Pretextual Sanctions, Contempt, And The Practical Limits Of Bearden-Based Debtors' Prison Litigation,
2016
Orleans Public Defenders
Pretextual Sanctions, Contempt, And The Practical Limits Of Bearden-Based Debtors' Prison Litigation, Colin Reingold
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
At the time of this writing, recent events in Ferguson, Baltimore, New York City, and elsewhere have triggered quite justified social outrage at debtors’ prisons. Our country’s state and city courts keep scores of indigent people in jail for the crime of being poor, despite the Supreme Court’s clear prohibition on the practice. Skilled litigators and their journalist allies have seized on the moment to win victories in court and in the public eye, which prevent unconscionable bond and probation practices and try to reduce our burgeoning jail populations. Lost in the uproar, though, are the many ways that a …
Making A Buck While Making A Difference,
2016
University of Michigan Law School
Making A Buck While Making A Difference, Alphonse A. Gerhardstein
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
It is not right for children to die before their parents. It is not right for peaceful, unarmed citizens to die at the hands of the police. In my civil rights practice, I have met many mothers, fathers, and family members who are struggling to recover after a law enforcement officer caused the death of their loved one. Sure, they want fair compensation. But money does little to reduce their loss or make the grief more bearable. They often want to do something that will ensure that their loved one did not die in vain. They want to prevent other …
Closing The Gap Between What Is Lawful And What Is Right In Police Use Of Force Jurisprudence By Making Police Departments More Democratic Institutions,
2016
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Closing The Gap Between What Is Lawful And What Is Right In Police Use Of Force Jurisprudence By Making Police Departments More Democratic Institutions, Jonathan M. Smith
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown was shot to death in Ferguson, Missouri, by police officer Darren Wilson. Members of the Ferguson community rose up in response. Protests demanding that police violence against African Americans cease and that accountability for police misconduct be addressed erupted across the country, and they have not subsided since. Incidents in Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; WallerCounty, Texas; and elsewhere have kept the movement alive. The mass media, the political elite, and the White middle class woke up to a reality that had been long known to communities of color – force is used disproportionately against …
Access Versus Success: An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of The Summer Developmental Program In Mississippi Higher Education,
2016
University of Southern Mississippi
Access Versus Success: An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of The Summer Developmental Program In Mississippi Higher Education, Amanda Susanne King
Dissertations
Historical racial segregation within Mississippi’s public universities and colleges has led to litigation that spanned 25 years and eventually led to sweeping changes in policies and practices. Among these changes were the standardization of admission criteria and the creation of the Summer Developmental Program (SDP). This study sought to better understand the intentions and motives behind the creation and implementation of the SDP at all of the four-year public institutions in Mississippi stemming from the United States v. Fordice (1992) higher education desegregation case. This study compared retention and graduation rates of SDP participants to non-SDP participants from the first …
The Price Of Carceral Citizenship: Punishment, Surveillance, And Social Welfare Policy In An Age Of Carceral Expansion,
2016
University of Michigan
The Price Of Carceral Citizenship: Punishment, Surveillance, And Social Welfare Policy In An Age Of Carceral Expansion, Reuben Jonathan Miller, Amanda Alexander
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
The unprecedented rise in the number of people held in U.S. jails and prisons has garnered considerable attention from policy makers, activists, and academics alike. Signaled in part by Michelle Alexander’s New York Times bestseller, The New Jim Crow, and the unlikely coalition of activists, policy makers, celebrities, and business leaders on both sides of the political aisle who have pledged to end mass incarceration in our lifetime, the prison system has returned to public policy discourse in a way that was unforeseen less than a decade ago. On any given day in 2014, just over 2.3 million people were …
Legal Aid's Once And Future Role For Impacting The Criminalization Of Poverty And The War On The Poor,
2016
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Legal Aid's Once And Future Role For Impacting The Criminalization Of Poverty And The War On The Poor, Aneel L. Chablani
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
Recent media coverage and advocacy efforts on behalf of individuals subjected to criminal sanctions as a result of their poverty status has resulted in increased attention on this nation’s troubled history of oppression and control of the poor and people of color. At the federal, state, and local levels, a growing number of policies create criminal sanctions for poverty-related circumstances. These, in turn, result in collateral consequences that unfairly affect those who lack the means to afford their criminal justice experience (i.e., processing costs, fees, and fines), or affect their ability to access employment, housing, or other basic services. These …
The Ohio Model For Combatting Debtors' Prisons,
2016
ACLU of Ohio
The Ohio Model For Combatting Debtors' Prisons, Jocelyn Rosnick, Mike Brickner
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
In 2013, the ACLU of Ohio released a report titled The Outskirts of Hope: How Ohio’s Debtors’ Prisons Are Ruining Lives and Costing Communities. The report exposed the blatantly unconstitutional practice in courts across Ohio of jailing people who were too poor to pay their court fines and fees, and along with our ongoing advocacy efforts, resulted in sweeping change across the state. This Essay looks at the destruction modern debtors’ prisons have on individuals, families, and communities and overviews the research, advocacy, and communications tools the ACLU of Ohio has used to successfully combat debtors’ prisons. The goal is …
Online Case Resolution Systems: Enhancing Access, Fairness, Accuracy, And Efficiency,
2016
University of Michigan Law School
Online Case Resolution Systems: Enhancing Access, Fairness, Accuracy, And Efficiency, Maximilian A. Bulinski, J.J. Prescott
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
Online case resolution (OCR) systems have the potential to dramatically increase access to our justice system. Part I introduces the concept of an OCR system, how it might work in practice, and its likely impact on courts and citizens. Part II argues that OCR systems can lower many of the barriers to going to court by reducing the need for face-to-face resolution of disputes; cutting the amount of time needed for hearings; mitigating litigant confusion and fear; allowing asynchronous scheduling that can accommodate work and child-care schedules; and offering a more reliable and easier-to-use means for litigants to voice their …
Abraham Lincoln And The Dakota War In Academic And Popular Literature,
2016
University of Montana
Abraham Lincoln And The Dakota War In Academic And Popular Literature, Larry D. Mansch
Madison Historical Review
While the Civil War all but consumed Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, at least one other military matter caught his attention. The 1862 Dakota War in Minnesota resulted in the deaths of 358 white settlers, 106 United States soldiers, and 29 Dakota warriors. When the fighting ended hundreds of Indians were placed in prisoner camps, and after sham trials nearly 400 warriors were sentenced to death. Military leaders, politicians, and an enraged citizenry demanded that Lincoln order swift executions. Seeking to balance a sense of justice against the public’s insistence for revenge, Lincoln examined the trial records of each of the defendants, …
Louisiana Rapper’S Case Speaks To Bigger Problems In The Criminal Justice System,
2016
University of Georgia School of Law
Louisiana Rapper’S Case Speaks To Bigger Problems In The Criminal Justice System, Andrea L. Dennis, Erik Nelson, Michael Render
Popular Media
This article published on April 25, 2016 at the Huffington Post examines the case of McKinley Phipps. He was sentenced to thirty years of hard labor for a crime that, to this day, he insists he did not commit. During the trial prosecutors used Phipps’s rap persona and lyrics - remixed for special effect - to carefully construct a story of Phipps’s guilt. The article discusses how Phipps lyrics and persona contributed to his conviction and the progress of his appeals.
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Right Of Intervention In The Name Of Humanity,
2016
The Citadel
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Right Of Intervention In The Name Of Humanity, R. H. Payne
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture: A Keynote Address By Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases Of Good People 04-14-2016,
2016
Roger Williams University
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture: A Keynote Address By Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases Of Good People 04-14-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
No abstract provided.
Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Implicit Bias And The Law: 04/12/2016,
2016
Roger Williams University School of Law
Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Implicit Bias And The Law: 04/12/2016, Deborah Johnson
Law School Blogs
Also available @ http://law.rwu.edu/blog/implicit-bias-and-law
Newsroom: Are You Sure You're Not Prejudiced? 04-07-2016,
2016
Roger Williams University
Newsroom: Are You Sure You're Not Prejudiced? 04-07-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
Equality, Centralization, Community, And Governance In Contemporary Education Law,
2016
Georgetown University Law Center
Equality, Centralization, Community, And Governance In Contemporary Education Law, Eloise Pasachoff
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Education Rights And Wrongs: Publicly Funded Vouchers, State Consitutions, And Education Death Spirals,
2016
Cornell Law School
Education Rights And Wrongs: Publicly Funded Vouchers, State Consitutions, And Education Death Spirals, Michael Heise
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Right To An Education Or The Right To Shop For Schooling: Examining Voucher Programs In Relation To State Constitutional Guarantees,
2016
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Right To An Education Or The Right To Shop For Schooling: Examining Voucher Programs In Relation To State Constitutional Guarantees, Julie F. Mead
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Legal Aspects Of Charter School Oversight: Evidence From California,
2016
Berkeley Law School
Legal Aspects Of Charter School Oversight: Evidence From California, Kelsey W. Mayo
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Searching For Equity Amid A System Of Schools: The View From New Orleans,
2016
Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law
Searching For Equity Amid A System Of Schools: The View From New Orleans, Robert Garda
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Apples-To-Fish: Public And Private Prison Cost Comparisons,
2016
Human Rights Defense Center
Apples-To-Fish: Public And Private Prison Cost Comparisons, Alex Friedmann
Fordham Urban Law Journal
No abstract provided.
