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Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger And The Law, Ira Robbins
Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger And The Law, Ira Robbins
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
The middle finger is one of the most commonly used insulting gestures in the United States. The finger, which is used to convey a wide range of emotions, is visible on streets and highways, in schools, shopping malls, and sporting events, in courts and execution chambers, in advertisements and on magazine covers, and even on the hallowed floor of the United States Senate. Despite its ubiquity, however, as a number of recent cases demonstrate, those who use the middle finger in public run the risk of being stopped, arrested, prosecuted, fined, and even incarcerated under disorderly conduct or breach of …
Letter From The Executive Board, The Modern American
Letter From The Executive Board, The Modern American
The Modern American
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Spotlights: Mayda Colon Tsaknis, The Honorable Jeannie J. Hong, And Jennifer Maree, Sabrina Khan
Spotlights: Mayda Colon Tsaknis, The Honorable Jeannie J. Hong, And Jennifer Maree, Sabrina Khan
The Modern American
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Volume 4, Issue 2, The Modern American
Exiling The Poor: The Clash Of Redevelopment And Fair Housing In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Anita Sinha, Judith Browne-Dianis
Exiling The Poor: The Clash Of Redevelopment And Fair Housing In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Anita Sinha, Judith Browne-Dianis
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Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff
Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff
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The family has changed over time, as has the law concerning families and relationships. Thank goodness. Until recent decades, the law punished nonmarital sex, delineated separate spheres for men and women, and restricted the grounds for ending marriage. The sexual revolution, feminism, and the demand for divorce were the social phenomena that facilitated these changes. Today we take for granted that marriage is not the right dividing line for the rights and obligations of parents. We now must revise our laws to protect the economic security and emotional peace of mind of the full variety of today's families and relationships.