roe V. Wade: The Tension Between Abortion Doctrine And The Criminalization Of Prenatal Substance Abuse, Myrisha S. Lewis
Criminalizing Substance Abuse And Undermining Roe V. Wade: The Tension Between Abortion Doctrine And The Criminalization Of Prenatal Substance Abuse, Myrisha S. Lewis
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion. Although other scholars have criticized prenatal substance abuse prosecutions based on various constitutional and public policy arguments, the tension between prenatal substance abuse prosecutions and the Supreme Court’s abortion doctrine has not been adequately examined. I argue that prosecuting women for the crime of prenatal substance abuse punishes women for not exercising their right to an abortion and could even incentivize some women to obtain abortions in order to avoid criminal prosecution. I also examine the science underlying abortion doctrine, fetal health, and substance abuse which reveals that (1) the right to abort …
Abortion, Moral Law, And The First Amendment: The Conflict Between Fetal Rights & Freedom Of Religion, Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
Abortion, Moral Law, And The First Amendment: The Conflict Between Fetal Rights & Freedom Of Religion, Barbara Pfeffer Billauer
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
The status of abortion as murder, and therefore amenable to governmental intervention and criminalization, has been asserted by those favoring limits on abortion. Opponents claim a superior right of privacy and/or equality exists under the Constitution, vesting in a woman the right to decide activities and actions that affect her physical corpus. The claimed interest of a State to protect the fetus is impliedly based on the concept of “morality” or “natural law,” specifically on the premise that feticide is violative of the basic code of conduct of societal norms. To my knowledge, until now, this is the first investigation …
Whole Foods For The Whole Pregnancy: Regulating Surrogate Mother Behavior During Pregnancy, Teresa Donaldson
Whole Foods For The Whole Pregnancy: Regulating Surrogate Mother Behavior During Pregnancy, Teresa Donaldson
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Interpretation And Re-Interpretation Of A Clause: Magna Carta And The Widow’S Quarantine, Janet Loengard
Interpretation And Re-Interpretation Of A Clause: Magna Carta And The Widow’S Quarantine, Janet Loengard
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Leave And Marriage: The Flawed Progress Of Paternity Leave In The U.S. Military, T. J. Keefe
Leave And Marriage: The Flawed Progress Of Paternity Leave In The U.S. Military, T. J. Keefe
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Retroactive Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage For The Purposes Of The Confidential Marital Communications Privilege, Steven A. Young
Retroactive Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage For The Purposes Of The Confidential Marital Communications Privilege, Steven A. Young
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Permitting Abused Spouses To Claim The Earned Income Tax Credit In Separate Returns, Fred B. Brown
Permitting Abused Spouses To Claim The Earned Income Tax Credit In Separate Returns, Fred B. Brown
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
How The Liberati Sabotaged Child Welfare, David Stoesz
How The Liberati Sabotaged Child Welfare, David Stoesz
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Child Protection’S Parental Preference, Daniel Heimpel
Child Protection’S Parental Preference, Daniel Heimpel
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Diagnosing Liberal Resistance To Needed Child Welfare Reforms, James G. Dwyer
Diagnosing Liberal Resistance To Needed Child Welfare Reforms, James G. Dwyer
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Re-Evaluating The Criminalization Of In Utero Alcohol Exposure: A Harm-Reduction Approach, Adam J. Duso, John Stogner
Re-Evaluating The Criminalization Of In Utero Alcohol Exposure: A Harm-Reduction Approach, Adam J. Duso, John Stogner
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Project Prevention: Concept, Operation, Results And Controversies About Paying Drug Abusers To Obtain Long-Term Birth Control, Bruce A. Thyer
Project Prevention: Concept, Operation, Results And Controversies About Paying Drug Abusers To Obtain Long-Term Birth Control, Bruce A. Thyer
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
This Article describes the origins and current operation of Project Prevention, a privately-funded program that provides a payment of $300 to substance abusers who obtain long-term birth control. This practice is intended as a means to prevent the conception of babies to mothers who are prone to expose their developing child to toxic levels of alcohol or other drugs during pregnancy, likely to be unable to care for their child once born, and at risk for having their child removed from their custody by the state and placed in foster care or an adoptive home. Children born to such mothers …
A Liberal Dilemma: Respecting Autonomy While Also Protecting Inchoate Children From Prenatal Substance Abuse, Andrew J. Weisberg, Frank E. Vandervort
A Liberal Dilemma: Respecting Autonomy While Also Protecting Inchoate Children From Prenatal Substance Abuse, Andrew J. Weisberg, Frank E. Vandervort
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Liberal Ideology On Child Protection Reform, Cassie Statuto Bevan
The Impact Of Liberal Ideology On Child Protection Reform, Cassie Statuto Bevan
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Thoughts On The Liberal Dilemma In Child Welfare Reform, Elizabeth Bartholet
Thoughts On The Liberal Dilemma In Child Welfare Reform, Elizabeth Bartholet
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Stanley V. Illinois’S Untold Story, Josh Gupta-Kagan
Stanley V. Illinois’S Untold Story, Josh Gupta-Kagan
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Stanley v. Illinois is one of the Supreme Courts more curious landmark cases. The holding is well known: the Due Process Clause both prohibits states from removing children from the care of unwed fathers simply because they are not married and requires states to provide all parents with a hearing on their fitness. By recognizing strong due process protections for parents rights, Stanley reaffirmed Lochner-era cases that had been in doubt and formed the foundation of modern constitutional family law. But Peter Stanley never raised due process arguments, so it has long been unclear how the Court reached this decision. …