Sex Discrimination and State Constitutions: State Pathways through Federal Roadblocks
State constitutions and courts can help plaintiffs overcome obstacles for pursuing sex discrimination suits in federal court
The Review: Volume 13
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Griswold Revisited in Light of Uplinger: An Historical and Philosophical Exposition of Implied Autonomy Rights in the Constitution
- The Japanese American Coram Nobis Cases: Exposing the Myth of Disloyalty
- Workplace Exposure to Toxic Chemicals: Information Disclosure Versus Trade Secret Protection
- Public Employees' Free Speech Rights: Connick v. Myers Upsets the Delicate Pickering Balance
Issue 2
featuring
- Employment Discrimination in the 1980's: Introduction
- Expanding the Concept of Affirmative Action to Address Contemporary Conditions
- Equity, Growth and Socioeconomic Change: Anti-Discrimination Policy in an Era of Economic Transformation
- Equality's Riddle: Pregnancy and the Equal Treatment/Special Treatment Debate
Issue 3
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Issue 4
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In Depth Reading
Volume 13 Issue 1
Griswold Revisited in Light of Uplinger: An Historical and Philosophical Exposition of Implied Autonomy Rights in the Constitution
Discussion of tGriswold that detailed a constitutional privacy right; response to criticisms and justification of autonomy interests
Lawyers, Law and Social Change
Critical discussion of the role of the law and lawyering in the realization of social change and justice; lawyering as conduit for shifting power imbalances
Employer Liability for Coworker Sexual Harassment under Title VII
Development of doctrine protecting employees from co-worker sexual harassment requires employer liability to ensure adequate remedies and title VII protections
Volume 13 Issue 2
Employment Discrimination in the 1980's: Introduction
Introduction to colloquium on employment discrimination in the 1980s, discussion of past progress and current issues of social and racial segregation
Employment Discrimination Claims in State Court: A Laboratory for Experimentation
Discussion of shift of employment discrimination claims to state court in light of Supreme Court's unwillingness to take expansionist approach to federal law
The Lessons of AFSCME v. State of Washington
Analysis of Title VII sex-based wage discrimination claims in the wake of a district court's decision in AFSCME v. State of Wash.
Equality's Riddle: Pregnancy and the Equal Treatment/Special Treatment Debate
Defense of the "equal treatment"—as opposed to the "special treatment"—approach to Title VII sex discrimination in employment cases involving pregnancy.
Volume 13 Issue 3
Victim-Specific Remedies: A Myopic Approach to Discrimination
Discussion of the word "victim" in the context of racial discrimination; argument for expansion of the term as a matter of fairness and practicality
On the Margins of Legal Education
Argument in favor of clinical legal education and the integration of such programs into law school curricula
Book Review
Judicial Politics: An Introduction
Rehabilitative Alimony: An Old Wolf in New Clothes
Rehabilitative alimony, an often time-limited form of remuneration after a divorce, is often unjust and applied unfairly
Volume 13 Issue 4
Normaive Judgment, Social Change, and Legal Reasoning in the Context of Abortion and Privacy
Critique of the intersection of abortion and privacy in society and law; proposal of critical theory of abortion and privacy.
Economics and Rent Regulation: A Call for a New Perspective
Discussion of rent regulations vis-a-vis economic criticisms that employ a basic supply and demand model; suggests these critiques lack empirical support
Zoning for the General Welfare: A Constitutional Weapon for Lower-Income Tenants
Argues that zoning laws prioritizing luxury housing over low income housing runs afoul of New York state constitutional protections
Is there Life after Abandonment--The Key Role of New York City's in Rem Housing in Establishing an Entitlement to Decent, Affordable Housing
In rem housing—housing where title is held in public hands—can be used as means for low income tenants to establish entitlement for decent, affordable housing