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"She Was Surprised And Furious": Expatriation, Suffrage, Immigration, And The Fragility Of Women's Citizenship, 1907-1940, Felice Batlan Jul 2020

"She Was Surprised And Furious": Expatriation, Suffrage, Immigration, And The Fragility Of Women's Citizenship, 1907-1940, Felice Batlan

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This article stands at the intersection of women’s history and the history of citizenship, immigration, and naturalization laws. The first part of this article proceeds by examining the general legal status of women under the laws of coverture, in which married women’s legal existence was “covered” by that of their husbands. It then discusses the 1907 Expatriation Act, which resulted in women who were U.S. citizens married to non-U.S. citizens losing their citizenship. The following sections discuss how suffragists challenged the 1907 law in the courts and how passage of the Nineteenth Amendment—and with it a new concept of women’s …


Building A Regime Of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945, Felice Batlan Aug 2018

Building A Regime Of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945, Felice Batlan

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H-Pad is happy to announce the release of its sixth broadside. In “Building a Regime of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945,” Felice Batlan traces a century of U.S. government laws, policies, and attitudes regarding immigration. The broadside explores how ideas about race, class, religion, and the Other repeatedly led to laws restricting the immigration of those who members of Congress, the President, and the U.S. public considered inferior and/or a threat.


Beyond Greed Is Good: Pop Culture In The Business Law Classroom, Felice Batlan, Joshua Bass Jan 2018

Beyond Greed Is Good: Pop Culture In The Business Law Classroom, Felice Batlan, Joshua Bass

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Ethnic Cleansing As Euphemism, Metaphor, Criminology And Law, Todd Haugh Jan 2011

Ethnic Cleansing As Euphemism, Metaphor, Criminology And Law, Todd Haugh

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A Brief Examination Of The History Of The Persistent Debate About Limits To Western Growth, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 2004

A Brief Examination Of The History Of The Persistent Debate About Limits To Western Growth, A. Dan Tarlock

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The Principles Of Justice, Richard W. Wright Jan 2001

The Principles Of Justice, Richard W. Wright

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Foundations Of The Duty To Rescue, Steven J. Heyman Feb 1994

Foundations Of The Duty To Rescue, Steven J. Heyman

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