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Locked Up In The Eye Of The Storm: A Case For Heightened Legal Protections For Incarcerated People During Hurricanes, Maya Habash Jan 2021

Locked Up In The Eye Of The Storm: A Case For Heightened Legal Protections For Incarcerated People During Hurricanes, Maya Habash

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Lessons For Advocacy From The Life And Legacy Of The Reverened Doctor Pauli Murray, Florence Wagman Roisman Jan 2020

Lessons For Advocacy From The Life And Legacy Of The Reverened Doctor Pauli Murray, Florence Wagman Roisman

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Future Of The Fourth Amendment: The Problem With Privacy, Poverty And Policing, Kami Chavis Simmons Jan 2015

Future Of The Fourth Amendment: The Problem With Privacy, Poverty And Policing, Kami Chavis Simmons

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Fourth And Long: The Time Is Now For The “Washington Redskins” To Punt The Name, Hammad Rasul Jan 2015

Fourth And Long: The Time Is Now For The “Washington Redskins” To Punt The Name, Hammad Rasul

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights In Crisis: The Racial Impact Of The Denial Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 2015

Civil Rights In Crisis: The Racial Impact Of The Denial Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Richard Klein

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


The Maryland Access To Justice Story: Indigent Defendants’ Right To Counsel At First Appearance, Douglas L. Colbert Jan 2015

The Maryland Access To Justice Story: Indigent Defendants’ Right To Counsel At First Appearance, Douglas L. Colbert

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Promoting Language Access In The Legal Academy, Gillian Dutton, Beth Lyon, Jayesh M. Rathold, Deborah M. Weissman Jan 2013

Promoting Language Access In The Legal Academy, Gillian Dutton, Beth Lyon, Jayesh M. Rathold, Deborah M. Weissman

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

"Promoting Language Access in the Legal Academy," details the progress made by the legal profession in meeting the needs of individuals with limited English language proficiency. The authors outlines the current need, summarizes various approaches taken by law schools, and emphasizes the value of training bilingual law students as well as mobilizing a cadre of undergraduate interpreters.


A Time For Change: Why The Msm Lifetime Deferral Policy Should Be Amended, Vianca Diaz Jan 2013

A Time For Change: Why The Msm Lifetime Deferral Policy Should Be Amended, Vianca Diaz

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

"A Time for Change: Why the MSM Lifetime Deferral Policy Should be Amended," discusses the need to amend the men who have sex with men (MSM) Lifetime Deferral to blood donations enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. This comment reviews the current policy within the current legal and cultural landscape and argues for the immediate need for reform.


Legal And Policy Standards For Addressing Workplace Racism: Employer Liability And Shared Responsibility For Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Robert T. Carter, Thomas D. Scheuermann Jan 2012

Legal And Policy Standards For Addressing Workplace Racism: Employer Liability And Shared Responsibility For Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Robert T. Carter, Thomas D. Scheuermann

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Heeding The Cry For Help: Addressing Lgbt Bullying As A Public Health Issue Through Law And Policy, Christina Meneses, Nicole Grimm Jan 2012

Heeding The Cry For Help: Addressing Lgbt Bullying As A Public Health Issue Through Law And Policy, Christina Meneses, Nicole Grimm

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Belford Vance Lawson, Jr.: Life Of A Civil Rights Litigator, Gregory S. Parks Jan 2012

Belford Vance Lawson, Jr.: Life Of A Civil Rights Litigator, Gregory S. Parks

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Child, Please – Stop The Anti-Queer School Bullycides: A Modest Proposal To Hoist Social Conservatives By Their Own “God, Guns, And Gays” Petard, David Groshoff Jan 2011

Child, Please – Stop The Anti-Queer School Bullycides: A Modest Proposal To Hoist Social Conservatives By Their Own “God, Guns, And Gays” Petard, David Groshoff

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Reaching Batson's Challenge Twenty-Five Years Later: Eliminating The Peremptory Challenge And Loosening The Challenge For Cause Standard, Matt Haven Jan 2011

Reaching Batson's Challenge Twenty-Five Years Later: Eliminating The Peremptory Challenge And Loosening The Challenge For Cause Standard, Matt Haven

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Availability Of Spousal Privileges For Same-Sex Couples, Lisa Yurwit Bergstrom, W. James Denvil Jan 2011

Availability Of Spousal Privileges For Same-Sex Couples, Lisa Yurwit Bergstrom, W. James Denvil

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Education As A Counterterrorism Tool And The Curious Case Of The Texas School Book Resolution, Diane Webber Jan 2011

Education As A Counterterrorism Tool And The Curious Case Of The Texas School Book Resolution, Diane Webber

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


And The Ban Plays On…For Now: Why Courts Must Consider Religion In Marriage Equality Cases, Matthew E. Feinberg Jan 2010

And The Ban Plays On…For Now: Why Courts Must Consider Religion In Marriage Equality Cases, Matthew E. Feinberg

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Title Vii Gap: Protecting All Workers From “Work Authorization” Discrimination, Rachel K. Alexander Jan 2010

Bridging The Title Vii Gap: Protecting All Workers From “Work Authorization” Discrimination, Rachel K. Alexander

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Home Is Where The Hatred Is: A Proposal For A Federal Housing Administration Truth And Reconciliation Commission, Brian Gilmore Jan 2010

Home Is Where The Hatred Is: A Proposal For A Federal Housing Administration Truth And Reconciliation Commission, Brian Gilmore

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


The New Sex Discrimination: Family Responsibilities, Cynthia Thomas Calvert Jan 2009

The New Sex Discrimination: Family Responsibilities, Cynthia Thomas Calvert

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Wide Right: Why The Ncaa’S Policy On The American Indian Mascot Issue Misses The Mark, Andre Douglas Pond Cummings, Seth E. Harper Jan 2009

Wide Right: Why The Ncaa’S Policy On The American Indian Mascot Issue Misses The Mark, Andre Douglas Pond Cummings, Seth E. Harper

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Policy Solutions To Sex-Based Pay Discrimination: Women Workers, Lawmakers, And Cultural Change, Vicky Lovell Jan 2009

Evaluating Policy Solutions To Sex-Based Pay Discrimination: Women Workers, Lawmakers, And Cultural Change, Vicky Lovell

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Antidiscrimination Law In The Workplace: Moving Beyond The Impasse, Dale Larson Jan 2009

Antidiscrimination Law In The Workplace: Moving Beyond The Impasse, Dale Larson

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Opening The Doors To The Local Courthouse: Maryland’S New Private Right Of Action For Employment Discrimination, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg Jan 2009

Opening The Doors To The Local Courthouse: Maryland’S New Private Right Of Action For Employment Discrimination, Deborah Thompson Eisenberg

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Commentary: Women’S Employment Rights In The Workplace Of 2007 And 2027, Marley S. Weiss Jan 2009

Commentary: Women’S Employment Rights In The Workplace Of 2007 And 2027, Marley S. Weiss

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


“Whites Only Tree,” Hanging Nooses, No Crime?: Limiting The Prosecutorial Veto For Hate Crimes In Louisiana And Across America, Tamara F. Lawson Jan 2008

“Whites Only Tree,” Hanging Nooses, No Crime?: Limiting The Prosecutorial Veto For Hate Crimes In Louisiana And Across America, Tamara F. Lawson

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Denny V. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc.: Condoning Race Discrimination In Resembling Places Of Public Accommodation Under Title Ii, Radiance A. Walters Jan 2008

Denny V. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc.: Condoning Race Discrimination In Resembling Places Of Public Accommodation Under Title Ii, Radiance A. Walters

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


10 Years Out Of Step & Out Of Line: Florida’S Statutory Ban Of “Lesbi-Gay Adoption” Violates The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 (Asfa), Cynthia G. Hawkins-León, Anesha Worthy Jan 2008

10 Years Out Of Step & Out Of Line: Florida’S Statutory Ban Of “Lesbi-Gay Adoption” Violates The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 (Asfa), Cynthia G. Hawkins-León, Anesha Worthy

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


The Lost Legislative History Of The Equal Rights Amendment: Lessons From The Unpublished 1983 Markup By The House Judiciary Committee, Paul Taylor, Philip G. Kiko Jan 2007

The Lost Legislative History Of The Equal Rights Amendment: Lessons From The Unpublished 1983 Markup By The House Judiciary Committee, Paul Taylor, Philip G. Kiko

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008: History, Successes, And Future Considerations, Christine Formas Norris Jan 2007

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008: History, Successes, And Future Considerations, Christine Formas Norris

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Thompson V. Hud: Groundbreaking Housing Desegregation Litigation, And The Significant Task Ahead Of Achieving An Effective Desegregation Remedy Without Engendering New Social Harms, Gina Kline Jan 2007

Thompson V. Hud: Groundbreaking Housing Desegregation Litigation, And The Significant Task Ahead Of Achieving An Effective Desegregation Remedy Without Engendering New Social Harms, Gina Kline

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.