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"It Takes A Lot To Get Into Bellevue": A Pro-Rights Critique Of New York's Involuntary Commitment Law, Zachary Groendyk

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Press Release: Civil Rights Trip Looks Back; Inspires Desire To Move Forward, College Communications

Reverend Charles Rice

News article detailing the 2016 "Religion and Civil Rights" annual class trip to historic sites in the American South, led by Reverend Charles Rice.

A Fight For The Right To Carry Luggage: South Korea's Rise In Global Prominence And Its Ensuing Effort To Deter Disability Discrimination, Lindsay Lee Cowen

City University of New York Law Review

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Three Out Of Four Economists Recommend Raising The Minimum Wage! A Closer Look At The Debate Surrounding Seattle's Minimum Wage Ordinance, Erica Bergmann

Seattle University Law Review

This Note will discuss the implications of a high minimum wage by examining the debate around the Seattle Ordinance with a particular focus on the IFA lawsuit. To analyze the possible impacts of the Seattle Ordinance, current and historical arguments both in support of and in opposition to minimum wage laws are considered. This Note ultimately concludes that the U.S. District Court rightly denied the IFA’s motion for a preliminary injunction, which would have frustrated Seattle’s experiment before it began. Seattle’s plan to implement a $15 minimum wage, and similar experiments, should be permitted to proceed because the problem of …

Thinking Outside The Bun: How Chicago Can Combat Food Deserts And Obesity Through Public Health Policies And The Law, Calvin Edwards

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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The Real Social Security Disability Fraud(S), Steve Berenson

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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A Victims’ Family Member On Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences: “Brutal Finality” And Unfinished Souls, Jeanne Bishop

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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Restorative Justice In Domestic Violence Cases, Roni Elias

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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An Inside Job: The Role Correctional Officials Play In The Occurrence Of Sexual Assault In U.S. Detention Centers, Kristine M. Schanbacher

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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Organizing In Detroit Soup Kitchens For Power And Justice, Gregory B. Markus

DePaul Journal for Social Justice

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Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari. Flowers V. Troup County School District, 136 S.Ct. 2510 (2016) (No. 15-1144), 2016 Wl 1042969, Eric Schnapper, Ruth W. Woodling

Court Briefs

QUESTION PRESENTED Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc., held in an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, that a plaintiff may ordinarily prove the existence of an unlawful motive by establishing a prima facie case and demonstrating the falsity of the employer’s proffered explanation for the disputed employment, and that a plaintiff who does so need not also offer some other additional evidence of discrimination. The Eleventh Circuit held in this Title VII action that the existence of an unlawful motive may not be established in that manner; a plaintiff who establishes a prima facie case and the …

Ada And Title Vi: Remaining Eligible For Funding, Cathy Gross

Purdue Road School

Learn how to effectively implement ADA and Title VI nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements in your community to become and remain compliant and eligible for federal funds. In this session we will present changes to the law and requirements effective in 2015 and beyond. You will learn what resources are available to get and keep your community on track and find out how several Indiana communities are making strides in ADA and Title VI compliance.

Road School: Ada And Title Vi: Remaining Eligible For Funding, Erin L. Hall

Purdue Road School

Compliance with nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements is a contractual and ethical obligation for subrecipients of federal funds. Come learn how to achieve compliance with State and Federal regulations to remain eligible for federal funds, , avoid legal liability and better serve your community by ensuring projects and programs developed with public funds are deigned to benefit all.

United States V. Ramirez-Soberanes: Is Sympathy Towards Minorities A Race-Neutral Reason Under Batson V. Kentucky?, Thomas Galan

Touro Law Review

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The Impact Of Village Of Willowbrook V. Olech On Disparate Treatment Claims, J. Michael Mcguiness

Touro Law Review

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Implementation Of The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Lois Bloom

Touro Law Review

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Punitive Damages In Section 1983 Actions, John R. Williams

Touro Law Review

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Municipal Liability Under Section 1983 Independent Of Employee Liability, Karen M. Blum

Touro Law Review

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Fundamentals Of Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

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Discrimination Cases In The 2000 Term, Eileen Kaufman

Touro Law Review

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The Role Of The Courts In Creating Racial Identity In Early New Orleans, Jack M. Beermann

Faculty Scholarship

Reviewing Kenneth R. Aslakson, Making Race in the Courtroom: The Legal Construction of Three Races in Early New Orleans (New York University Press 2014).

/="/">The racial history of New Orleans is unique among American cities, as is Louisiana's among the history of American states. In the antebellum period, there were more free people of color in New Orleans than in any other city in the South, and free people of color lived, and often prospered, throughout Louisiana. The presence of so many free people of color in New Orleans, and Louisiana more generally, arose from many factors, including the …

Public Law Litigation In The U.S. And In Argentina: Lessons From A Comparative Study, Martin Oyhanarte

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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At Fifty, Title Vii Needs A Facelift: Two Reforms That Would Ensure Title Vii Works To Prohibit All Racial Discrimination In Employment, Joshua P. Thompson, Ralph W. Kasarda

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Reality's Bite, Kerri Lynn Stone

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Theory Applied: Walking The Halls Of Power And The Streets In The Successful Campaign To End Predatory Long Distance Prison Phone Rates, Cheryl Leanza

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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The Role Of The Attorney During The Last 50 Years In The Enforcement Of Title Vii Of The 1964 Civil Rights Act, Raymond Gregory

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Marriage, Monogamy, And Affairs: Reassessing Intimate Relationships In Light Of Growing Acceptance Of Consensual Non-Monogamy, Linda S. Anderson

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Protecting Human Trafficking Victims From Punishment And Promoting Their Rehabilitation: The Need For An Affirmative Defense, Francisco Zornosa

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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