| Author | Title | Citation | Summary | Year | Key Terms |
| 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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| Alison Hill |
POLITICAL ACTIVISM: CHICAGO POLITICIANS' SILENCE WHEN BLACK LIVES MATTER |
21 Public Interest Law Reporter 72 (Fall 2015) |
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has pressured Democratic politicians on the national stage to take a hard stance on police brutality, excessive force, and misconduct, yet the BLM network has not endorsed one candidate for president. The presidential campaign acts as an easy avenue for BLM to get their message to the masses by forcing a... |
2015 |
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| Alison Hill |
POLITICAL ACTIVISM: CHICAGO POLITICIANS' SILENCE WHEN BLACK LIVES MATTER |
21 Public Interest Law Reporter 72 (Fall 2015) |
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has pressured Democratic politicians on the national stage to take a hard stance on police brutality, excessive force, and misconduct, yet the BLM network has not endorsed one candidate for president. The presidential campaign acts as an easy avenue for BLM to get their message to the masses by forcing a... |
2015 |
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RADTALKS: WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE LAW REALLY STOOD FOR BLACK LIVES? |
19 CUNY Law Review 91 (Winter 2015) |
I. Introduction: Purvi Shah. 91 II. Colette Pichon Battle. 95 III. Vincent Warren. 103 IV. Alicia Garza. 107 V. Elle Hearns. 111 VI. Carl Williams. 113 VII. Norris Henderson. 117 VIII. Umi Selah. 121 IX. Maurice Moe Mitchell. 126 |
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RADTALKS: WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE LAW REALLY STOOD FOR BLACK LIVES? |
19 CUNY Law Review 91 (Winter 2015) |
I. Introduction: Purvi Shah. 91 II. Colette Pichon Battle. 95 III. Vincent Warren. 103 IV. Alicia Garza. 107 V. Elle Hearns. 111 VI. Carl Williams. 113 VII. Norris Henderson. 117 VIII. Umi Selah. 121 IX. Maurice Moe Mitchell. 126 |
2015 |
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| Charles R. Lawrence III |
THE FIRE THIS TIME: BLACK LIVES MATTER, ABOLITIONIST PEDAGOGY AND THE LAW |
65 Journal of Legal Education 381 (November, 2015) |
It seems as if I have been teaching Ferguson all of my adult life. In the fall of 1964 I applied to Yale Law School, and the admissions office encouraged me to supplement my written application with an interview. As I rode a Greyhound bus to New Haven I read James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time, a paperback copy purchased for seventy-five cents... |
2015 |
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| Charles R. Lawrence III |
THE FIRE THIS TIME: BLACK LIVES MATTER, ABOLITIONIST PEDAGOGY AND THE LAW |
65 Journal of Legal Education 381 (November, 2015) |
It seems as if I have been teaching Ferguson all of my adult life. In the fall of 1964 I applied to Yale Law School, and the admissions office encouraged me to supplement my written application with an interview. As I rode a Greyhound bus to New Haven I read James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time, a paperback copy purchased for seventy-five cents... |
2015 |
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| Laverne Lewis Gaskins |
JUSTICE DEMANDS THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER |
19-DEC NBA National Bar Association Magazine 26 (December, 2014) |
On December 13, 2014, the call for justice and demand for society's recognition of all its people was heard across the nation, and the world, in the collective voices of thousands who participated in the March on Washington and declared, Black Lives Matter! President Meanes was one of the featured speakers. During her address, President Meanes... |
2014 |
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| Laverne Lewis Gaskins |
JUSTICE DEMANDS THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER |
19-DEC NBA National Bar Association Magazine 26 (December, 2014) |
On December 13, 2014, the call for justice and demand for society's recognition of all its people was heard across the nation, and the world, in the collective voices of thousands who participated in the March on Washington and declared, Black Lives Matter! President Meanes was one of the featured speakers. During her address, President Meanes... |
2014 |
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| Professor Vernellia R. Randall |
INEQUALITY IS KILLING US! WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST DO TO SAVE BLACK LIVES |
18-DEC NBA National Bar Association Magazine 20 (August-December, 2011) |
Inequality is killing us! Blacks are sicker than white Americans; they are dying at a significantly higher percentage. These are undeniable facts. Black men live on average 6 years less than white men. Black men have shorter life spans than men in Chile, Barbados, Bahamas or Jamaica. Black women live on average years 4 less than white women. Black... |
2011 |
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| Professor Vernellia R. Randall |
INEQUALITY IS KILLING US! WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST DO TO SAVE BLACK LIVES |
18-DEC NBA National Bar Association Magazine 20 (August-December, 2011) |
Inequality is killing us! Blacks are sicker than white Americans; they are dying at a significantly higher percentage. These are undeniable facts. Black men live on average 6 years less than white men. Black men have shorter life spans than men in Chile, Barbados, Bahamas or Jamaica. Black women live on average years 4 less than white women. Black... |
2011 |
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| Erin M. Carr , Nabil Yousfi |
"ANTI-WOKEISM" & AUTHORITARIANISM: A RENEWED CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR EDUCATION |
74 Syracuse Law Review 971 (2024) |
Introduction. 972 I. The History of the Weaponization of Education. 975 II. Anti-Wokeism as Modern-Day Anti-Literacy Laws. 982 A. The Prohibition and Punishment of Knowledge. 985 B. The Authoritarianism Inherent to Anti-Literacy Legislation. 991 III. Measuring the Early Effects of the Stop W.O.K.E. Act. 996 A. The Contagion Effect. 996 B. Racial... |
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| Jasmine Oesterling |
"I CAN'T BREATHE": A COMPARISON OF RACIAL INEQUITY AND POLICE BRUTALITY OBSERVED IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES |
17 DePaul Journal for Social Justice 1 (Spring, 2024) |
This paper explores the unanticipated convergence of human experiences among Black and Brown citizens of France and the United States, despite their historical and legislative differences. Investigating racial inequity and police brutality through a comparative lens, this paper highlights global connections forged by racial and ethnic minorities in... |
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| Ayesha I. Ahsan |
"MY MIRANDAS DON'T STAND A CHANCE, WITH COPS": THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF MIRANDA RIGHTS UNDER THE PRETENSE OF PROPHYLAXIS IN VEGA v. TEKOH |
65 Boston College Law Review 1445 (April, 2024) |
Abstract: In 2022, in Vega v. Tekoh, the U.S. Supreme Court held that individuals interrogated without knowledge of their Miranda rights cannot seek remedy under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Supreme Court's rationale for this decision was that the right provided in the 1966 Miranda v. Arizona decision, which ensures that those facing the criminal legal... |
2024 |
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| Frank D. LoMonte , Jessica Terkovich |
"TWITTER JAIL" FOR THE JAILER: THE PRECARIOUS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICERS TO SHARE WORKPLACE CONCERNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
24 Nevada Law Journal 473 (Spring, 2024) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 474 I. Legal Background. 477 A. The First Amendment Inside, and Outside, the Workplace. 477 B. The Pickering and the Pendulum. 482 C. Is the First Amendment a Facebook Friend?. 486 D. Social Media and Public Employment. 489 II. Police Agency Supervision over Social Media. 490 A. Liverman and Online Speech in... |
2024 |
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| Eli Wald |
A LIBERAL THEORY OF LEGAL EDUCATION |
75 Alabama Law Review 563 (2024) |
Introduction. 564 I. The Liberal Façade of Law Schools. 567 A. Law Schools' Historical Orthodox Model: Formalism, Realism, and the Functionalist Approach. 568 B. Law Schools' Orthodox Model 2.0: New Liberalism. 571 C. The New Liberalism Excuse in the Twenty-First Century. 578 D. The Banality of the A-Liberal Model of Legal Education. 581 II. A... |
2024 |
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| James Cavallaro , Silvia Serrano Guzmán , Jessica Tueller |
A NEW PATH FORWARD? HOW ATTENTION TO ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS COULD INCREASE U.S. INDIGENOUS AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM |
28 UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs 39 (Fall, 2024) |
This Article contends that the evolving approach of the inter-American human rights system toward the human rights of Indigenous peoples and persons of African descent, including their economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, presents a key opportunity for U.S. civil society actors to expand beyond the dominant framework of civil... |
2024 |
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| Tom I. Romero, II |
A RPL IN TIME: A BROWN BUFFALO'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE ONGOING STRUGGLE OF CIVIC AND RACIAL NATIONALISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION--CIRCA 2023 |
101 Denver Law Review 497 (Spring, 2024) |
C1-2Table of Contents I. Author's Testimonio: I am a Chicano by ancestry and a Brown Buffalo by choice.. 497 II. The Age of Confusion. 500 III. The Revolt[s] of the Cockroach Peoples. 503 IV. The Ongoing (Auto) Biographies of Brown Buffaloes. 508 V. Author's Postscript: Radical Hope, Buffaloes, and Dreaming Freedom in Higher Education. 516 |
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| Brenda D. Gibson |
AFFIRMATIVE REACTION: THE BLUEPRINT FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AFTER SFFA |
104 Boston University Law Review 123 (February, 2024) |
This Article is both a descriptive and prescriptive authority on the efforts of the legal profession's ongoing attempts to achieve diversity and inclusion. It lays bare the history of the legal profession's unsuccessful diversity and inclusion efforts and explores the efficacy and success of some of the solutions that the legal profession has... |
2024 |
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| Stacy-Ann Elvy |
AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE MANDATES |
45 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law 953 (Summer, 2024) |
Fueled by the Internet of Things and various other technological developments, information about children's daily activities and social interactions are progressively migrating to the digital sphere. In response to the rapid datafication of children and in accordance with the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act of 2018, the Information... |
2024 |
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| Leah N. Rodriguez, Esq. |
AN ACADEMIC FREEDOM EXCEPTION TO GARCETTI: A PRONOUN-CED STANDARD TO PROTECT THE FREE SPEECH AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM RIGHTS OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS FACING TRANSGENDER PRONOUN MANDATES |
36 Regent University Law Review 86 (2023-2024) |
The rise of transgenderism has led to a variety of legal gaps that must be filled, such as the definition of sex and gender, the question of whether the right to privacy includes the right for students to use school bathrooms based on biological sex, and the question of whether university sports teams should remain separated based on biological... |
2024 |
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| Antonio L. Ingram II |
ANTI-TRUTH MOVEMENTS IN POST WORLD WAR II GERMANY AND CONTEMPORARY TEXAS: THE REPETITION OF HISTORY AND LESSONS IN TRUTHFUL RECONSTRUCTION |
16 Drexel Law Review 751 (2024) |
Legislators in Texas mounted an assault on multiracial democracy when they attacked public higher education throughout the Lone Star State in the 87th legislative session with the introduction of Senate Bills 16, 17 and 18. Together, these bills arguably constituted a tripartite attack on the foundation of public higher education in Texas, seeking... |
2024 |
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