Freedom's Conscience
Review of Women, Gays, and the Constitutionby David Richards.
The Review: Volume 24
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- Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenge Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning with Transsexualism
- Differences and Dialogue: School Finance in New York State
- The State as Parent: Using Attachment Theory to Develop Child Welfare Policy in the Best Interest of the Child
- Back to Afrolantica: A Legacy of (Black) Perseverance
In Depth Reading
Volume 24 Issue 1
Confronting Unequal Protection of the Law
Review of Race, Crime, and the Lawby Randall Kennedy
Beyond Guinier: A Critique of Legal Pedagogy
Applying Guinier to NYU Law, analysis of how Law School pedagogy suppresses women and detracts from the learning experience / empowerment of women
Not Just an Act of Mercy: The Demise of Post-Conviction Relief and a Rightful Claim to Clemency
Argument on the extent of executive authority and discretion to issue pardons
Volume 24 Issue 2
The Laws of Love: Literature, History and the Governance of Kissing
Discussion and criticism of Beckelman v. Gallop and the law's ability to deal with questions of intimacy.
Trial Advocacy as Legal Reasoning--And Legal Realism
Argument in favor of adopting pedagogical, advocacy, and reasoning in Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, and Trial Techniques by Albert J. Moore et al
Civil Liberites, Sexuality and the Law
Review of Donald G. Casswell's Lesbians, Gay Men, and Canadian Law, praising the book as a first of its kind and thorughly researched
Testing the Strength of Title VII Sexual Harassment Protection: Can it Support a Hostile Work Environment Claim Brought by a Nude Dancer
Analysis of whether nude dancers should be protected under Title VII.
Volume 24 Issue 3
Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenge Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning with Transsexualism
Arguing litigators should expand state and federal employment non-discrimination law to cover transsexuals by looking to European and New York judicial opinions
Differences and Dialogue: School Finance in New York State
Arguing that inequality of school financing in New York State should be addressed not only through impact litigation but also through a community dialogic model
The State as Parent: Using Attachment Theory to Develop Child Welfare Policy in the Best Interest of the Child
Using theories of child development, specifically Attachment Theory, to argue for changes in child welfare policy.
Back to Afrolantica: A Legacy of (Black) Perseverance
Review of Derrick Bell's Afrolantica Legacies, responding and disagreeing with certain arguments of Bell's.
Volume 24 Issue 4
The Politics of Schooling and Adolescent Life
As cultural trends change, each succeeding generation develops its own criticisms, anxieties, and frustrations about the purposes of education and the organization of schools.
The Island of Duty: The Practice of Immigration Law on Ellis Island
Detailing the historical practices of immigration officials at the turn of the twentieth century in order to inform current immigration lawyers.
The New Federalism and the ADA: State Sovereign Immunity from Private Damage Suits after Boerne
Examining Constitutional challenges to the Americans with Disability Act and their implications
Workfare: Current Challenges in Organizing and Litigation
Discussing the problems and challenges presented by workfare policies.