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Marriage Certificates, Wedding Bells Unemployment Lines: Employment Discrimination Issues Post Marriage Equality, Joel Viramontes-Gallegos

Public Interest Law Reporter

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How Chicago Is Criminalizing Homelessness, Anthony Wadas

Public Interest Law Reporter

Chicago passed an ordinance banning "aggressive panhandling," and the definition is rather broad, providing no clear definition of what constitutes "aggressive." The ordinance outright bans panhandling in certain locations, such as within ten feet of any CTA bus stop, "L" entrance, ATMs, or certain businesses including currency exchanges, banks, and outdoor cafes. Additionally, individuals are prohibited from soliciting people in vehicles for donations. Further, it prohibits soliciting in a manner that a reasonable person would find intimidating. Faced with these efforts to criminalize the homeless condition, individuals living on the streets face additional struggles when trying to escape poverty. People …

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform: Is Chicago Making The Grade?, Austin Spillar

Public Interest Law Reporter

Civil asset forfeiture allows police to seize a person's cash and property without charging or convicting them of a crime, or even without making an arrest. The police simply just have to suspect that the assets are tied to an illegal activity. This leads some to call it "legal robbery," while law enforcement sees it as a tool to fight crime and supplement their budget. This article will examine civil asset forfeiture and its proceeds, emerging efforts for reform, and recent data and case law on civil asset forfeiture in Chicago.

Political Activism: Chicago Politicians' Silence When Black Lives Matter, Alison Hill

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Fight That Must Be Fought: Reflections On Race, School, Struggle And Sacrifice On The South Side Of Chicago, David Stovall

Public Interest Law Reporter

The following paragraphs are centered in the realities of life in a hyper-segregated city that moves to displace, marginalize and isolate certain members of its population while making space for new investments in housing and other infrastructure. The story is layered and multi-pronged, while deeply imbued in the politics of race, class, and government. Fortunately for some members of the city, the struggle for the basic needs of housing, education and quality of life has not ended. Instead, a public awakening has begun to ignite city members to work in unison to change the current condition.

The Intertwined Fates Of Affirmative Action And The Military, Robert Knowles

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

This Article explores the deep connections between the crises facing the military and affirmative action. The military struggles with a sexual assault epidemic and a related failure to achieve gender and racial equality, both of which undermine its ability to effectively carry out its mission. Affirmative action faces growing skepticism from the American public and from the courts, which have been gradually eliminating the ground on which gender- and race-conscious measures can be constitutionally justified.

In this time of crisis for both, the military and affirmative action need each other like never before. Affirmative action needs the military to tell …

Illusion Of School Choice Leaves Chicago Pupils With No Choice, Elise Robie

Public Interest Law Reporter

School choice ostensibly empowers parents and students to have control over their education. However, despite the facade of school choice in Illinois, in reality parents and students effectively have little to no school choice, especially in the City of Chicago. The presence of charter schools overpowers traditional public schools, and without a solid voucher system parents do not have valid control over their children's education. Parental involvement in a child's education plays a crucial role in a child's success, and lack of genuine school choice stymies parental involvement and control.

Racial Templates, Juan F. Perea, Richard Delgado

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Doctrines Of Delusion: How The History Of The G.I. Bill And Other Inconvenient Truths Undermine The Supreme Court’S Affirmative Action Jurisprudence, Juan F. Perea

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Cook County Prevents Source Of Income Discrimination From Begetting Unlawful Race Discrimination And So Should Illinois, Jonathan Sheffield

Public Interest Law Reporter

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"The Fire [This] Time": Ferguson, Implicit Bias, And The Michael Brown Grand Jury, Nickolas Kaplan

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Public Interest Law Reporter

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Fixing Education Spending In Illinois Through Efficient Targeted Funding, Conor Desmond

Public Interest Law Reporter

Educational attainment has been tied to income levels, employment, health, and numerous other benefits. Economic research indicates that if we focus our funding on programs targeting children from birth to age five, the returns on the public investment will result in higher returns than if it was invested in the open market. In fact, fifteen US States spent over $400 million on pre-k education alone in 2013. Illinois spent approximately $300 million in the 2014 Fiscal year. Through this paper, it will be shown that through effective funding of programs that develop cognitive skills in children aged three to four, …

To Whom Should The Job Of Solving Inequity In School Funding Schemes Fall?, Calli Leigh Burnett

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Impact Of Illinois School Funding Reform: An Overview Of District Variance, Jordan Fries

Public Interest Law Reporter

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A Step In The Right Direction, But Sb16 Bobby Otter Comes Up Short, Ralph Martire, Bobby Otter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Broken Safety Net: How The Proposed Rise Out Of Poverty Act May Patch It Up, Lindsey C. Johnson

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Abuse In Illinois Immigration Detention Centers: Does The Current System Grant Human Rights To All Humans? , Norma E. Loza

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Effect Of American Saber-Rattling On Iranian Students In Chicago, Laura Knittle

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Growing The Toolbox: Diverse Strategies For Public Interest Lawyers In Campaigns To Expand Access To Health Care For Low-Income People, John Bouman

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Constitutional Catastrophe: The National Defense Authorization Act Vs. The Bill Of Rights, Shahid Buttar

Public Interest Law Reporter

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America's "Dirty Little Secret": Domestic Sex Trafficking Of Minors And A Call For State Action, Caitlin Casey

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Racial Profiling And Wisconsin's Mandatory Data Collection…Who's The Victim?, Saren Stiegel

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Integration Proves Elusive, Challenging Under Cha's Plan For Transformation, Sheena Payne

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Are You There, Mayor Emanuel? It's Me, Chicago Public Housing, Aileen Che

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Fight To Stay At Cabrini-Green, Emily Magnusen

Public Interest Law Reporter

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It's More Than Ramps: Housing Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Kim Borowicz, Hillary Coustan

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Sub-Minimum Wage Or Sub-Human? The Potential Impact On The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities In Employment, Laura C. Hoffman

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Ratifying Cedaw: Is The United States Falling Behind On Women's Rights? , Jessica Sanchez

Public Interest Law Reporter

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An Essay On The Iconic Status Of The Civil Rights Movement And Its Unintended Consequences., Juan F. Perea

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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