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Current Complications In The Law On Myths And Stereotypes, Lisa Dufraimont Dec 2021

Current Complications In The Law On Myths And Stereotypes, Lisa Dufraimont

Articles & Book Chapters

Myths and stereotypes represent an ongoing problem in Canadian sexual assault trials. Often, and paradigmatically, defence lawyers and trial judges rely on discredited sexist assumptions to the prejudice of female sexual assault complainants. However, a review of the recent appellate case law reveals many cases that do not fit this paradigm. Complications that have arisen include stereotypes about men or accused persons, legitimate defence arguments misidentified as stereotypes, close cases where reasonable people disagree about whether stereotypes have been invoked, and prejudicial forms of reasoning based other axes of discrimination. This paper surveys these developments and assesses an attempt by …


Classrooms Into Courtrooms, Naomi M. Mann Dec 2021

Classrooms Into Courtrooms, Naomi M. Mann

Faculty Scholarship

The federal Department of Education’s (DOE) 2020 Title IX Rule fundamentally transformed the relationship between postsecondary schools (schools) and students. While courts have long warned against turning classrooms into courtrooms, the 2020 Rule nonetheless imposed a mandatory quasi-criminal courtroom procedure for Title IX sexual harassment investigatory proceedings in schools. This transformation is a reflection of the larger trend of importing criminal law norms and due process protections into Title IX school proceedings. It is especially regressive at a time where calls for long-overdue criminal justice reform are reaching a boiling point across the nation. Its effects are especially troubling because …


Study Of The Underrepresentation Of Women And Women-Identifying Ip- Rights Holders, Company Founders And Senior Leadership: Final Report To Innovation Asset Collective, Myra Tawfik, Heather Pratt Nov 2021

Study Of The Underrepresentation Of Women And Women-Identifying Ip- Rights Holders, Company Founders And Senior Leadership: Final Report To Innovation Asset Collective, Myra Tawfik, Heather Pratt

Law Publications

In 2018 the Government of Canada (Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada) launched its National IP Strategy with a view to helping “Canadian businesses, creators, entrepreneurs and innovators understand, protect and access intellectual property (IP)” 1 Among its many policy initiatives, it identified the underrepresentation of women and womenidentifying2 and Indigenous entrepreneurs in the IP system as areas of concern.3 Encouraging greater success for these and other excluded groups necessarily means facilitating greater participation in generating, protecting and strategically leveraging their IP. In 2020, the Innovation Asset Collective (IAC), which was established pursuant to the National IP Strategy, issued a …


Letter To Washington State Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Washington State Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Vermont Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Vermont Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Utah State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Utah State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Virginia Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Virginia Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Committee Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of The Virgin Islands, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Committee Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of The Virgin Islands, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To South Dakota Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To South Dakota Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Wisconsin Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Wisconsin Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Administrator For Attorney Services Division, Nebraska Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Administrator For Attorney Services Division, Nebraska Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To New Jersey Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To New Jersey Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To New Hampshire Supreme Court, Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To New Hampshire Supreme Court, Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To New Mexico Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To New Mexico Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To The Board Of Law Examiners For The State Of North Carolina, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To The Board Of Law Examiners For The State Of North Carolina, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Bar Admissions Administrator, Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Bar Admissions Administrator, Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Board Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of Ohio, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Board Of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court Of Ohio, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Regulatory Counsel, Oregon State Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Regulatory Counsel, Oregon State Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Oklahoma Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Oklahoma Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Chief Appellate Clerk, Palau Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Chief Appellate Clerk, Palau Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Bar Administrator, Rhode Island Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Bar Administrator, Rhode Island Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Board Of Bar Examiners, Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Board Of Bar Examiners, Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Arkansas State Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Arkansas State Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Rhode Island Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Rhode Island Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Making Space, Taking Space 11-16-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law Nov 2021

Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Making Space, Taking Space 11-16-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.


Letter To Supreme Court Of South Carolina Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Supreme Court Of South Carolina Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Tennessee Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Tennessee Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Texas Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Texas Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To West Virginia Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To West Virginia Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.


Letter To Supreme Court Of Georgia, Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic Nov 2021

Letter To Supreme Court Of Georgia, Office Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

No abstract provided.