Books Not Bars: Confronting Criminal Justice Issues through Multiracial Action
Applying the theories of political race and the Miner's Canary to discuss prison reform and advocate for access to books for incarcerated youth.
The Review: Volume 27
Preview
Issue 1
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Issue 4
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- Understanding the Public Health Policies behind Ferguson
- Is the Attorney General the Custodian of An Ins Detainee - Personal Jurisdiction and the Immediate Custodian Rule in Immigration-Related Habeas Actions
- Suspect Choices: Lineup Procedures and the Abdication of Judicial and Prosecutorial Responsibility for Improving the Criminal Justice System
- Closing the Circle: Case v. Nebraska and the Future of Habeas Reform
Issues 2 & 3
featuring
- Amici Curiae Brief of New York Law School Professors in People v. Harris: Constitutionality of the New York Death Penalty Statute under the State Constitution's Cruel and Unusual Punishments and Antidiscrimination Clauses
- Unlimited Innocence: Recognizing an Actual Innocence Exception to AEDPA's Statute of Limitations
- Capital Punishment as Closure: The Limits of a Victim-Centered Jurisprudence
- When the State Is Silent: An Analysis of AEDPA's Adjudication Requirement
In Depth Reading
Volume 27 Issue 1
Political Race, Faith and the Democratic Process
Using the theories of political race to understand social movements, and how white organizers can and should defer to people of color within the movement.
Looking Forward: Forging the Path, Building the Movement
Roundtable discussion in the Symposium about the speaker's impressions and takeaways from the event (ways to work together and come together).
Divide and Conquer: The Challenges of Multiracial Politics
Applying the theories of political race and the Miner's Canary to discuss anti-Asian policies and sentiments in the USA.
Volume 27 Issue 4
Closing the Circle: Case v. Nebraska and the Future of Habeas Reform
There needs to be effective state postconviction procedures; looks at Case v. Nebraska and builds upon that principle while offering further suggestions.
Is the Attorney General the Custodian of An Ins Detainee - Personal Jurisdiction and the Immediate Custodian Rule in Immigration-Related Habeas Actions
AG should be the custodian of immigrants in INS custody (not the warden), and habeas corpus actions should be directed at the AG as the appropriate respondent.
Suspect Choices: Lineup Procedures and the Abdication of Judicial and Prosecutorial Responsibility for Improving the Criminal Justice System
The Court and the prosecution in People v. Franco failed in improving criminal justice system by not adopting lineup reforms.
Understanding the Public Health Policies behind Ferguson
The flaws of the public health system played a role in exacerbating legal issues of pregnant women being arrested in hospitals.
Volume 27 Issues 2 & 3
Greasing the Wheel: How the Criminal Justice System Hurts Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered People and Why Hate Crime Laws Won't Save Them
The death penalty is an issue that affects the LGBT community and that hate crime legislation is not helpful to advancing the interests of the community.
Capital Punishment as Closure: The Limits of a Victim-Centered Jurisprudence
The concept of closure and how it relates to incarcerated individuals, victims, and how it cannot be used to justify the death penalty.
Amici Curiae Brief of New York Law School Professors in People v. Harris: Constitutionality of the New York Death Penalty Statute under the State Constitution's Cruel and Unusual Punishments and Antidiscrimination Clauses
Amici are teachers in New York law schools who have studied the operation of the death penalty for the purpose of teaching the subject, writing about it in scholarly journals, or representing persons accused or convicted of capital crimes. Most
Comparative Proportionality Reviews Reconceptualized: Categorizing Mitigation and Satisfying the Eighth Amendment in the Death Penalty
Comparative proportionality review protects death penalty defendants' procedural rights and ensures fairness and compliance with the Eighth Amendment.