Sarah Holladay{{Staff Attorney, Center for Death Penalty Litigation in Durham, North Carolina. J.D. New York University School of Law, 2005. Proud alumna of the N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change and Wellesley College. The views expressed in this article
Michael M. Oswalt{{Michael M. Oswalt is an Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University College of Law.}} Organizing is risky. Some workers join in and get fired, others face intimidation and drop out, while most–sensing the tension between legal rights and
Elissa Steglich{{Elissa Steglich is Clinical Professor at the Immigration Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law. She has litigated extensively before the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal circuit courts, defending immigrants against deportation. Her
Brian Eschels I. National Consensus Through Practice II. Where Do Courts Look For National Sentencing Statistics? III. Possible Sources of Offender Age Data IV. Clark Prosecutor Data V. Trends in the Execution of Emerging Adults In A Decent Proposal: Exempting
Molly Lauterback This is the fourth in a series of interviews with attorneys who are pursuing social change through their work. This conversation took place between Molly Lauterback, an editor and board member of the N.Y.U. Review of Law &
N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change: Panel Series on Sex Offender Registration Laws Marsha Levick∞ & Riya Saha Shah∞∞ I. Introduction II. Juvenile Registration Laws III. Strategies for Reform of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Laws A. Harm to Youth
Sean Young∞ In Voters Strike Back: Litigating Against Modern Voter Intimidation,[1] Ben Cady and Tom Glazer make an important contribution to the discourse among voting rights advocates over the best ways to vindicate the fundamental right to vote in the
Daniel P. Tokaji∞ I. Introduction II. Congressional Power III. The First Amendment IV. Conclusion I. Introduction Voter intimidation is a recurrent problem that, like so many other aspects of our election system, provokes sharply polarized reactions along party lines. Of
Ruth Greenwood∞ I. The power of the dark side II. It’s a trap III. A new hope? In the wake of Shelby County v Holder[1] and the hundreds of restrictions on voting rights passed by state legislatures in the last
Avi Frey∞ I. Introduction II. Mitigation A. Supreme Court Law B. Defense Practice III. Free Will vs. Determinism IV. Determinist Mitigation: The Substance Focus the Investigation Assess—and Reassess—Investigative Progress Utilize the Science of the Brain Supplement Voir Dire Frontload Determinist
Linda Hirshman∞ This is an excerpt from the new book by Linda Hirshman, “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World.” How did they do it? First, they
Amy Lai ∞ I. Revenge Porn Gender‑Neutral Legislation and Gender‑Focused Advocacies II. What Anti‑Revenge Porn Activists Can Learn from Gender Neutrality and Sexual Harassment Jurisprudence III. Gender‑Neutral Advocacies and Their Potentials IV. Conclusion To date, twenty‑six states have laws that expressly
Irin Carmon ∞ & Shana Knizhnik ∞∞ This is an excerpt from the new book by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” In this excerpt, the authors begin their account with Struck, a
Meghna Philip This is the third in a series of interviews with attorneys who are pursuing social change through their work. This conversation is between Social Change editor Meghna Philip and Runa Rajagopal, a Team Leader and Supervising Attorney with
Norman Dorsen¥ This is a transcript of a keynote address given by Norman Dorsen, the first faculty advisor for the N.Y.U. Review of Law and Social Change, at the journal’s launch event for The Harbinger on March 11, 2014.
Jay Shooster¥ I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….. 39 II. Social Justice Principles and Animal Rights……………………………… 40 A. Opposing Arbitrary Discrimination…………………………………………. 40 B. Supporting the Marginalized………………………………………………….. 42 C. Respecting Autonomy and Individual Rights…………………………….. 43 III. How can Social Justice Activists Embrace Animal Rights?……….. 43
By Ben Notterman In order to address the dearth of available legal services for indigent communities, we should put ideology to the side and focus instead on the verifiable economic effects of legal aid. These effects can be leveraged to secure funding
This is a transcript of a speech by Vince Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). The speech was originally delivered at the Bertha Justice Institute Social Justice Conference on June 6, 2014.
This is an excerpt from Kenji Yoshino’s new book, Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial. In his book, Professor Yoshino explores the Hollingsworth v. Perry trial, which he calls “one of the most powerful civil rights trials in American history.” Professor Yoshino
This is the second in a series of interviews with attorneys who are pursuing social change through their work. This conversation is between Social Change staff editor Mallory Cooney and NYU School of Law alumnus Susan Shin, an attorney with
This is an opinion by Social Change editor Alexis Piazza arguing for the New York state legislature to pass a pending bill that would appoint a monitor to provide oversight over East Ramapo Central School District.