The Victim/Offender Overlap And Criminal System Reform,
2022
Brooklyn Law School
The Victim/Offender Overlap And Criminal System Reform, Cynthia Godsoe
Brooklyn Law Review
Victimization makes people more likely to harm others, and vice versa. In short, “hurt people hurt people.” This victim/offender overlap is especially pronounced in sexual and violent offenses. Unfortunately, the criminal law continues to imagine victims and offenders in two different and mutually exclusive categories, each rigidly defined and morally laden. I first encountered this phenomenon while representing teenagers termed “crossover youth” due to their being both in the foster care system and the juvenile criminal system, and was surprised to find so little on this topic in the criminal law literature. Beginning to fill this gap is an important …
Down And Dirty: Remedies And Reparations For Intersected Environmental And Reproductive Justice,
2022
Brooklyn Law School
Down And Dirty: Remedies And Reparations For Intersected Environmental And Reproductive Justice, Mickaela J. Fouad
Brooklyn Law Review
Pollution is a rampant issue in the United States, ranging from smog-filled air to infertile soil to contaminated water. Yet despite the pervasive nature of pollution, its harms are not equally distributed amongst society. Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities disproportionately bear the burden of pollution and consequently suffer more harms because of it. Many of the health consequences from pollution are reproductive in nature: proximity to pollution can compromise fertility, cause difficulty in carrying a pregnancy to term and result in birth defects, disabilities, and reproductive cancers. This note focuses on the reproductive consequences of pollution and relies …
Blame The Victim: How Mistreatment By The State Is Used To Legitimize Police Violence,
2022
Brooklyn Law School
Blame The Victim: How Mistreatment By The State Is Used To Legitimize Police Violence, Tamara Rice Lave
Brooklyn Law Review
The surprising thing about George Floyd is not that he was killed by the police. What is remarkable is that the officer who killed him was charged, convicted, and sentenced to more than twenty-two years in prison. This article examines the institutional mechanisms that support police violence against Black people. In the process, it illuminates the insidious ways in which state actors exploit structural social, economic, and health mistreatment to legitimize police violence. After exploring these issues, this article provides suggestions to reform our institutions in a manner that will bring about meaningful and lasting change.
Parole, Victim Impact Evidence, And Race,
2022
Brooklyn Law School
Parole, Victim Impact Evidence, And Race, Alexis Karteron
Brooklyn Law Review
Parole offers the possibility of release for a substantial number of incarcerated people in the United States, the world’s largest jailer, but is seriously understudied. In particular, the role of victims and race in the parole decision-making process deserves attention. Decades of research has shown that the “race-of-victim effect” leads to more punitive sentences when white victimhood is at issue. In the parole context, the ubiquity of victim impact statements and the emotional responses they trigger raise the likelihood that the “race-of-victim effect” plagues parole decision-making as well. This essay calls for greater data collection and scrutiny into the role …
No Justice, No Peace: The Need For A State Version Of § 1983 In Response To The Movement For Black Lives,
2022
DePaul University
No Justice, No Peace: The Need For A State Version Of § 1983 In Response To The Movement For Black Lives, Madison N. Heckel
DePaul Journal for Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Old Dilemmas, New Guises: Developing An Anti-Subordination Reading Of Students For Fair Admissions V. Harvard,
2022
Fordham University School of Law
Old Dilemmas, New Guises: Developing An Anti-Subordination Reading Of Students For Fair Admissions V. Harvard, Eric Szkarlat
Fordham Law Review Online
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will again hear arguments on the constitutionality of race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions. This outcome was far from foretold: the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had suggested the Court might never take up affirmative action in admissions again. Yet after dragging its feet on granting certiorari, the Court agreed to hear Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard. This time, however, the case has a substantially different and quite controversial posture. That posture centers on alleged discrimination against Asian and Pacific American (APA) students applying to college. Some APA students are divided …
The Question Of The Purpose Of Anti-Miscegenation Laws,
2022
Mississippi University for Women
The Question Of The Purpose Of Anti-Miscegenation Laws, Tyler Dean
Merge
Using The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White, along with additional scholarly research and legal documentation for context, explores the ramifications and reasonings behind the creation and enforcement of anti-miscegenation laws. The primary individuals focused on suggest that anti-miscegenation laws were enacted for reasons outside of marriage's status as a union between two individuals. Social status, property inheritance, and even voting rights were denied to African Americans via the vehicle of anti-miscegenation laws. Just as other antebellum laws served to advance the agendas of the time, anti-miscegenation laws were no different. And the specific stories elaborated on …
America: The World’S Police—How The Defund The Police Movement Frames An Analysis For Defunding The Military,
2022
American University Washington College of Law
America: The World’S Police—How The Defund The Police Movement Frames An Analysis For Defunding The Military, Anya Kreider
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
In this article, the author examines the tenets of the Defund the Police movement and applies them to the American military to make the argument that not only should the police be defunded, but so should the American military. The purpose of this piece is to push the conversation regarding policing beyond American borders to examine American influence internationally. The article incorporates various Critical Race Theories to explore the intersection of policing and the military. The Defund the Police Movement also provides a framework for critiquing the American military because the American police and military are inextricably connected. Part I …
Justice For All: Examining Bostock V. Clayton County’S Impact On Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Justice For All: Examining Bostock V. Clayton County’S Impact On Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law, Lane Simon
LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy
No abstract provided.
Louisiana’S Criminal Defense Dilemma: Working Toward A Disaster Resistant Future,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Louisiana’S Criminal Defense Dilemma: Working Toward A Disaster Resistant Future, Tyler Duffy
LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy
No abstract provided.
Voting Able: Accessible In-Person Voting For Persons With Disabilities,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Voting Able: Accessible In-Person Voting For Persons With Disabilities, Keiara T. B. Fort
LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy
No abstract provided.
Faculty,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Masthead,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Table Of Contents,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
Cover,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
The Racial Politics Of Fair Use Fetishism,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
The Racial Politics Of Fair Use Fetishism, Anjali Vats
LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy
No abstract provided.
“A Time To Train” The Next Generation Of Legal Professionals To Become Culturally Competent While Practicing Humility,
2022
Louisiana State University Law Center
“A Time To Train” The Next Generation Of Legal Professionals To Become Culturally Competent While Practicing Humility, Deleso A. Alford
LSU Law Journal for Social Justice & Policy
No abstract provided.
Front Matter And Table Of Contents,
2022
University of Miami Law School
Front Matter And Table Of Contents
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
No abstract provided.
Protective Styles, A Protected Class: Revisiting Eeoc V. Catastrophe Management Solutions,
2022
University of Miami Law School
Protective Styles, A Protected Class: Revisiting Eeoc V. Catastrophe Management Solutions, Staci Campbell
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
For years, Black people have been forced to place extra thought into their appearance, especially in the workplace. Extra thought and extra effort all to avoid being looked down upon as unkept or unprofessional. Finally, there is a wave of legislation being introduced and passed to rectify this problem. While strides are being made, there is still much work to be done. The amount of work left to be done is illustrated by a slew of unfavorable federal cases brought in the face of discrimination against Black hair and hairstyles. This paper explores one of those cases as well as …
How To Protect Special Education During Covid-19: From The Courts To The Capitol,
2022
University of Miami School of Law.
How To Protect Special Education During Covid-19: From The Courts To The Capitol, Sarah Coleman
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced students around the country out of brick-and-mortar schools and into virtual classrooms. While the switch to remote learning has helped keep students and teachers safe from contracting the virus, students with disabilities have largely been deprived of a meaningful education and in person services mandated under federal law. This essay will explain how students have been denied a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), how litigation has been unsuccessful in creating systemic change for these students, and how public policy by U.S. legislators can offer a solution.
