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The Future Of United States "Wet Foot-Dry Foot" Policy For Cuban Immigration, Elizabeth Hanford 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

The Future Of United States "Wet Foot-Dry Foot" Policy For Cuban Immigration, Elizabeth Hanford

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Lawyers Represent Clients ... Or Do They?, Alan Mills 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Lawyers Represent Clients ... Or Do They?, Alan Mills

Public Interest Law Reporter

In most cases, lawyers file cases on behalf of clients. However, lawyers do not-get to make substantive decisions about the cases we work on; our clients do. Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2 makes this clear: [A] lawyer shall abide by a client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and .. . Shall consult with the client as to the means by which they are to be pursued. But what happens in a class action lawsuit? Once a class is certified, lawyers represent both named plaintiffs and every member of the class. What happens when there is a conflict between …


Making Higher Education An Option: Taking A Look At The Chicago Support System For Undocumented High School Students, Martha Laura Garcia 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Making Higher Education An Option: Taking A Look At The Chicago Support System For Undocumented High School Students, Martha Laura Garcia

Public Interest Law Reporter

From the injunction on the President's Executive Action to expand the current immigration policies to the current language presidential candidates have used when speaking about immigration reform, immigrants have more than enough reasons to feel uneasy about their future in this country. All is not bad, however, especially for undocumented students. Cities like Chicago, a city of immigrants, are making great strides to create welcoming and supportive communities for immigrants. Compared to other U.S. cities, Chicago is very immigrant-friendly, with people working across the city to provide support for undocumented students and ensure that they have access to higher education. …


Polling Stations Not Up To Ada Standards Prevent Voting, Bethany Dixon 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Polling Stations Not Up To Ada Standards Prevent Voting, Bethany Dixon

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Finding Common Ground: Exploring Whether Gentrification And Public Housing Can Co-Exist, Adrien Fernandez 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Finding Common Ground: Exploring Whether Gentrification And Public Housing Can Co-Exist, Adrien Fernandez

Public Interest Law Reporter

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State Budget Cuts Cause Disproportional Impact On Minorities, Women, And Immigrants, Ji Hwang 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

State Budget Cuts Cause Disproportional Impact On Minorities, Women, And Immigrants, Ji Hwang

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Who's In The Sights: Fighting The Illegal Effects Of Legal Gun Ownership In Chicago, Sarah Nagy 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Who's In The Sights: Fighting The Illegal Effects Of Legal Gun Ownership In Chicago, Sarah Nagy

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Should Transgender Men And Women Be Allowed To Get Sex Reassignment Surgery While Incarcerated?, Keimer Raymond 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Should Transgender Men And Women Be Allowed To Get Sex Reassignment Surgery While Incarcerated?, Keimer Raymond

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Are The Sexual Assault Policies On Illinois College Campuses Procedurally Structured To Support The Reproductive Rights Of Female Victims?, Erika Weaver 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Are The Sexual Assault Policies On Illinois College Campuses Procedurally Structured To Support The Reproductive Rights Of Female Victims?, Erika Weaver

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Marriage Certificates, Wedding Bells Unemployment Lines: Employment Discrimination Issues Post Marriage Equality, Joel Viramontes-Gallegos 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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 2015 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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 Color Of Pain: Blacks And The U.S. Health Care System--Can The Affordable Care Act Help To Heal A History Of Injustice?, Part I, Jennifer M. Smith 2015 Florida A & M University College of Law

The Color Of Pain: Blacks And The U.S. Health Care System--Can The Affordable Care Act Help To Heal A History Of Injustice?, Part I, Jennifer M. Smith

Journal Publications

Discrimination in its various forms has contributed to the exclusion of blacks and other people of color from the field of medicine both as health care providers and as patients in the United States. Dr. Robinson's story is but one example. Racism has significantly harmed the health care of black people in the U.S. Generally speaking, those with the poorest health and the greatest need have had the poorest access to medical care, as well as lower quality health care than their white counterparts. To understand this, we must consider the historical context of blacks in America and in America's …


Immigrant Victims, Immigrant Accusers, Michael Kagan 2015 University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

Immigrant Victims, Immigrant Accusers, Michael Kagan

Scholarly Works

The U Visa program provides an immigration status to noncitizen victims of crime, which is essential to prevent unauthorized immigrants from being afraid to seek help from the police, and thus becoming easy prey for criminals. This visa falls into a category of immigration programs that grant benefits on the basis of victim status, rather than on family or employment connections to the United States. But the federal government structured the U Visa program so that in order to be protected as a victim, a person must also become an accuser. The U Visa thus implicates the rights of third …


Report Of The Special Rapporteur On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples On The Situation Of Indigenous Peoples In The United States Of America, S. James Anaya 2015 University of Colorado Law School

Report Of The Special Rapporteur On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples On The Situation Of Indigenous Peoples In The United States Of America, S. James Anaya

Publications

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Report Of The Special Rapporteur On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples On The Situation Of Maori People In New Zealand, S. James Anaya 2015 University of Colorado Law School

Report Of The Special Rapporteur On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples On The Situation Of Maori People In New Zealand, S. James Anaya

Publications

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New Perspectives On European Women’S Legal History, Sara L. Kimble, Marion Rowekamp 2015 DePaul University

New Perspectives On European Women’S Legal History, Sara L. Kimble, Marion Rowekamp

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Works

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