Freedom's Conscience
Review of Women, Gays, and the Constitutionby David Richards.
The Review: Volume 24
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- Back to Afrolantica: A Legacy of (Black) Perseverance
- Differences and Dialogue: School Finance in New York State
- Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenge Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning with Transsexualism
- The State as Parent: Using Attachment Theory to Develop Child Welfare Policy in the Best Interest of the Child
In Depth Reading
Volume 24 Issue 1
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
Book Annotations 24.1
Annotations of A Nationality of Her Own: Women, Marriage, and the Law of Citizenship by Candice Lewis Bredbenner (1998), and Sex, Laws, and Cyberspace: Freedom and Censorship on the Frontiers of the Online Revolution by Jonathan Wallace and Mark Mangan.
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
Volume 24 Issue 2
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.
To Have and to Hold: Property and State Regulation of Sexuality and Marriage
Argument in favor of same-sex marriage and criticism of laws banning the intimacy of same-sex couples by way of analogy to Lovingand anti-miscegenation laws
Civil Liberties, Sexuality and the Law
With the publication of Professor Donald G. Casswell's monumental work Lesbians, Gay Men, and Canadian Law in November, 1996, the Canadian discussion of the legal rights of lesbians and gay men has reached a level of sophistication commensurate with its
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.
Volume 24 Issue 3
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.
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
Volume 24 Issue 4
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 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.
Responding to the Wake-Up Call: A New Agenda for Poverty Lawyers
Arguing that poverty lawyers should turn to legislation, community building, and other strategies to gain rights and victories for the poor
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