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
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State constitutions and courts can help plaintiffs overcome obstacles for pursuing sex discrimination suits in federal court
Discussion of tGriswold that detailed a constitutional privacy right; response to criticisms and justification of autonomy interests
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
Development of doctrine protecting employees from co-worker sexual harassment requires employer liability to ensure adequate remedies and title VII protections
Introduction to colloquium on employment discrimination in the 1980s, discussion of past progress and current issues of social and racial segregation
Discussion of shift of employment discrimination claims to state court in light of Supreme Court's unwillingness to take expansionist approach to federal law
Analysis of Title VII sex-based wage discrimination claims in the wake of a district court's decision in AFSCME v. State of Wash.
Defense of the "equal treatment"—as opposed to the "special treatment"—approach to Title VII sex discrimination in employment cases involving pregnancy.
Discussion of the word "victim" in the context of racial discrimination; argument for expansion of the term as a matter of fairness and practicality
Argument in favor of clinical legal education and the integration of such programs into law school curricula
Judicial Politics: An Introduction
Rehabilitative alimony, an often time-limited form of remuneration after a divorce, is often unjust and applied unfairly
Critique of the intersection of abortion and privacy in society and law; proposal of critical theory of abortion and privacy.
Discussion of rent regulations vis-a-vis economic criticisms that employ a basic supply and demand model; suggests these critiques lack empirical support
Argues that zoning laws prioritizing luxury housing over low income housing runs afoul of New York state constitutional protections
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