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| James Naughton |
THE SCHOOL FOIA PROJECT: UNCOVERING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND HOW TO RESPOND |
52 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 1045 (Summer, 2021) |
Since 1984, Illinois has had a Freedom of Information Act law on the books that allows anyone--including educational advocates--to request public records. This creates a useful avenue to access and review records for any public entity, including public school districts. This Article proposes that FOIA creates a powerful pathway for educational... |
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| Carliss N. Chatman , Najarian R. Peters |
THE SOFT-SHOE AND SHUFFLE OF LAW SCHOOL HIRING COMMITTEE PRACTICES |
69 UCLA Law Review Discourse 2 (2021) |
The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. -Ida B. Wells It is in the spirit of Ida B. Wells that we seek to turn the light upon the systemic racism of hiring practices. We believe these practices are indicators of the systemic failures on campuses and in workplaces that prevent them from being antiracist. We seek to use... |
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| Zoe R. Feingold, Department of Psychology, Fordham University |
THE STIGMA OF INCARCERATION EXPERIENCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW |
27 Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 550 (November, 2021) |
Individuals who have been incarcerated experience unparalleled health and economic disparities. Stigma, defined as a social phenomenon in which labeling, separation, and discrimination occur together in a power situation that allows them (Link & Phelan, 2001), may be a central cause of the social inequalities that formerly incarcerated persons face... |
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| Mary Anne Case |
The Very Stereotype the Law Condemns: Constitutional Sex Discrimination Law as a Quest for Perfect Proxies |
85 Cornell Law Review 1447 (July, 2000) |
In his lone dissent from the Supreme Court's decision holding the Virginia Military Institute's exclusion of women unconstitutional, Justice Scalia worked up to yet another fever pitch of outrage at what he perceived as the majority's unprincipled departure from established doctrine. According to an indignant Justice Scalia: [T]he Court proceeds to...; Search Snippet: ...set forth more fully in Mary Anne C. Case, Disaggregating Gender from Sex and Sexual Orientation: The Effeminate Man in the Law and Feminist Jurisprudence, 105 Yale L.J. 1... |
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| Robin Walker Sterling |
THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY: SYSTEMIC RACISM, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONTACT |
120 Michigan Law Review 451 (December, 2021) |
This Article is the first to describe how systemic racism persists in a society that openly denounces racism and racist behaviors, using affirmative action and disproportionate minority contact as contrasting examples. Affirmative action and disproportionate minority contact are two sides of the same coin. Far from being distinct, these two social... |
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| Kelsey Scarlett, Lexi Weyrick |
TRANSFORMING THE FOCUS: AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS IN SCHOOL RESPONSE TO SEX DISCRIMINATION |
57 California Western Law Review 391 (Spring, 2021) |
Intersectionality refers to the reality that a person's different identities (such as race, gender, and class, among others) exist simultaneously and when taken as a whole are what inform the discrimination they face. When Title IX, a law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational settings, was first passed by Congress in 1972, the only identity... |
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| Dylan Rodríguez |
TYRANNY OF THE TASK FORCE: POLICE ABOLITION AND THE COUNTERINSURGENT CAMPUS |
53 Connecticut Law Review 571 (September, 2021) |
C1-2Essay Contents INTRODUCTION: (ANTIBLACK) DOMESTIC WAR, COUNTERINSURGENCY, AND THE CONDITIONS FOR ABOLITION. 573 I. COUNTERINSURGENCY (STATESIDE). 580 II. COUNTERINSURGENCY CAMPUS, PT. 1: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, A CASE STUDY. 582 A. Case 1, Dumb Faith: The Academic Senate's Recommendations for UC Policing. 584 B. Case 2, Audit, Wash, and... |
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| T. Markus Funk, Ph.D. |
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE VALUES PLAY (AND SHOULD PLAY) IN SELF-DEFENSE LAW |
58 American Criminal Law Review 331 (Spring, 2021) |
Introduction. 332 I. The Scholarly Community's Surprising Neglect of Values as Self-Defense Decision-Grounds. 333 II. Setting the Analytical Stage. 339 A. The German Fruit Thief. 342 B. Controversial Contemporary Cases. 345 III. Advancing the Debate Through a More Value-Centric Dialogue--Introducing the Seven Decision-Grounds. 349 A. Value #1:... |
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Understanding Time to Exoneration: Race, Other Factors, and Why it Matters |
57 Criminal Law Bulletin 1 (2021) |
Lauren O'Neill Shermer earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from The University of Maryland, College Park. She is currently an Associate Professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Widener University in Chester, PA. Her research spans a wide range of topics, but most recently focuses on exonerations, eyewitness... |
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| Shaun Ossei-Owusu |
VELVET ROPE DISCRIMINATION |
107 Virginia Law Review 683 (June, 2021) |
Public accommodations are private and public facilities that are held out to and used by the public. Public accommodations were significant battlegrounds for the Civil Rights Movement as protesters and litigators fought for equal access to swimming pools, movie theaters, and lunch counters. These sites were also important for the Women's Rights... |
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VI. PRISONERS' RIGHTS |
50 Georgetown Law Journal Annual Review of Criminal Procedure 1163 (2021) |
Criminal convictions and lawful imprisonment allow for certain limitations on citizens' freedoms and other constitutional rights, but prisoners retain such rights when they are compatible with the objectives of incarceration. Federal courts are reluctant to intervene in internal prison administration and therefore give wide ranging deference to the... |
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| Kalen Coleman |
WAKE UP OR GET WOKE: THE PARADOX OF AMERICA'S DIPLOMATIC EXPORT OF HIP HOP |
43 Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal 59 (Winter, 2021) |
Since 2001, the United States has been sending hip hop artists overseas to perform and promote American culture. But hip hop began in the South Bronx of New York City, driven by disaffected and impoverished African American youth who gave voice to their discontent. There is an inherent hypocrisy in the appropriation and export of a subculture whose... |
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WARRANTLESS SEARCHES AND SEIZURES |
50 Georgetown Law Journal Annual Review of Criminal Procedure 51 (2021) |
Under the Fourth Amendment, every search or seizure by a government agent must be reasonable. In general, searches and seizures are unreasonable and invalid unless based on probable cause and executed pursuant to a warrant. However, certain kinds of searches and seizures are valid as exceptions to the probable cause and warrant requirements,... |
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| Gregory S. Parks , Shayne E. Jones , Rashawn Ray , Matthew W. Hughey , Jonathan M. Cox |
White Boys Drink, Black Girls Yell . . .: a Racialized and Gendered Analysis of Violent Hazing and the Law |
18 Journal of Gender, Race and Justice 93 (Winter 2015) |
I. Introduction:. 94 A. The Cultural Roots of Hazing. 97 1. Rites of Passage and the Anthropological Foundations of Hazing. 97 2. The History and Evolution of Hazing in Higher Education. 100 a. Hazing in New World Universities. 104 b. Hazing in American Fraternities and Sororities. 105 c. Hazing Opposition. 108 II. Hazing and the Law. 109 A....; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Gender, Race and Justice Winter 2015 Article WHITE BOYS DRINK, BLACK GIRLS YELL . . .: A RACIALIZED AND GENDERED ANALYSIS OF... |
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| Henna Choi |
White Men Still Dominate Reality Television: Discriminatory Casting and the Need for Regulation |
37 Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal (COMM/ENT) 163 (Winter 2015) |
I. Introduction. 163 II. Background. 165 A. Reality Television. 165 B. Casting Processes. 166 C. Current Legal Landscape. 169 III. Application of Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights Statutes to Reality Television Casting Decisions. 172 A. Claims. 172 1. Race Discrimination Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 172 2....; Search Snippet: ...and Entertainment Law Journal (COMM/ENT) Winter 2015 Note WHITE MEN STILL DOMINATE REALITY TELEVISION: DISCRIMINATORY CASTING AND THE NEED FOR... |
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| Tasnim Motala |
WORDS STILL WOUND: IIED & EVOLVING ATTITUDES TOWARD RACIST SPEECH |
56 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 115 (Winter, 2021) |
C1-3Table of Contents R1-2Introduction . L3116 I. Racial Insults: A Harm Without a Remedy. 119 A. Dignitary Harms. 120 B. Psychological Harms. 122 C. Societal Harms. 125 II. Responses to Racial Insults. 126 A. Societal Responses to Racial Insults. 126 B. Legal Responses to Racial Insults. 130 1. Human Rights Commissions. 130 2. Criminal Law. 132... |
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| James Thuo Gathii |
WRITING RACE AND IDENTITY IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: WHAT CRT AND TWAIL CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER |
67 UCLA Law Review 1610 (April, 2021) |
This Article argues that issues of race and identity have so far been underemphasized, understudied, and undertheorized in mainstream international law. To address this major gap, this Article argues that there is an opportunity for learning, sharing, and collaboration between Critical Race Theorists (CRT) and scholars of Third World Approaches to... |
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| Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer |
#Metoo, Statutory Rape Laws, and the Persistence of Gender Stereotypes |
2019 Utah Law Review 117 (2019) |
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, feminists pushed for reform of statutory rape laws. At that time, states' laws limited prosecution for sexual intercourse with a female below a certain age to males. The only victims of statutory rape were female. Feminists advocated that legislatures should rewrite gender-specific sexual assault laws in gender...; Search Snippet: ...2019 Article #METOO, STATUTORY RAPE LAWS, AND THE PERSISTENCE OF GENDER STEREOTYPES Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer [FNa1] Copyright © 2019 by Leslie... |
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| W. Michael Schuster , R. Evan Davis , Kourtenay Schley , Julie Ravenscraft |
An Empirical Study of Patent Grant Rates as a Function of Race and Gender |
57 American Business Law Journal 281 (Summer, 2020) |
In this article we examine the rate at which patent applications are granted as a function of the inventor's race and gender. Empirical analysis of more than 3.9 million U.S. applications finds minority and women applicants are significantly less likely to secure a patent relative to the balance of inventors. Further analysis indicates that a...; Search Snippet: ...OF PATENT GRANT RATES AS A FUNCTION OF RACE AND GENDER W. Michael Schuster [FNa1] R. Evan Davis [FNaa1] Kourtenay Schley... |
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| Antwann Michael Simpkins |
Apparitions in the Theory: How the Sciences Cause Race and Gender to Matter in the Twenty-first Century |
9 UC Irvine Law Review 1217 (July, 2019) |
A. Scientific Inquiry. 1221 B. To Use Neuroimaging Techniques. 1227 C. The Science of Law. 1232; Search Snippet: ...APPARITIONS IN THE THEORY: HOW THE SCIENCES CAUSE RACE AND GENDER TO MATTER IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Antwann Michael Simpkins... |
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| Jessica Szuminski |
Behind the Binary Bars: a Critique of Prison Placement Policies for Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Prisoners |
105 Minnesota Law Review 477 (November, 2020) |
After police responded to a domestic dispute, arrestee Zack was held at Riverside Correctional Facility in Philadelphia. When Zack arrived, he was forced to submit to an intrusive genital examination that was alleged to confirm his gender identity, was abused by correctional officers who taunted him for having a beard and then refused to give him...; Search Snippet: ...CRITIQUE OF PRISON PLACEMENT POLICIES FOR TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING PRISONERS Jessica Szuminski [FNa1] Copyright © 2020 by Jessica... |
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| Kevin Jon Heller |
Beyond the Reasonable Man? A Sympathetic but Critical Assessment of the Use of Subjective Standards of Reasonableness in Self-defense and Provocation Cases |
26 American Journal of Criminal Law 1 (Fall 1998) |
I. Introduction. 3 II. The Objective Standard of Reasonableness. 8 A. Definition and Rationale. 8 B. The Two Versions of the Objective Standard. 9 1. The Difference Between Justifications and Excuses. 10 2. Self-defense and Provocation as Justifications. 11 a. Self-defense as a justification. 11 b. Provocation as a justification. 19 3. Provocation...; Search Snippet: ...Journal of Criminal Law Fall 1998 Article BEYOND THE REASONABLE MAN? A SYMPATHETIC BUT CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SUBJECTIVE... |
2015 |
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White/Caucasian |
| Brenda V. Smith |
Boys, Rape, and Masculinity: Reclaiming Boys' Narratives of Sexual Violence in Custody |
93 North Carolina Law Review 1559 (June, 2015) |
L1-2Introduction . L31560 I. Data as a Narrative: Prevalence of Sexual Abuse of Boys in Custody. 1564 A. Bureau of Justice Statistics Data on the Prevalence of Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody. 1565 B. Implications of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Data. 1569 II. Competing Narratives of Sexual Abuse of Boys. 1572 A. Mother-Sister-Friend: Female...; Search Snippet: ...2015 Symposium 2014: Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Justice System BOYS, RAPE, AND MASCULINITY: RECLAIMING BOYS' NARRATIVES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CUSTODY [FNa1] Brenda V. Smith... |
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African/Black American |
| Nareissa L. Smith |
Built for Boyhood?: a Proposal for Reducing the Amount of Gender Bias in the Advertising of Children's Toys on Television |
17 Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law 991 (Summer, 2015) |
While the last half-century has seen a dramatic increase in the number of US women in the workforce, women remain underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. For years, researchers and social commentators have tried to explain the persistence of this gender gap. Some have even argued that genetic differences...; Search Snippet: ...BUILT FOR BOYHOOD?: A PROPOSAL FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF GENDER BIAS IN THE ADVERTISING OF CHILDREN'S TOYS ON TELEVISION Nareissa... |
2015 |
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| Nancy E. Dowd |
Children's Equality: the Centrality of Race, Gender, and Class |
47 Fordham Urban Law Journal 231 (February, 2020) |
Hierarchies among children dramatically impact their development. Beginning before birth, and continuing during their progression to adulthood from birth to age 18, structural and cultural barriers separate and subordinate some children, while they privilege others. The hierarchies replicate patterns of inequality along familiar lines, particularly...; Search Snippet: ...Children of Color Article CHILDREN'S EQUALITY: THE CENTRALITY OF RACE, GENDER, AND CLASS Nancy E. Dowd [FNa1] Copyright © 2020 by Fordham... |
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| Jamie L. Small |
Classing Sex Offenders: How Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Differentiate Men Accused of Sexual Assault |
49 Law and Society Review 109 (March, 2015) |
As public awareness of and concern about sexual victimization has increased in recent decades, stigmatization of sex offenders has also increased considerably. Contemporary sex offender policies transform discrete criminal behaviors into lifelong social identities. Although there is much debate about the efficacy and constitutionality of such...; Search Snippet: ...Article CLASSING SEX OFFENDERS: HOW PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS DIFFERENTIATE MEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT [FNa1] Jamie L. Small [FNa2] Copyright... |
2015 |
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African/Black American |
| Chris Chambers Goodman, Esq. |
Clearing the Bench: Using Mandatory Retirement to Promote Gender Parity in the U.s. and the Eu Judiciaries |
95 Tulane Law Review Rev. 1 (November, 2020) |
Many EU countries have been particularly adept at implementing antidiscrimination laws that go beyond merely promoting gender diversity, but also toward obtaining gender parity in some areas. These laws, directives, and policies, along with other factors, have expanded the representation of women in the legal profession generally and specifically...; Search Snippet: ...2020 Article CLEARING THE BENCH: USING MANDATORY RETIREMENT TO PROMOTE GENDER PARITY IN THE U.S. AND THE EU JUDICIARIES Chris Chambers... |
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| Karin Carmit Yefet |
Divorce as a Substantive Gender-equality Right |
22 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 455 (February, 2020) |
This Article--the first half of a diptych thatcontinues with Divorce as a Formal Gender-Equality Right, 22 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 793 (2020) -- draws on the insight that the position of women in society is nowhere better reflected and constituted than in a nation's personal status laws. Contemporary feminist and constitutional scholars have devoted...; Search Snippet: ...of Constitutional Law February, 2020 Article DIVORCE AS A SUBSTANTIVE GENDER-EQUALITY RIGHT Karin Carmit Yefet [FNa1] Copyright © 2020 by University... |
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| Adam P. Romero |
Does the Equal Pay Act Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity? |
10 Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review 35 (2019) |
Introduction. 37 I. Recent Evidence of Discrimination Against Sexual and Gender Minorities in the United States. 42 A. Recent Wage Analyses. 46 B. Recent Controlled Experiments. 49 C. Administrative Complaints. 52 D. Other Evidence: Increasing Social Acceptance, Persistently Pervasive Anti-LGBT Violence and Discrimination, and Geographic Variation....; Search Snippet: ...ACT PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY? Adam P. Romero [FNa1] Copyright © 2019 by The University... |
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| Amanda Jayne Miller , Sharon Sassler |
Don't Force My Hand: Gender and Social Class Variation in Relationship Negotiation |
51 Arizona State Law Journal 1369 (Winter 2019) |
Do the relationship processes leading to cohabitation and subsequent outcomes contribute to growing social class disparities in family behaviors? Our paper explores the role played by gender and class in relationship progression, from dating, to cohabiting, to talk of marriage and proposing. Data are from in-depth interviews with 122 service-class...; Search Snippet: ...Symposium on Nonmarriage and the Law DON'T FORCE MY HAND: GENDER AND SOCIAL CLASS VARIATION IN RELATIONSHIP NEGOTIATION Amanda Jayne Miller... |
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| Kruthika N. S. |
Esports and its Reinforcement of Gender Divides |
30 Marquette Sports Law Review 347 (Spring, 2020) |
Electronic sport has emerged from 1980s' video-game culture to what we see today: international leagues, campaigns for inclusion in the Olympics, and a projected billion-dollar industry. Also referred to as eSports or competitive gaming, it is often portrayed as an antithesis to conventional or real sport (traditional sport) due to its...; Search Snippet: ...Law Review Spring, 2020 Essay ESPORTS AND ITS REINFORCEMENT OF GENDER DIVIDES Kruthika N. S. [FNa1] Copyright © 2020 by Marquette University... |
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| Katie Hicks |
Expanding Peña-rodriguez V. Colorado to Protect Criminal Defendants from Explicit Gender Animus |
72 Arkansas Law Review 519 (2019) |
Equal opportunity to participate in the fair administration of justice is fundamental to our democratic system. It not only furthers the goals of the jury system. It reaffirms the promise of equality under the law--that all citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, have the chance to take part directly in our democracy. When persons are...; Search Snippet: ...PEÑA-RODRIGUEZ v. COLORADO TO PROTECT CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS FROM EXPLICIT GENDER ANIMUS Katie Hicks [FNa1] Copyright © 2019 by the Arkansas Law... |
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| Mark E. Wojcik |
Extending Batson to Peremptory Challenges of Jurors Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity |
40 Northern Illinois University Law Review Rev. 1 (Fall, 2019) |
This Article argues that it is now time to extend Batson to all federal and state trial courts and expressly prohibit the exclusion of jurors based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The lack of protection for jurors based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity fosters discrimination in...; Search Snippet: ...TO PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES OF JURORS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY Mark E. Wojcik [FNa1] Copyright © 2019 by Board of... |
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| PHYLLIS L. CROCKER |
Feminism and Defending Men on Death Row |
29 Saint Mary's Law Journal 981 (1998) |
I. Introduction. 981 II. Personal Stories About Death and Violence. 985 III. Legal Considerations of Individual Experiences of Violence. 989 A. Feminist Legal Theory and Lawmaking. 989 B. Death Penalty Jurisprudence and Defense Practice. 995 IV. Reconciling Violence, Outrage, and Compassion. 1001 A. Considering Men on Death Row As Individuals. 1002...; Search Snippet: ...25 Years after Furman v. Georgia Essay FEMINISM AND DEFENDING MEN ON DEATH ROW PHYLLIS L. CROCKER [FNa1] Copyright (c) 1998... |
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| Helen M. Alvaré |
Gender Mistrust as a Public Health Crisis: a Preliminary Proposal |
108 Georgetown Law Journal 1401 (May, 2020) |
C1-3Table of Contents L1-2Introduction . L31401 I. Impaired Relations and Negative Stereotypes as a Public Health Crisis?. 1403 a. what makes a public health crisis?. 1403 b. impaired relations as a public health crisis: gun violence, racism, and opioid addiction. 1405 II. Gender Mistrust Has the Characteristics of a Public Health Crisis. 1408 a....; Search Snippet: ...Journal May, 2020 Symposium: Law and the Nation's Health Article GENDER MISTRUST AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: A PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL Helen... |
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| Samantha M. Sbrocchi |
Gender Pay Gap: the Time to Speak up Is Now |
35 Touro Law Review 839 (2019) |
In 1963, Congress took its first steps towards addressing the gender pay gap by enacting the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA). The EPA prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on...; Search Snippet: ...2019 WL 2521912 TOURO LAW REVIEW Touro Law Review 2019 GENDER PAY GAP: THE TIME TO SPEAK UP IS NOW Samantha... |
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| Ruqaiijah Yearby |
Internalized Oppression: the Impact of Gender and Racial Bias in Employment on the Health Status of Women of Color |
49 Seton Hall Law Review 1037 (2019) |
As advocates from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements work to end sexual harassment and unequal pay in employment, they must not ignore the unique problems women of color face. As noted in Kimberle Crenshaw's theory of intersectionality, women of color face gender and racial bias in employment, thus eradicating gender bias will not make women of...; Search Snippet: ...Hall Law Review 2019 Article INTERNALIZED OPPRESSION: THE IMPACT OF GENDER AND RACIAL BIAS IN EMPLOYMENT ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF... |
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| Clay Calvert |
Legal Lessons in On-stage Character Development: Comedians, Characters, Cable Guys & Copyright Convolutions |
4 Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law 12 (2015) |
This article addresses the trials and tribulations faced by stand-up comedians who seek copyright protection for on-stage characters they create, often during solo performances. The article initially explores the current, confused state of the law surrounding the copyrightability of fictional characters. The doctrinal muddle is magnified for...; Search Snippet: ...LEGAL LESSONS IN ON-STAGE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: COMEDIANS, CHARACTERS, CABLE GUYS & COPYRIGHT CONVOLUTIONS Clay Calvert [FNa1] Copyright © 2015 by Berkeley Journal... |
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| Christopher L. Hamilton |
Loving Beyond the Binary: Applying Associational Discrimination to Gender Identity under Title Vii |
99 Boston University Law Review 2211 (October, 2019) |
The Second and Seventh Circuits, in their landmark decisions in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. and Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, declared that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act encompasses sexual orientation when determining discrimination because of . sex. Both courts supported their reasoning in part through statutory...; Search Snippet: ...2019 Note LOVING BEYOND THE BINARY: APPLYING ASSOCIATIONAL DISCRIMINATION TO GENDER IDENTITY UNDER TITLE VII Christopher L. Hamilton [FNa1] Copyright © 2019... |
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| Trina Jones , Emma E. Wade |
Me Too? Race, Gender, and Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment |
27 Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 203 (2019-2020) |
On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published an exposé that propelled the nation into what has become known as the Me Too era. The exposé detailed nearly three decades of predatory behavior by Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood's most influential producers, toward actresses, aspiring actresses, and female employees of the Weinstein Company....; Search Snippet: ...of Gender Law & Policy 2019-2020 Article ME TOO? RACE, GENDER, AND ENDING WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT Trina Jones [FNa1] Emma E... |
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| Shaina D. Massie |
Orange Is the New Equal Protection Violation: How Evidence-based Sentencing Harms Male Offenders |
24 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 521 (December, 2015) |
Picture, for a moment, two criminal offenders. Suppose that the respective offenders committed the same, exact victimless crime in the same, exact manner. Accept that they both are guilty, have no valid defenses, and are subsequently convicted. Perhaps they were arrested for drug possession-possibly marijuana. It could well be that fraud proved the...; Search Snippet: ...THE NEW EQUAL PROTECTION VIOLATION: HOW EVIDENCE-BASED SENTENCING HARMS MALE OFFENDERS Shaina D. Massie [FNa1] Copyright (c) 2015 Publications Council... |
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| Amy C. Madl , Lisa Larrimore Ouellette |
Policy Experiments to Address Gender Inequality among Innovators |
57 Houston Law Review 813 (Symposium, 2020) |
In the twenty-fourth annual Frankel Lecture, Professor Orly Lobel set forth an intriguing hypothesis: that noncompete agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other legal restrictions on employee exit and voice exacerbate the innovation gender gap. The unequal participation of women in science, technology, and innovation is an issue of increasing...; Search Snippet: ...Twenty-Fourth Annual Frankel Lecture Commentary POLICY EXPERIMENTS TO ADDRESS GENDER INEQUALITY AMONG INNOVATORS Amy C. Madl [FNa1] Lisa Larrimore Ouellette... |
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| Olivier F. Colins, Henrik Andershed, Dustin A. Pardini, Leiden University Medical Centre and Örebro University, Örebro University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Psychopathic Traits as Predictors of Future Criminality, Intimate Partner Aggression, and Substance Use in Young Adult Men |
39 Law and Human Behavior 547 (December, 2015) |
This study examined the prospective relation between Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) scores and various negative outcomes in a community sample of young men. Official criminal records and self-reported outcomes, including criminality, physical and relational aggression against intimate partners, and excessive substance use, were obtained...; Search Snippet: ...CRIMINALITY, INTIMATE PARTNER AGGRESSION, AND SUBSTANCE USE IN YOUNG ADULT MEN [FNa1] Olivier F. Colins Leiden University Medical Centre and Örebro... |
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| F. Michael Higginbotham |
Speaking Truth to Power: a Tribute to A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. |
20 Yale Law and Policy Review 341 (2002) |
It has been over three years since that November day when A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. made his last public appearance, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee considering the impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton. His candid, objective, and scholarly testimony before the Committee helped to convince many members of Congress that...; Search Snippet: ...to power. It was true, he was a proud black man understanding and appreciating the obstacles, sacrifices, and accomplishments of those African- Americans who had fought and, in some cases died, for freedom... |
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| Ursula Tracy Doyle |
Strange Fruit at the United Nations |
61 Howard Law Journal 187 (Winter, 2018) |
INTRODUCTION. 189 I. THE UNITED NATIONS. 192 A. The Founding. 192 B. The United Nations Charter. 195 II. THE UNITED STATES. 201 III. STRANGE FRUIT AT THE UNITED NATIONS. 208 A. The General Assembly. 209 1. General Condemnations of Racial Segregation and Racial Discrimination. 211 2. Specific Condemnations of Racial Segregation and Racial...; Search Snippet: ...Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, thus abolishing slavery, recognizing African Americans' citizenship, and the right of African American males to vote. It also passed the Civil Rights Act of... |
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| Eleanor Hicks |
Teaching African-american Boys in the Mississippi Delta |
11 Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy 367 (Spring, 2004) |
I first arrived in Hartswood, Mississippi three days before teacher orientation would begin for me at the town's elementary school. It was early August and heat rose in waves off the blacktop. Poised on the Mississippi River, Hartswood is surrounded on three sides by cotton fields, so to arrive there from anywhere in late summer is to journey...; Search Snippet: ...Making a Difference Through Community, Advocacy, and Policy Essay TEACHING AFRICAN- AMERICAN BOYS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA Eleanor Hicks [FNa1] Copyright © 2004 by... |
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| Tracey Maclin |
Terry V. Ohio's Fourth Amendment Legacy: Black Men and Police Discretion |
72 Saint John's Law Review 1271 (Summer-Fall 1998) |
It's harder to work in these neighborhoods now than it used to be because we send the kids to school and teach them about rights and then put them back in the neighborhood. I think we ought to either get rid of these neighborhoods or stop teaching these kids about their rights. --Police officer's response to blacks who resist patrol tactics...; Search Snippet: ...Terry and Race TERRY V. OHIO'S FOURTH AMENDMENT LEGACY: BLACK MEN AND POLICE DISCRETION Tracey Maclin [FNa1] Copyright (c) 1998 St... |
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
| Catherine Powell , Camille Gear Rich |
The "Welfare Queen" Goes to the Polls: Race-based Fractures in Gender Politics and Opportunities for Intersectional Coalitions |
19th Georgetown Law Journal 105 (June, 2020) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 108 I. The Welfare Queen Goes to the Polls. 115 A. ORIGINS OF THE WELFARE QUEEN. 115 B. THE WELFARE QUEEN AT THE POLLS. 121 C. DISCURSIVE GOALS: THE WELFARE QUEEN AS A THREAT TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 125 1. The Right to Vote as a Scarce Resource. 126 2. Individual Malfeasance Versus Institutional Wrongdoing. 127 3....; Search Snippet: ...WELFARE QUEEN GOES TO THE POLLS: RACE-BASED FRACTURES IN GENDER POLITICS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERSECTIONAL COALITIONS Catherine Powell [FNa1] Camille... |
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The Devil and Mr. Johnson:a Bluesman's Son Wins Possession on Judgment Day |
16 Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law 107 (Spring 2015) |
If I had possession over judgment day / Lord, the little woman I'm lovin' wouldn't have no right to pray If I Had Possession over Judgment Day, by Robert Johnson On February 20, 2014, the Mississippi Supreme Court entered its fourth ruling in litigation arising from the estate of the blues musician Robert Johnson. The Bluesman died intestate and...; Search Snippet: ...Spring 2015 Article THE DEVIL AND MR. JOHNSON:A BLUESMAN'S SON WINS POSSESSION ON JUDGMENT DAY W. John Thomas JD LLM... |
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The Diversity Imperative Revisited: Racial and Gender Inclusion in Clinical Law Faculty |
26 Clinical Law Review 127 (Fall, 2019) |
The demographics of clinical law faculties matter. As Professor Jon Dubin persuasively argued nearly twenty years ago in his article Faculty Diversity as a Clinical Legal Education Imperative, clinical faculty of color entering the legal academy in the 1980s and 1990s expanded the communities served by law school clinics and the lawyering methods...; Search Snippet: ...Reflections on Clinical Scholarship THE DIVERSITY IMPERATIVE REVISITED: RACIAL AND GENDER INCLUSION IN CLINICAL LAW FACULTY CLEA Committee for Faculty Equity... |
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