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United States V. Clary: Equal Protection And The Crack Statute , Jason A. Gillmer Dec 1995

United States V. Clary: Equal Protection And The Crack Statute , Jason A. Gillmer

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unpacking And Applying Shaw V. Reno, Thomas C. Goldstein Jan 1994

Unpacking And Applying Shaw V. Reno, Thomas C. Goldstein

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Home Of One's Own: The Fair Housing Amendments Act Of 1988 And Housing Discrimination Against People With Mental Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter Jan 1994

A Home Of One's Own: The Fair Housing Amendments Act Of 1988 And Housing Discrimination Against People With Mental Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine And Mandating Norplant For Women On Welfare Discourse, Laurence C. Nolan Jan 1994

The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine And Mandating Norplant For Women On Welfare Discourse, Laurence C. Nolan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


United States V. Virginia: The Case Of Coeducation At Virginia Military Institute, Julie M. Amstein Jan 1994

United States V. Virginia: The Case Of Coeducation At Virginia Military Institute, Julie M. Amstein

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Will The "Real" Battered Woman Please Stand Up? In Search Of A Realistic Legal Definition Of Battered Woman Syndrome, A.Renée Callahan Jan 1994

Will The "Real" Battered Woman Please Stand Up? In Search Of A Realistic Legal Definition Of Battered Woman Syndrome, A.Renée Callahan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Discharge, And Employer Liability: The Employer's Dilemma, Sarah Needleman Kline Jan 1993

Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Discharge, And Employer Liability: The Employer's Dilemma, Sarah Needleman Kline

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Equal Protection And The Wealth Primary, Jamin B. Raskin, John Bonifaz Jan 1993

Equal Protection And The Wealth Primary, Jamin B. Raskin, John Bonifaz

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Legal Aliens, Local Citizens: The Historical Constitutional And Theoretical Meanings Of Alien Suffrage, Jamin B. Raskin Jan 1993

Legal Aliens, Local Citizens: The Historical Constitutional And Theoretical Meanings Of Alien Suffrage, Jamin B. Raskin

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Roots Of The Underclass: The Decline Of Laissez-Faire Jurisprudence And The Rise Of Racist Labor Legislation, David E. Bernstein Jan 1993

Roots Of The Underclass: The Decline Of Laissez-Faire Jurisprudence And The Rise Of Racist Labor Legislation, David E. Bernstein

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley Jan 1993

The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


A Feminist Critique Of Mandatory Arrest: An Analysis Of Race And Gender In Domestic Violence Policy, Miriam H. Ruttenberg Jan 1993

A Feminist Critique Of Mandatory Arrest: An Analysis Of Race And Gender In Domestic Violence Policy, Miriam H. Ruttenberg

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


A Case Of Clothing And Smell Obsession In A Bisexual Adult Woman Marianne Wesson, Marianne Wesson Jan 1993

A Case Of Clothing And Smell Obsession In A Bisexual Adult Woman Marianne Wesson, Marianne Wesson

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Banishing The Thirteenth Juror: An Approach To The Identification Of Prosecutorial Racism, Elizabeth Beske Jun 1992

Banishing The Thirteenth Juror: An Approach To The Identification Of Prosecutorial Racism, Elizabeth Beske

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts Jan 1992

Racism And Patriarchy In The Meaning Of Motherhood, Dorthy E. Roberts

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Expanding Our Vision Of Legal Services Representation– The Hermanas Unidas Project, Stacy Brustin Jan 1992

Expanding Our Vision Of Legal Services Representation– The Hermanas Unidas Project, Stacy Brustin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin Jan 1992

Roe V. Wade And The Dred Scott Decision: Justice Scalia's Peculiar Analogy In Planned Parenthood V. Casey, Jamin B. Raskin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy Jan 1992

Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Discovering Our Connections: Race And Gender In The Law Symposium Keynote Address, Margaret Walker Alexander Jan 1992

Discovering Our Connections: Race And Gender In The Law Symposium Keynote Address, Margaret Walker Alexander

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Lost Innocence And The Moral Foundation Of Law, Kate Nace Day Jan 1992

Lost Innocence And The Moral Foundation Of Law, Kate Nace Day

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Improving Substance Abuse Treatment For Women, Brenda V. Smith Jan 1990

Improving Substance Abuse Treatment For Women, Brenda V. Smith

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Alcohol and other drug use among women of child-bearing age has increased dramatically, and, as a result, more pregnant women are faced with alcohol and other drug problems. The only known national estimate suggests that 11 percent of pregnant women used illegal drugs during their pregnancy. Although pregnant crack-addicted women have received the most media attention, the problem is no less serious for alcohol and other drugs.

Alcohol and other drug use during pregnancy has negative physical and psychological consequences for both the mother and the child. Alcoholic mothers are at risk of having infants with fetal alcohol syndrome, which …


Proving Discrimination After Price Waterhouse And Wards Cove, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer Jan 1990

Proving Discrimination After Price Waterhouse And Wards Cove, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION Anyone involved in litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 or similar state statutes may wonder what is entailed in proving or disproving discrimination after the United States Supreme Court's October 1988 Term. In fact, in the pending Civil Rights Act of 1990, Congress is considering reversing some of what the Supreme Court did during that Term. One of the issues that the Supreme Court addressed during the 1988 Term involved allocating burdens of proof in two major types of Title VII claims, dis- parate-treatment and disparate-impact. Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, dealt with a disparate-treatment …


Privatization Of Prisons: An Analysis Of The State Action Requirement Of The Fourteenth Amendment And 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ira Robbins Jan 1988

Privatization Of Prisons: An Analysis Of The State Action Requirement Of The Fourteenth Amendment And 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Ira Robbins

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Introduction: The privatization of prisons raises important issues with respect to liability in suits brought by inmates. If a private company operates the prison, the state likely will be directly involved in some aspects of prison life, such as using force when necessary or making quasi-judicial decisions, but it may not be directly involved in the day-to-day operation of the institution. This dichotomy of involvement may lead to con- fusion over responsibility and accountability when a violation of rights is alleged to have occurred. When a private party, as opposed to a government employee, is charged with abridging rights guaranteed …


Remedying Underinclusive Statutes, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer Jan 1986

Remedying Underinclusive Statutes, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: A California employer who does not want to comply with California's mandatory unpaid pregnancy leave statute has reached the United States Supreme Court. The employer seeks to have the statute invalidated, claiming it is preempted by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The employer is arguing that the California pregnancy leave act is fatally underinclusive because it does not provide similar employment protection for workers with short-term disabilities. The district court agreed with the employer; the court of appeals did not.


Attorney's Fee Statutes In Civil Litigation: The State Of The Art, Susan Bennett Jan 1985

Attorney's Fee Statutes In Civil Litigation: The State Of The Art, Susan Bennett

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Applying Restitution To Remedy A Discriminatory Denial Of Partnership, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer Jan 1983

Applying Restitution To Remedy A Discriminatory Denial Of Partnership, Candace Kovacic-Fleischer

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article suggests that a plaintiff can bring a state cause of action in restitution, liability in unjust enrichment, as an alternative to a federal cause of action in Title VII if the plaintiff was discriminatorily denied partnership by a firm that paid her a salary, but billed her time by the hour to clients. If the firm earned more than it paid in salary and overhead to the plaintiff, that amount would be defendant’s gain, one of the elements of an action in restitution, and the amount to be disgorged should plaintiff prove the other two elements, that the …


Social Enquiry Reports And Sentencing, Jenny M. Roberts, Colin Roberts Jan 1982

Social Enquiry Reports And Sentencing, Jenny M. Roberts, Colin Roberts

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Preferences In Public Employment, Robert Vaughn Jan 1976

Preferences In Public Employment, Robert Vaughn

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: Open and competitive examination is generally perceived as the surest method of ensuring that public employees are selected on the basis of their merit and ability. Since the Pendleton Act of 1883, legislation has continually attempted to implement the view that efficient and impartial public sector employment requires that qualifications be demonstrated in an objective examination. But blacks, women and other minorities have been systematically excluded from public employment. This exclusion has resulted not only from bias in the examination, but also from other less visible aspects of the appointment process which supplant strict merit selection.