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Curbing Harmful Force: Mandatory Jiu-Jitsu Training For Police, Mason Arent

Public Interest Law Reporter

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From Choice To Justice: Examining The Intertwined Oppression Of Abortion Restriction And Family Policing, Casey Callahan

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Cbp One App: A Virtual Manifestation Of The American Government's Failure To Uphold Its Moral And Legal Obligations To Asylum Seekers, Joseph Choe

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Terrorizing Who? Luigi Mangione's Terrorism Charge And The Threat To Capital, Julia Hopkins

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Ignored By The Legislature, Failed By The Courts: The Uncertain Path Toward Relief For Youth Sex Offenders In Illinois, Lindsay Nicholas

Public Interest Law Reporter

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No Child Left Behind: Individualized Active Shooter Drill Planning As A Requirement Of A Free, Appropriate Public Education, Anna Patton

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Disposability And Survival: The Legal And Social Marginalization Of Black Transwomen, Rachel Still

Public Interest Law Reporter

The criminalization of Black transwomen emerges not as an incidental consequence of law but as a deliberate, structural process intertwined with a long history of racial, gendered, and class-based oppression. From the horrors of slavery to contemporary policing, the state has consistently defined and regulated Black trans bodies through a lens of disposability. This article explores the historical and contemporary forces that contribute to the marginalization and criminalization of Black transwomen, emphasizing how race, gender, and socio-economic status intersect to create a landscape of legal violence that continues to shape their lives and deaths.

The experiences of Black transwomen reveal …

Prisons Built On Toxic Sites: Eighth Amendment Protections For Pregnant Incarcerated Persons, Bianca Stockmeier

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Letter From The Editor-At-Large, Ally Hayes

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Selected Words From The Collection: The Un Human Right To Adequate Housing, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Resource List, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Public Interest Law Reporter

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Disbelief As Doctrine: People V. Addimando And Evidentiary Barriers To Justice In The Law Of Self-Defense, Rachel Still

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Public Right Vs. Private Interest: The Role Of Corporate Entities In Eroding Free Expression, Jack Henry

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Insulin: America’S Deadly Pharmaceutical Profiteering Crisis, Elizabeth Hernandez

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Did The Supreme Court Authorize Kidney Discrimination? An Analysis Of Marietta Memorial Hospital V. Davita Dialysis, Emily Miller

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Reopening The Path To Accountability: Applying Martin V. United States To Ice Misconduct In Illinois, Saylor Pershing

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Calculated Ignorance: The Trump Administration’S Indifference To The Climate Crisis, Payton Fallick

Public Interest Law Reporter

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I Am A Person Too: The State's Failure To Secure Transgender Rights And Personhood, Trevor L.M. Reynolds

Law Student Publications

The winds of change appeared to blow on June 15, 2020, when the Supreme Court decided Bostock v. Clayton County. The Bostock decision - in which the Court held that discrimination based upon an employee's gender identity violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - has been heralded as a revolutionary triumph for the LGBTQ+ community. And yet, while the Bostock decision dictated that employers cannot terminate people based on their gender identity, it failed in the most important regard: establishing gender identity as a protected constitutional class. The Court, however, is not unique in its failure to …

Being Pregnant In Someone Else's Body, Jennifer S. Hendricks

Publications

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