INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca: The Decision and Its Implications
Analysis of INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca and comparison of refugee law with similar legal systems; Court read the Refugee Act of 1980 to be more flexible.
The Review: Volume 16
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Defending the Rights of the Undocumented: A Challenge to the Civil Rights Movement and Local Governments
- Fairness in Immigration Proceedings
- Unions and the New Immigration Law
- The Right of Undocumented Workers to Reinstatement and Back Pay in Light of Sure-Tan, Felbro, and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Issue 2
featuring
- Parratt v. Taylor: Unauthorized Deprivations and the Content of an Adequate Remedy
- Undermining Congressional Oversight of Covert Intelligence Operations: The Reagan Administration Secretly Arms Iran
- Pregnancy Police: The Health Policy and Legal Implications of Punishing Pregnant Women for Harm to Their Fetuses
Issue 3
featuring
- The Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies
- Alien Status Restrictions on Eligibility for Federally Funded Assistance Programs
- Sandbagging Constitutional Rights: Federal Habeas Corpus and the Procedural Default Principle
- Restricting Access to Federal Habeas Corpus: Justice Sacrificed on the Altars of Expediency, Federalism and Deterrence
In Depth Reading
Volume 16 Issue 1
Immigration Reform: Rights for America's Undocumented: Keynote Address
Keynote address from the colloquium discussing the need for immigration reform and steps, both proposed and actual, taken to effect change.
Unions and the New Immigration Law
Transcript of panel discussion presenting different views about the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on labor unions and their members.
Cold Winds from the North: An Analysis of Recent Shifts in North American Refugee Policy
Traces refugee policy in the U.S. and Canada, coming to the conclusion that such changes are ultimately not progress for providing refugees a safe haven.
Volume 16 Issue 2
Undermining Congressional Oversight of Covert Intelligence Operations: The Reagan Administration Secretly Arms Iran
Discusses covert arms sales and the violation of Title V of the National Securities Act, 1947 and executive privilege in intelligence matters.
Pregnancy Police: The Health Policy and Legal Implications of Punishing Pregnant Women for Harm to Their Fetuses
Analyses sanctions to pregnant women for any harm they may cause to their unborn children. Analyses a subjective and objective health policy standard.
Parratt v. Taylor: Unauthorized Deprivations and the Content of an Adequate Remedy
Analyses actions by the state, whether remedies can be obtained from a federal court and the due process implications of the same.
Volume 16 Issue 3
The Right to Counsel after Kuhlmann v. Wilson: Deliberate Elicitation or Interrogation
Analysis of the right to cousel following miranda warnings and the ambiguity between deliberate elicitation and interrogation.
Alien Status Restrictions on Eligibility for Federally Funded Assistance Programs
Analyzes changes to the IRCA and compares them with restrictions on aliens eligibility for federally funded assistance programs.
The Misadventures of State Postconviction Remedies
Argues that potential federal habeas corpus petitioners should not be required to exhaust state postconviction remedies before applying for federal relief.
Restricting Access to Federal Habeas Corpus: Justice Sacrificed on the Altars of Expediency, Federalism and Deterrence
Critical analysis of the limited acces to federal habeas corpus by state prisoners with reference to proposed legislations and their impact on this issue.
Volume 16 Issue 4
Income Deeming in the AFDC Program: Using Dual Track Family Law to Make Poor Women Poorer
Analysis of the AFDC Program and the federal amendments to it which have imposed more familial obligations on the poor than on any other class.
The Transformation of Aid to Families with Dependent Children: The Family Support Act in Historical Context
Discussion on aid to female-headed households in poverty and the reforms of the federal Family Support Act, 1988.
Squatting in New York City: Justification and Strategy
Addresses the problem of squatting in NYC and how the many objections to squatting can be dismissed. It describes squatting campaigns like ACORN and MHANY.
Welfare Litigation to Prevent Homelessness
Analysis of welfare litigation to mitigate the problem of homelessness. Also explores the relationship between the volume of welfare schemes and homelessness.