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Privacy, Authenticity, & Equality: The Moral And Legal Case For The Right To Homosexual Marriage, Jeffrey L. Johnson Jan 2008

Privacy, Authenticity, & Equality: The Moral And Legal Case For The Right To Homosexual Marriage, Jeffrey L. Johnson

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Them That Has, Gets, Daria Roithmayr Jan 2008

Them That Has, Gets, Daria Roithmayr

Publications

No abstract provided.


Reconstituting Japanese Law: International Norms And Domestic Litigation, Timothy Webster Jan 2008

Reconstituting Japanese Law: International Norms And Domestic Litigation, Timothy Webster

Faculty Publications

This paper examines a number of lawsuits challenging racial discrimination in Japan’s private sector. Since Japan does not have a law banning private acts of racial discrimination, victims of racial discrimination invoke international human rights law to buttress their claims for compensation. I argue that Japanese judges are, by and large, receptive to these international law claims, but that the system for adjudicating racial discrimination disputes is inadequate. Specifically, a law that bans private acts of racial discrimination would put Japan in line with recently emergent global norms of equality.


Something Old, Something New: Civic Virtue And The Case For Same-Sex Marriage, Tiffany C. Graham Jan 2008

Something Old, Something New: Civic Virtue And The Case For Same-Sex Marriage, Tiffany C. Graham

Scholarly Works

In 1993, the Supreme Court of Hawaii issued a decision that forced the question of same-sex marriage from the hinterland of academic speculation to the front pages of newspapers all over the country. The nation was stunned when the court in Baehr v. Lewin held that same-sex marriage might be compelled by the state constitution of Hawaii. Since the Baehr decision, same-sex marriage has received a significant amount of attention. Many states have passed “baby DOMAs,” all of which limit marriage to the union of a man and a woman. In addition, several states have passed constitutional amendments that accomplish …


Rhetorical Neutrality: Colorblindness, Frederick Douglass, And Inverted Critical Race Theory, Cedric Merlin Powell Jan 2008

Rhetorical Neutrality: Colorblindness, Frederick Douglass, And Inverted Critical Race Theory, Cedric Merlin Powell

Cleveland State Law Review

Rhetorical Neutrality refers to the middle ground approach adopted by the Supreme Court in its race jurisprudence. This Article examines rhetorical neutrality as evinced in the narratives espoused in the opinions of Justices O'Connor and Thomas. In Grutter, both Justices employ neutral approaches, rooted in colorblindness. However, the underlying rhetoric, or how their reasoning is expressed in their respective opinions, is strikingly distinct. Neither Justice advances a remedial approach; both Justices start with the premise that race is inherently suspect, but their approaches diverge because they view colorblind neutrality in fundamentally distinct ways.


Beyond Analogy: Perez V. Sharp, Antimiscegenation Law, And The Fight For Same-Sex Marriage, Robin A. Lenhardt Jan 2008

Beyond Analogy: Perez V. Sharp, Antimiscegenation Law, And The Fight For Same-Sex Marriage, Robin A. Lenhardt

Faculty Scholarship

Conversations about the constitutionality of prohibitions on marriage for same-sex couples invariably reduce to the question of whether a meaningful analogy can be drawn between restrictions on same-sex marriage and antimiscegenation laws. In an effort to refocus this debate, this article considers the California Supreme Court's 1948 decision in Perez v. Sharp and its use by advocates in recent litigation to secure marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. Opponents of marriage rights for members of the LGBT *840 community frequently assert that dispatching Perez in these cases distorts the meaning of that decision and other similar precedents by drawing …


Faculty Emeritus Nomination Of Professor Edna Saffy, Ph.D., Edna Louise Saffy Jan 2008

Faculty Emeritus Nomination Of Professor Edna Saffy, Ph.D., Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Contents of nomination include nomination letters, letters from students, letters from Florida Community College Jacksonville President Steven Wallace, and a description of Dr. Saffy’s achievements and service to the College.


“Equality, I Spoke Th At Word/As If A Wedding Vow”: Mental Disability Law And How We Treat Marginalized Persons, Michael J. Perlin, John Douard Jan 2008

“Equality, I Spoke Th At Word/As If A Wedding Vow”: Mental Disability Law And How We Treat Marginalized Persons, Michael J. Perlin, John Douard

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sex Offender As Scapegoat: The Monstrous Other Within, John Douard Jan 2008

Sex Offender As Scapegoat: The Monstrous Other Within, John Douard

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Some Th Oughts On Promoting A Meaningful Dialogue Between Mental Health Advocates And Lawmakers, Henry A. Dlugacz Jan 2008

Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Some Th Oughts On Promoting A Meaningful Dialogue Between Mental Health Advocates And Lawmakers, Henry A. Dlugacz

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Smoke-Free State Psychiatric Facility Grounds: Is Legislation Necessary And Appropriate To Remove Tobacco From These Treatment Settings?, Maureen Hackett M.D. Jan 2008

Smoke-Free State Psychiatric Facility Grounds: Is Legislation Necessary And Appropriate To Remove Tobacco From These Treatment Settings?, Maureen Hackett M.D.

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Implementation And Impact Of The 2004–2005 Amendments To The Community Reinvestment Act Regulations: Th E Continuing Importance Of The Cra Examination Process, Josh Silver, Richard Marsico Jan 2008

An Analysis Of The Implementation And Impact Of The 2004–2005 Amendments To The Community Reinvestment Act Regulations: Th E Continuing Importance Of The Cra Examination Process, Josh Silver, Richard Marsico

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Giuliani Years: Corporation Counsel 1994–1997, Paul A. Crotty Jan 2008

The Giuliani Years: Corporation Counsel 1994–1997, Paul A. Crotty

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo Jan 2008

The New York City Corporation Counsel: The Best Legal Job In America, Michael A. Cardozo

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Chi Iota Colony Of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity V. City University Of New York, Clinton N. Daggan Jan 2008

Chi Iota Colony Of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity V. City University Of New York, Clinton N. Daggan

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


In Re Davis, Adam Schlusselberg Jan 2008

In Re Davis, Adam Schlusselberg

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Collateral Protection Of Rights In A Global Economy, Sheldon Leader Jan 2008

The Collateral Protection Of Rights In A Global Economy, Sheldon Leader

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brain, Gender, Law: A Cautionary Tale, Carlin Meyer Jan 2008

Brain, Gender, Law: A Cautionary Tale, Carlin Meyer

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Glimpses Of The Priest As Dean, Legislator, And Friend, Paul F. Rothstein Jan 2008

Glimpses Of The Priest As Dean, Legislator, And Friend, Paul F. Rothstein

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Professor Rothstein offers details on how he crossed paths with Father Drinan and how they became good friends and professional colleagues.


Bringing Democracy To Puerto Rico: A Rejoinder, Luis E. Fuentes-Rohwer Jan 2008

Bringing Democracy To Puerto Rico: A Rejoinder, Luis E. Fuentes-Rohwer

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


A Different Departure: A Reply To Shany's "Redrawing Maps, Manipulating Demographics: On Exchange Of Populated Territories And Self-Determination", Timothy W. Waters Jan 2008

A Different Departure: A Reply To Shany's "Redrawing Maps, Manipulating Demographics: On Exchange Of Populated Territories And Self-Determination", Timothy W. Waters

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Anyone reading Yuval Shany's response to my article, "The Blessing of Departure -- Exchange of Populated Territories: The Lieberman Plan as an Abstract Exercise in Demographic Transformation," would hardly characterize it as "agreement." In part this is because Shany builds his case by assuming I am saying something about self-determination that misses -- at least misplaces -- my real point. This is unfortunate, both as it masks the fact that Shany and I actually agree transfers can be legal, and it distracts attention from the points of real, substantive disagreement. The misreading is not an accident, rather the product of …


Government Data Mining: The Need For A Legal Framework, Fred H. Cate Jan 2008

Government Data Mining: The Need For A Legal Framework, Fred H. Cate

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The article examines the government's growing appetite for collecting personal data. Often justified on the basis of protecting national security, government data mining programs sweep up data collected through hundreds of regulatory and administrative programs, and combine them with huge datasets obtained from industry. The result is an aggregation of personal data - the "digital footprints" of individual lives - never before seen. These data warehouses are then used to determine who can work and participate in Social Security programs, who can board airplanes and enter government buildings, and who is likely to pose a threat in the future, even …


Debate, Implicit Race Bias And The 2008 Presidential Election: Much Ado About Nothing?, Gregory S. Parks, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Richard A. Epstein Jan 2008

Debate, Implicit Race Bias And The 2008 Presidential Election: Much Ado About Nothing?, Gregory S. Parks, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Richard A. Epstein

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The election of Barack Obama marks a significant milestone for race relations in our nation—on this much our debaters agree. The meaning of this milestone for the future of race-based policies, such as affirmative action and antidiscrimination laws, is where they disagree. Dr. Gregory Parks and Professor Jeffrey Rachlinski argue that any announcement of the arrival of a “post-racial America” is premature, as the presidential campaign actually revealed an implicit racial bias present in “most white adult brains.” The stereotypical criticisms of Obama, explicit racial references by supporters of opposing candidates, and “deeply racially stratified voting” were, in fact, “reflection[s] …


Through The Wild Cathedral Evening: Barriers, Attitudes, Participatory Democracy, Professor Tenbroek, And The Rights Of Persons With Mental Disabilities, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2008

Through The Wild Cathedral Evening: Barriers, Attitudes, Participatory Democracy, Professor Tenbroek, And The Rights Of Persons With Mental Disabilities, Michael L. Perlin

Articles & Chapters

This article is a commentary on Michael Ashley Stein & Janet Lord, Jacobus TenBroek, Participatory Justice, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, - Tex. J. Civ Lib. & Civ. Rts. - (2008) (in press). In it, I seek to expand their analysis of the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities in an effort to invigorate an area of institutionalized patients rights law that is now nearly forgotten: the rights of such persons to exercise civil rights while institutionalized. I also argue that Prof. Stein and Ms. Lord's paper should lead us to …


The Need For Equal Opportunity And A Right To Quality Education, Stephen Wermiel, Paul Wockstein Jan 2008

The Need For Equal Opportunity And A Right To Quality Education, Stephen Wermiel, Paul Wockstein

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Political Rights Under Stress In 21st Century Europe (Book Review), Darla Jackson Jan 2008

Political Rights Under Stress In 21st Century Europe (Book Review), Darla Jackson

Other Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Current State Of Residential Segregation And Housing Discrimination: The United States' Obligations Under The International Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Discrimination, Michael B. De Leeuw, Megan K. Whyte, Dale Ho, Catherine Meza, Alexis Karteron Jan 2008

The Current State Of Residential Segregation And Housing Discrimination: The United States' Obligations Under The International Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Discrimination, Michael B. De Leeuw, Megan K. Whyte, Dale Ho, Catherine Meza, Alexis Karteron

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The United States government accepted a number of obligations related to housing when it ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ("CERD"). For example, the United States government must ensure that all people enjoy the rights to housing and to own property, without distinction as to race; cease discriminatory actions, including those that are discriminatory in effect regardless of intent; and take affirmative steps to remedy past discrimination and eradicate segregation. This Article discusses the United States government's compliance with those obligations, as well as the importance of meaningful compliance in maintaining the United …


From Pedagogical Sociology To Constitutional Adjudication: The Meaning Of Desegregation In Social Science Research And Law, Anne Richardson Oakes Jan 2008

From Pedagogical Sociology To Constitutional Adjudication: The Meaning Of Desegregation In Social Science Research And Law, Anne Richardson Oakes

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In the United States following the case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) federal judges with responsibility for public school desegregation but no expertise in education or schools management appointed experts from the social sciences to act as court advisors. In Boston, MA, educational sociologists helped Judge W. Arthur Garrity design a plan with educational enhancement at its heart, but the educational outcomes were marginalized by a desegregation jurisprudence conceptualized in terms of race rather than education. This Article explores the frustration of outcomes in Boston by reference to the differing conceptualizations of desegregation in law and social science. …


The Hidden Harms Of The Family And Medical Leave Act: Gender-Neutral Versus Gender-Equal, Deborah J. Anthony Jan 2008

The Hidden Harms Of The Family And Medical Leave Act: Gender-Neutral Versus Gender-Equal, Deborah J. Anthony

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Race-Conscious Student Assignment Plans After Parents Involved: Bringing State Action Principles To Bear On The De Jure/De Facto Distinction, Michael Wells Jan 2008

Race-Conscious Student Assignment Plans After Parents Involved: Bringing State Action Principles To Bear On The De Jure/De Facto Distinction, Michael Wells

Scholarly Works

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, a sharply divided Supreme Court struck down two race-conscious school assignment plans aimed at achieving greater racial integration of the public schools. Taking Parents Involved as a starting point, this Article looks ahead to the future of litigation over student assignment plans. By striking down the Seattle and Louisville plans, the decision may "require hundreds of school districts to rethink race-based policies that they use voluntarily to desegregate schools." At the very least, the 5-4 ruling almost certainly did not put an end to race-conscious integration plans or …