Implementing Planned Development: The Case of New Jersey
Critical analysis of state vs. local control over land use policies and regulations, favoring greater state control, using New Jersey as an example.
The Review: Volume 30
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Implementing Planned Development: The Case of New Jersey
- Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
- The Bill for Rights: State and Local Financing of Public Education and Indigent Defense
- While Dangers Gather: The Bush Preemption Doctrine, Battered Women, Imminence, and Anticipatory Self-Defense
Issue 2
featuring
- The Reality of False Confessions - Lessons of the Central Park Jogger Case
- Immigrant Workers and Workers' Compensation after Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. N.L.R.B.
- The Neglectful Parens Patriae: Using Child Protective Laws to Defend the Safety Net
- Probative Weight: Rethinking Evidentiary Standards in Title VII Sex Discrimination Cases
Issue 3
featuring
- More than an Incidental Effect on Foreign Affairs: Implementation of Human Rights by State and Local Governments
- The Spirit of Our Times: State Constitutions and International Human Rights
- Testing Human Rights: The Impact of High-Stakes Tests on English Language Learners' Right to Education in New York City
- Foreword-Realizing Domestic Social Justice Through International Human Rights
Issue 4
featuring
- Unbundled Legal Services in New York State Litigated Matters: A Proposal to Test the Efficacy through Law School Clinics
- Saving One's Home: Collateral Consequences for Innocent Family Members
- Making America the Land of Second Chances: Restoring Socioeconomic Rights for Ex-Offenders
- Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas or Convictions
In Depth Reading
Volume 30 Issue 1
Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
Analysis of sex segregated schools in light of equality/antisegregation principles and positive from an intersectional perspective.
The Bill for Rights: State and Local Financing of Public Education and Indigent Defense
Discussion of the battle to shift financing of public education and indigent defense from local entities to states.
While Dangers Gather: The Bush Preemption Doctrine, Battered Women, Imminence, and Anticipatory Self-Defense
Application of the international terrorism-based Preemption Doctrine to domestic violence, arguing that battered women should be able to act in anticipatory self-defense.
Volume 30 Issue 2
Immigrant Workers and Workers' Compensation after Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. N.L.R.B.
The Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman does not require states to deny workers compensation benefits to undocumented immigrants.
The Neglectful Parens Patriae: Using Child Protective Laws to Defend the Safety Net
States should use parens patriae power to assist children living in poverty, instead of using it only when children are removed from their families.
Probative Weight: Rethinking Evidentiary Standards in Title VII Sex Discrimination Cases
Women are disproportionately affected by workplace weight discrimination, and the correlation with sex is strong enough for weight to be covered by Title VII.
The Reality of False Confessions - Lessons of the Central Park Jogger Case
Trial judges should have an increased role in identifying potentially false confessions before they get to the jury.
Volume 30 Issue 3
More than an Incidental Effect on Foreign Affairs: Implementation of Human Rights by State and Local Governments
Inward-looking ocal and state legislation can improve human rights in the US despite the federal government not executing the ICESCR.
Testing Human Rights: The Impact of High-Stakes Tests on English Language Learners' Right to Education in New York City
Standarized testing infringes on the human right to education, especially for English language learner and minority children.
Foreword-Realizing Domestic Social Justice Through International Human Rights
For most in the United States, discussion of international human rights law brings to mind situations such as Abu Ghraib, the use of child soldiers in Africa, or the practices of the Taliban with regard to women. These egregious civil
The Spirit of Our Times: State Constitutions and International Human Rights
The US Constitution and principles of federalism require US courts to consider international law when making decisions that touch on human rights.
Volume 30 Issue 4
Public Benefits and Child Support Arrears
Active facilitation for applications and increased access to Safety Net Assistance and Medicaid can reduce recidivism and long-term costs
Unbundled Legal Services in New York State Litigated Matters: A Proposal to Test the Efficacy through Law School Clinics
Unbundled legal services may help answer the unmet legal needs of poor New Yorkers; law school clinics can be used to test the efficacy of such representation
Saving One's Home: Collateral Consequences for Innocent Family Members
Federal housing law, the collateral consequences of eviction following drug activity, and the procedures tenants must pursue to remain
Holistic Advocacy: An Important but Limited Institutional Role
Although holistic advocacy may greatly enhance a public defender’s practice, it has practical, professional, and ethical limitations as an institutional model