Brief Amicus Curiae, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Brief advocating the preservation of Roe v. Wade, and a woman's right to choose. Restrictive abortion laws hurt women's health and NYC resources.
The Review: Volume 19
Preview
Issue 1
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Issue 2
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Issue 3
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- Sentencing Enhancements under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Punishment without Proof
- Determining Asylum Claims in the United States: A Case Study on the Implementation of Legal Norms in an Unstructured Adjudicatory Environment
- Capital Punishment in America
- Individualizing Back Pay Relief in Title VII Class Actions
Issue 4
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- Recognizing Rape as a Method of Torture
- Organization Life and Critical Legal Thought: A Psychopolitical Inquiry and Argument
- The Pending Crisis in Employer-Provided Health Benefits for Retirees: Are Tax Breaks for Employers the Answer
- Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius
In Depth Reading
Volume 19 Issue 1
Much Ado about Nothing: NLRB Regulation of Union Affiliation Elections
NLRB's current review policy of union affiliations is flawed and there is a question as to whether it should exist; review intrudes on union internal affairs.
A Deconstruction of (M)otherhood and a Reconstruction of Parenthood
Discussion of gender roles, motherhood, & challenging societal construction of motherhood as a problem. Advocates for mothers to redefine and retain autonomy.
Off the Pedestal and into the Arena: Toward Including Women in Experimental Protocols
Note discussing sex discrimination against women in medical trials and the deletirious consequences this may have on the results.
Volume 19 Issue 2
The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?
Since 1976 have been working with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and various allied organizations. These groups work to advance the interests of low and moderate income people, which certainly implies significant social change. ACORN is
Abandoned But Not Forgotten: The Illegal Confinement of Elderly People in State Psychiatric Institutions
Article about geriatric patients in pschiatric institutions being detained illegally. Examines the kind of medicines administered to them as well.
Book Annotations
In The Past and Future of Affirmative Action, Ronald Turner strives to describe and explain the law without joining in the debate over the moral and political justifications of affirmative action. His goal is to explain in detail how the
Burying the Dead: The Case against Revival of Pre-Roe and Pre-Casey Abortion Statutes in a Post-Casey World
Discusses the problem of Casey and the confusion and ambiguity it has caused and argues against the revival of pre-Casey criminal abortion statutes.
Volume 19 Issue 3
Systemic Deterrence against Prospective Asylum Seekers: A Study of the South Texas Immigration District
Explores the process of seeking asylum and analyses the procedural nuances involved with reference to South Texas.
Capital Punishment in America
Capital punishment has been applied in North America virtually since the first European settlers arrived. It has been estimated that about 16,000 people have been legally executed in the United States and its colonial predecessors; an unknown additional number of
Individualizing Back Pay Relief in Title VII Class Actions
Discusses the goals of back pay relief and procedures under Title VII jurisprudence.
Determining Asylum Claims in the United States: A Case Study on the Implementation of Legal Norms in an Unstructured Adjudicatory Environment
Article discusses the problems in asylum claims and focuses on the legislative and judicial framework to decide them.
Volume 19 Issue 4
An Alternative to Privacy: The First Amendment Right of Intimate Association
Explores the role of the state in shaping our network and therefore, the importance of privacy in matters of our personal networks.
Recognizing Rape as a Method of Torture
Discusses recognising rape as a method of torture with reference to international conventions and by analysing the physical and emotional dimensions of rape.
The Pending Crisis in Employer-Provided Health Benefits for Retirees: Are Tax Breaks for Employers the Answer
Explores post retirement benefits and the procedural and policy reforms that can enhance it.
Organization Life and Critical Legal Thought: A Psychopolitical Inquiry and Argument
Discusses critical legal studies, legal oppositionism and the notion of organisation life.