| Author | Title | Citation | Summary | Year | Key Terms |
| Margalynne J. Armstrong |
ARE WE NEARING THE END OF IMPUNITY FOR TAKING BLACK LIVES? |
56 Santa Clara Law Review 721 (2016) |
Introduction. 722 I. Legal Protections (or a Lack Thereof) for the Lives of Slaves. 724 A. African Bondage. 724 B. The Legality of Murdering Slaves in North America. 729 C. Runaways, Patterollers, and the Fugitive Slave Act: Deputizing White Communities to Regulate Black Presence. 732 1. Patterollers. 733 2. No rights which the white man is bound... |
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| Samuel H. Pillsbury |
BLACK LIVES MATTER |
13 Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 567 (Spring, 2016) |
Jill Leovy, Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America (2015). Please write about it. Please! A mother pleading with a reporter to write about her son's murder (P. 37.) A great story teller sweeps you away. The story begins and all you want to do is ride the wave of words to its end. Jill Leovy begins her book, Ghettoside, about the police... |
2016 |
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| Samuel H. Pillsbury |
BLACK LIVES MATTER |
13 Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 567 (Spring, 2016) |
Jill Leovy, Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America (2015). Please write about it. Please! A mother pleading with a reporter to write about her son's murder (P. 37.) A great story teller sweeps you away. The story begins and all you want to do is ride the wave of words to its end. Jill Leovy begins her book, Ghettoside, about the police... |
2016 |
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| Mike Lillis |
Black Lives Matter accuses Dems of 'placating' the movement |
2016 The Hill 4540486 (August 31, 2016) |
Black Lives Matter is going after Democrats for what the group deems a placating response to our demand to value all black life."" |
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Black Lives Matter accuses Dems of 'placating' the movement |
(August 31, 2016) |
Black Lives Matter is going after Democrats for what the group deems a placating response to our demand to value all black life."" |
2016 |
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| Osagie K. Obasogie , Zachary Newman |
BLACK LIVES MATTER AND RESPECTABILITY POLITICS IN LOCAL NEWS ACCOUNTS OF OFFICER-INVOLVED CIVILIAN DEATHS: AN EARLY EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT |
2016 Wisconsin Law Review 541 (2016) |
The Black Lives Matter movement launched in July 2013 after George Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida jury in the shooting death of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black male. The incident giving rise to this emerging social movement -- where the hoodie became a key part of widespread public debates on whether certain attributes... |
2016 |
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| Osagie K. Obasogie , Zachary Newman |
BLACK LIVES MATTER AND RESPECTABILITY POLITICS IN LOCAL NEWS ACCOUNTS OF OFFICER-INVOLVED CIVILIAN DEATHS: AN EARLY EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT |
2016 Wisconsin Law Review 541 (2016) |
The Black Lives Matter movement launched in July 2013 after George Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida jury in the shooting death of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black male. The incident giving rise to this emerging social movement -- where the hoodie became a key part of widespread public debates on whether certain attributes... |
2016 |
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| Alberto Bernabe |
DO BLACK LIVES MATTER? RACE AS A MEASURE OF INJURY IN TORT LAW |
18 Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice 41 (2016) |
I. Introduction. 41 II. The Facts and Allegations that Gave Rise to the Issue in Cramblett. 46 III. Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Claims. 48 IV. Wrongful Pregnancy Claims. 55 V. Is There a Basis for Relief in Cramblett?. 56 A. Relevant Case Law. 56 B. Cramblett's Unpersuasive Argument. 59 VI. The Impact of Modern Reproductive Technologies. 67... |
2016 |
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| Alberto Bernabe |
DO BLACK LIVES MATTER? RACE AS A MEASURE OF INJURY IN TORT LAW |
18 Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice 41 (2016) |
I. Introduction. 41 II. The Facts and Allegations that Gave Rise to the Issue in Cramblett. 46 III. Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Claims. 48 IV. Wrongful Pregnancy Claims. 55 V. Is There a Basis for Relief in Cramblett?. 56 A. Relevant Case Law. 56 B. Cramblett's Unpersuasive Argument. 59 VI. The Impact of Modern Reproductive Technologies. 67... |
2016 |
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| Nicole D. Porter |
EXPANDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER |
70 University of Miami Law Review 533 (Winter, 2016) |
Traditional public safety responses to crime involve interactions with the criminal justice system. However, recent killings by police of unarmed black men, women, and children have led to a national dialogue on the fundamental strategy of public safety. The narrative of Black Lives Matter offers a new framework for policymakers, activists,... |
2016 |
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| Nicole D. Porter |
EXPANDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER |
70 University of Miami Law Review 533 (Winter, 2016) |
Traditional public safety responses to crime involve interactions with the criminal justice system. However, recent killings by police of unarmed black men, women, and children have led to a national dialogue on the fundamental strategy of public safety. The narrative of Black Lives Matter offers a new framework for policymakers, activists,... |
2016 |
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| Joëlle Anne Moreno |
FLAGRANT POLICE ABUSE: WHY BLACK LIVES (ALSO) MATTER TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT |
21 Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law 36 (Fall, 2016) |
Constitutional rights pivot on problems of proof. But traditional academic distinctions between procedural rules of evidence and substantive questions of constitutional law impede our understanding of how law works. In particular, how law works to identify, constrain, and remedy police abuse of constitutional rights. Treating rights and... |
2016 |
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| Joëlle Anne Moreno |
FLAGRANT POLICE ABUSE: WHY BLACK LIVES (ALSO) MATTER TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT |
21 Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law 36 (Fall, 2016) |
Constitutional rights pivot on problems of proof. But traditional academic distinctions between procedural rules of evidence and substantive questions of constitutional law impede our understanding of how law works. In particular, how law works to identify, constrain, and remedy police abuse of constitutional rights. Treating rights and... |
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FOIA SUIT AGAINST FBI SEEKS BLACK LIVES MATTER SURVEILLANCE |
23 Federal Discovery News 5 (December 1, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. (Color of Change et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 16-cv-8215, complaint... |
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FOIA SUIT AGAINST FBI SEEKS BLACK LIVES MATTER SURVEILLANCE |
23 Federal Discovery News 5 (December 1, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. (Color of Change et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 16-cv-8215, complaint... |
2016 |
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| Melissa J. Sachs |
FOIA suit against FBI seeks Black Lives Matter surveillance (S.D.N.Y.) |
2016 WESTLAW Data Privacy Daily Briefing 6205879 (October 25, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. |
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FOIA suit against FBI seeks Black Lives Matter surveillance (S.D.N.Y.) |
(October 25, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. |
2016 |
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| Melissa J. Sachs |
FOIA SUIT AGAINST FBI SEEKS BLACK LIVES MATTER SURVEILLANCE Color of Change v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
34 Westlaw Journal Computer and Internet 2 (November 4, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have failed to produce records or respond to requests... |
2016 |
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| Melissa J. Sachs |
FOIA SUIT AGAINST FBI SEEKS BLACK LIVES MATTER SURVEILLANCE Color of Change v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
34 Westlaw Journal Computer and Internet 2 (November 4, 2016) |
Two nonprofit groups have sued the U.S. government in New York federal court, seeking public records about the monitoring and surveillance of public protests concerning Black Lives Matter, racial inequalities, police violence and criminal justice. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have failed to produce records or respond to requests... |
2016 |
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| Joshua A. Kobrin |
GHETTOSIDE: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER IN AMERICA BY JILL LEOVY SPIEGEL & GRAU, NEW YORK, NY, 2015. 366 PAGES, $28 (CLOTH), $18.89 (PAPER) |
63-FEB Federal Lawyer 80 (January/February, 2016) |
The #BlackLivesMatter movement started well before Aug. 9, 2014, the day that police officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. But, in the wake of the shooting--and the death of other black males as a result of police actions--the slogan gained momentum. Now a rallying cry for a movement that calls for a response to the... |
2016 |
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| Mike Lillis |
Leaked memo: Dems told to 'lead from behind' with Black Lives Matter |
2016 The Hill 4540489 (August 31, 2016) |
Democratic campaign officials advised House candidates to limit the number of Black Lives Matter activists at public events and promise no support for concrete policy positions as lawmakers hit the campaign trail late last year, according to newly leaked documents. |
2016 |
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| Mike Lillis |
Leaked memo: Dems told to 'lead from behind' with Black Lives Matter |
2016 The Hill 4540489 (August 31, 2016) |
Democratic campaign officials advised House candidates to limit the number of Black Lives Matter activists at public events and promise no support for concrete policy positions as lawmakers hit the campaign trail late last year, according to newly leaked documents. |
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Movement for Black Lives issues policy demands for black immigrants |
(August 2, 2016) |
An extensive policy platform released Monday by the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of racial justice advocacy groups, includes a section demanding an end to the war on black immigrants |
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Movement for Black Lives issues policy demands for black immigrants |
(August 2, 2016) |
An extensive policy platform released Monday by the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of racial justice advocacy groups, includes a section demanding an end to the war on black immigrants |
2016 |
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| Donald F. Tibbs |
OF LAW AND BLACK LIVES, 50 YEARS LATER: RACE AND POLICING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MOYNIHAN REPORT |
8 Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives 85 (Spring, 2016) |
There is a quest for the Negro, the Negro is in demand, one cannot get along without him, he is needed, but only if he is made palatable in a certain way. Frantz Fanon America is free to choose whether the Negro shall remain her liability or become her opportunity. Gunnar Myrdal An American Dilemma The title of the Journal's Symposium, The 50... |
2016 |
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| Donald F. Tibbs |
OF LAW AND BLACK LIVES, 50 YEARS LATER: RACE AND POLICING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MOYNIHAN REPORT |
8 Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives 85 (Spring, 2016) |
There is a quest for the Negro, the Negro is in demand, one cannot get along without him, he is needed, but only if he is made palatable in a certain way. Frantz Fanon America is free to choose whether the Negro shall remain her liability or become her opportunity. Gunnar Myrdal An American Dilemma The title of the Journal's Symposium, The 50... |
2016 |
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| Jasmine Adams |
REACTION TO: OF LAW AND BLACK LIVES, 50 YEARS LATER: RACE AND POLICING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MOYNIHAN REPORT |
8 Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives 99 (Spring, 2016) |
The notion that history has the potential to repeat itself rings throughout Donald Tibbs' piece concerning the dynamic between race and policing in the United States. Tibbs tracks how black lives have been treated within the U.S. legal system and subsequently by police officers throughout history. In particular, Tibbs asserts two major points: (1)... |
2016 |
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| Jasmine Adams |
REACTION TO: OF LAW AND BLACK LIVES, 50 YEARS LATER: RACE AND POLICING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MOYNIHAN REPORT |
8 Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives 99 (Spring, 2016) |
The notion that history has the potential to repeat itself rings throughout Donald Tibbs' piece concerning the dynamic between race and policing in the United States. Tibbs tracks how black lives have been treated within the U.S. legal system and subsequently by police officers throughout history. In particular, Tibbs asserts two major points: (1)... |
2016 |
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| Anupam Chander |
THE FIRST AMENDMENT AS KILLER APP |
7 Case Western Reserve Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet 1 (2016) |
It's not just Black Lives Matter. It's #BlackLivesMatter. The hashtag is silent. The protests that swept the nation last year began through Facebook and Twitter, organized via a hashtag. The hashtag allowed individuals who did not know each other to learn, share, and debate, without requiring any intermediation by the traditional media. The hashtag... |
2016 |
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| Sunita Patel |
TOWARD DEMOCRATIC POLICE REFORM: A VISION FOR "COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT" PROVISIONS IN DOJ CONSENT DECREES |
51 Wake Forest Law Review 793 (Fall, 2016) |
The shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager in Florida, led three Black women to create #BlackLivesMatter. That hashtag has since become synonymous with a movement that condemns police violence and stands for the dignity and value of Black lives. Black Lives Matter has renewed discussion amongst academics, policy makers, think tanks,... |
2016 |
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| Nicole D. Porter |
UNFINISHED PROJECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE ERA OF MASS INCARCERATION AND THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES |
6 Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 1 (February, 2016) |
The American criminal justice system has been dominated by relentless growth for the last forty years. The culture of punishment, in part driven by political interests leveraging tough on crime policies and practices marketed as the solution to the fear of crime, has been implemented at every stage of the criminal justice process: arresting,... |
2016 |
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| Nicole D. Porter |
UNFINISHED PROJECT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE ERA OF MASS INCARCERATION AND THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES |
6 Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 1 (February, 2016) |
The American criminal justice system has been dominated by relentless growth for the last forty years. The culture of punishment, in part driven by political interests leveraging tough on crime policies and practices marketed as the solution to the fear of crime, has been implemented at every stage of the criminal justice process: arresting,... |
2016 |
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| Andrew Chongseh Kim |
WHEN THE APOCALYPSE COMES, WILL ANYTHING CHANGE?: GAY MARRIAGE, BLACK LIVES MATTER, AND THE RULE OF LAW |
3 Savannah Law Review 57 (2016) |
Guess the world changed.--T-Dog No, it's the same as it ever was: the weak get taken.--Guillermo Most conceptions of life after the apocalypse, be it nuclear, zombie, natural disaster, or otherwise, are dominated by a single image: lawlessness. After society collapses, the rule of law ceases to function. Whether one person owns a particular house... |
2016 |
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| Andrew Chongseh Kim |
WHEN THE APOCALYPSE COMES, WILL ANYTHING CHANGE?: GAY MARRIAGE, BLACK LIVES MATTER, AND THE RULE OF LAW |
3 Savannah Law Review 57 (2016) |
Guess the world changed.--T-Dog No, it's the same as it ever was: the weak get taken.--Guillermo Most conceptions of life after the apocalypse, be it nuclear, zombie, natural disaster, or otherwise, are dominated by a single image: lawlessness. After society collapses, the rule of law ceases to function. Whether one person owns a particular house... |
2016 |
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| Gregory S. Parks , Matthew W. Hughey |
"A CHOICE OF WEAPONS": THE X-MEN AND THE METAPHOR FOR APPROACHES TO RACIAL EQUALITY |
92 Indiana Law Journal Supplement 1 (2016) |
We are at a crossroads in American history when we as a nation must decide a path toward racial equality. It is a crossroads that we have come to in the past, primarily in the 1960s and 1970s (i.e., civil rights or black power, peace or violence, etc.). It is a narrative that has been told for decades in the comic book The X-Men. This comic book as... |
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| Elise Holtzman |
"I AM CAIT," BUT IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS: THE PROBLEM OF INVASIVE TRANSGENDER POLICIES AND A FOURTH AMENDMENT SOLUTION |
68 Florida Law Review 1943 (November, 2016) |
Transgender people constitute a distinct minority with unique legal battles. There is a widespread societal misunderstanding of what it means to be transgender that results in treating the transgender community the same as their lesbian, gay, and members of bisexual counterparts. This misunderstanding is even more prevalent in the legal context,... |
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| Christina Swarns |
"I CAN'T BREATHE!": A CENTURY OLD CALL FOR JUSTICE |
46 Seton Hall Law Review 1021 (2016) |
I Can't Breathe. 1023 Hands Up, Don't Shoot. 1028 Black Lives Matter. 1030 |
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| Rhonda V. Magee |
"IF YOU PLANT CORN, YOU GET CORN": ON MINDFULNESS AND RACIAL JUSTICE IN FLORIDA AND BEYOND |
90-APR Florida Bar Journal 36 (April, 2016) |
Before Sandra Bland's questionable stop while on her way to start a new job at her alma mater and mysterious death in police custody in Mississippi; before Eric Garner's killing for selling loosees (single cigarettes) in front of a corner store on Long Island; and before Michael Brown's killing and horrifyingly public on-street display in... |
2016 |
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| Rebecca Sharpless |
"IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT CRIMINALS": RESPECTABILITY, IMMIGRATION REFORM, AND HYPERINCARCERATION |
53 Houston Law Review 691 (Winter 2016) |
Mainstream pro-immigrant law reformers advocate for better treatment of immigrants by invoking a contrast with people convicted of a crime. This Article details the harms and limitations of a conceptual framework for immigration reform that draws its narrative force from a contrast with people-- citizens and noncitizens--who have been convicted of... |
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| André Douglas Pond Cummings |
"LORD FORGIVE ME, BUT HE TRIED TO KILL ME": PROPOSING SOLUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES' MOST VEXING RACIAL CHALLENGES |
23 Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice 3 (Fall, 2016) |
C1-3Table of Contents I. Introduction. 4 II. Our Most Vexing and Persistent Racial Challenges. 8 A. Police Killing of Unarmed Black Men. 10 B. Racially Disparate Mass Incarceration. 13 C. Violent Homicide of African American Young Men and Boys. 18 III. Proposing Solutions to our Most Vexing and Persistent Racial Challenges. 23 A. Ending the Police... |
2016 |
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| Lindsay Pérez Huber |
"MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!": DONALD TRUMP, RACIST NATIVISM AND THE VIRULENT ADHERENCE TO WHITE SUPREMACY AMID U.S. DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE |
10 Charleston Law Review 215 (Fall, 2016) |
I. INTRODUCTION. 215 II. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK. 217 III. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!. 222 IV. VOTE FOR WHITE SUPREMACY!. 229 V. SHIFTING U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS (AND RESPONSES). 232 VI. CONCLUSION. 239 VII. EPILOGUE: MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. 244 |
2016 |
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| Mae C. Quinn |
"POST-FERGUSON" SOCIAL ENGINEERING: PROBLEM-SOLVING JUSTICE OR JUST POSTURING |
59 Howard Law Journal 739 (Spring 2016) |
INTRODUCTION. 739 I. INTERROGATING NEW CHANGE AGENTS, CORRECTIVE AGENCIES, AND THEIR AGENDAS. 742 II. PROBING PROFFERED THEORIES: RESTORATIVE, PROCEDURAL AND THERAPEUTIC JUSTICE. 753 III. CRITICALLY CONSIDERING PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS AS THE SOLUTION. 758 CONCLUSION. 764 |
2016 |
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| Nnennaya Amuchie |
"THE FORGOTTEN VICTIMS" HOW RACIALIZED GENDER STEREOTYPES LEAD TO POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS: INCORPORATING AN ANALYSIS OF POLICE VIOLENCE INTO FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISM |
14 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 617 (Spring, 2016) |
For all the Black girls and women who never had a chance to live in a world free from violence. --Nnennaya Amuchie Last year, thousands of young people gathered around the world in solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri, after police officers killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old Black teenager. Following Michael Brown's death, police officers... |
2016 |
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| Bryan Adamson |
"THUGS," "CROOKS," AND "REBELLIOUS NEGROES": RACIST AND RACIALIZED MEDIA COVERAGE OF MICHAEL BROWN AND THE FERGUSON DEMONSTRATIONS |
32 Harvard Journal on Racial & Ethnic Justice 189 (Spring, 2016) |
At approximately 1:30 p.m. CST on August 9, 2014, when the news broke of a shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, one disturbing picture was the first still image most of us saw. A Black male body is lying face down on the street. The picture is foregrounded by the familiar yellow POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS barrier tape. One need not cross to see what is... |
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| Stephanie Francis Ward |
#ATTENTION |
102-DEC ABA Journal 28 (December, 2016) |
FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA are familiar with intersectionality. But many understand--and embrace--the hashtag #blackgirlsmatter, which is a more descriptive way to point out that some people who experience oppression have multiple social categorizations and frequently are forgotten in social justice movements. The African American Policy Forum,... |
2016 |
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| Kiran Sidhu |
A CALL FOR MINORITY INVOLVEMENT IN CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION REFORM AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTESTS: LESSONS FROM THE ANTI-SOPA/DEMONSTRATIONS |
38 Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal (COMM/ENT) 117 (Winter 2016) |
I. Introduction: Remembering Bloody Sunday and COINTELPRO Surveillance and Its Connection to the Black Lives Matter Movement. 118 II. An Overview of CISPA: Surveillance in the Name of Cybersecurity With Technology Company Assistance. 122 A. Examples of Increased Surveillance During Black Lives Matter Protests. 126 III. We Should Not Rely on... |
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| Eleanor G. Jolley , Tim Donahue, Sr. |
A CURSORY OVERVIEW TO SECTION 1983 AS IT APPLIES TO VIOLATIONS OF THE FOURTH AND EIGHTH AMENDMENTS |
39 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 517 (Spring, 2016) |
This Article addresses the essential components of a civil claim brought under the guise of Section 1983 and focuses on the procedural aspects involved in both, filing and defending a Section 1983 claim. This Article serves as a basis and foundation for in-depth and thorough review of the pertinent legal issues involved in Section 1983 litigation.... |
2016 |
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| Reginald Leamon Robinson |
A DARK SECRET TOO SCANDALOUS TO CONFRONT: DID THE MOYNIHAN REPORT IMPLY THAT POOR BLACK CAREGIVERS' PARENTING STYLE AND CHILDHOOD CRUELTIES WERE STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH SELF-PERPETUATING PATHOLOGIES? |
8 Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives 103 (Spring, 2016) |
The resistance to seeing the pain of deprived neglected, or abused children has a long history. All psychopathology constitutes primary or secondary disorders of bonding or attachment and manifests itself as disorders of self- and/or interactional regulation. In 1965 or today, any existential murder of a child, especially in the earliest years of... |
2016 |
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| Lisa P. Ramsey |
A FREE SPEECH RIGHT TO TRADEMARK PROTECTION? |
106 The Trademark Reporter 797 (September-October, 2016) |
Many governments refuse to register and protect as trademarks certain categories of words or symbols that are offensive to members of the public. For example, Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act--the federal trademark law in the United States--bans registration of trademarks which are immoral or scandalous, or which may disparage people, institutions,... |
2016 |
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| Lauren Brauer |
ACADEMIC CONNECTION: LESSONS IN CENSORSHIP: HOW SCHOOLS AND COURTS SUBVERT STUDENTS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS |
36 Children's Legal Rights Journal 222 (2016) |
It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. Justice Fortas wrote these words in Tinker v. Des Moines, a Supreme Court case regarding students' First Amendment Rights. In this seminal case, two students wore black armbands to school in order... |
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