America Is Slowly Awakening To The Structural Unfairness In Our Criminal Justice System,
2016
University of Richmond
America Is Slowly Awakening To The Structural Unfairness In Our Criminal Justice System, Mary Kelly Tate
Law Faculty Publications
Review of Bryan Stevenson's book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, published by Spiegal & Grau in 2014.
Why Insurance Contracts Might Be The Trick To Police Reform,
2016
University of Richmond
Why Insurance Contracts Might Be The Trick To Police Reform, John F. Preis
Law Faculty Publications
How do lawsuits deter misconduct? That is an issue that Professor Joanna Schwartz has written about before, and her latest article on the topic, How Governments Pay: Lawsuits, Budgets and Police Reform, could not be more timely. Over the past year, our county has witnessed dramatic instances of police abuse and the public is understandably demanding reform. Schwartz’s terrific article explains why civil rights actions may fail to instigate reform, and suggests how insurance contracts, of all things, can play a role in fixing this problem.
Diversity Without Integration,
2016
University of Richmond
Diversity Without Integration, Kevin Woodson
Law Faculty Publications
The de facto racial segregation pervasive at colleges and universities across the country undermines a necessary precondition for the diversity benefits embraced by the Court in Grutter — the requirement that students partake in high-quality interracial interactions and social relationships with one another. This disjuncture between Grutter’s vision of universities as sites of robust cross-racial exchange and the reality of racial separation should be of great concern, not just because of its potential constitutional implications for affirmative action but also because it reifies racial hierarchy and reinforces inequality. Drawing from an extensive body of social science research, this article explains …
Expanding The Core: Pregnancy Discrimination Law As It Approaches Full Term,
2016
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
Expanding The Core: Pregnancy Discrimination Law As It Approaches Full Term, Joanna L. Grossman
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
The advocates behind the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978 had one very specific mission: to override the Supreme Court’s 1976 decision in General Electric v. Gilbert, in which it had curiously held that pregnancy discrimination had nothing to do with gender and was thus not a form of actionable sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court was not acting on a blank slate; it had used the same reasoning two years earlier to hold, in Geduldig v. Aiello, that pregnancy discrimination was not sex discrimination for equal protection purposes and therefore was …
Redskins: The Property Right To Racism,
2016
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Redskins: The Property Right To Racism, M. Alexander Pearl
Faculty Articles
Everyone has an opinion, from President Obama to Matthew McConaughey, about the Washington football team name. This Article comprehensively analyzes the legal and social issues surrounding the mascot controversy. I focus my inquiry on the interaction of trademark law and Indian law. I offer three primary contributions in this Article. First, the current mainstream conception of harm caused by the team name is subjective, and I argue that the harm caused by the team name and logo is objective, testable, and demonstrable. Psychological research shows that these images harm Native people. Second, the remedies offered by the Lanham Act are …
Table Of Contents,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Demystifying Toxic Workplaces: Transforming A Worker's Right-To-Know To A Right-To-Understand By Expanding Epcra,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Demystifying Toxic Workplaces: Transforming A Worker's Right-To-Know To A Right-To-Understand By Expanding Epcra, Eun Jin Kim
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
A Different Kind Of Privacy: "Bathroom Bills" And The Rights Of Transgender People In Public Spaces,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
A Different Kind Of Privacy: "Bathroom Bills" And The Rights Of Transgender People In Public Spaces, Sarah Nagy
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Same-Sex Families And Adoption Discrimination Post Marriage Equality,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Same-Sex Families And Adoption Discrimination Post Marriage Equality, Joel Viramontes-Gallegos
Public Interest Law Reporter
With the major judicial holding of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United States legally recognized same sex-marriage. Advocates of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community celebrated in the granting of what many deemed a fundamental right. Now, with the ability to freely marry, same-sex couples are looking to grow their family through adoption, with some adoption agencies seeing a slight increase in upwards of 700 applicants a month. This article will address the legal challenges, and proposed solutions, to expanding American same-sex couples' legal rights to adopt children outside of the United States.
Nothing Is Ever Black & White: The Criminal Justice System And Its Expansion Into "Criminal Alien" Enforcement,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Nothing Is Ever Black & White: The Criminal Justice System And Its Expansion Into "Criminal Alien" Enforcement, Yolanda Vázquez
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
The Final Frontier Of The Privatization Of Public Housing: The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
The Final Frontier Of The Privatization Of Public Housing: The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Ji Hwang
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?, Austin Spillar
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement, Anthony E. Wadas
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities, Adrien Fernandez
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System, Bethany Dixon
Public Interest Law Reporter
In January, President Obama banned solitary confinement - the confinement of a prisoner in a cell for virtually the entire day without environmental stimulation and limited opportunity for social interaction - for juveniles in the federal prison system. In his announcement, he stated that solitary confinement has been overused and has the potential to cause tremendous psychological consequences. His decision came after a review by the Justice Department. The report stated that the practice of solitary confinement reduces the chances that a prisoner can be eventually rehabilitated to society. This article will examine the anticipated impact of the President's executive …
Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements, Erika C. Weaver
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees, Katie Burnett
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine, Alice Kim
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could,
2016
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could, Joey L. Mogul
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
