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.
The Review: Volume 30
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
- Implementing Planned Development: The Case of New Jersey
- While Dangers Gather: The Bush Preemption Doctrine, Battered Women, Imminence, and Anticipatory Self-Defense
- The Bill for Rights: State and Local Financing of Public Education and Indigent Defense
Issue 2
featuring
- The Reality of False Confessions - Lessons of the Central Park Jogger Case
- The Neglectful Parens Patriae: Using Child Protective Laws to Defend the Safety Net
- Probative Weight: Rethinking Evidentiary Standards in Title VII Sex Discrimination Cases
- Immigrant Workers and Workers' Compensation after Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. N.L.R.B.
Issue 3
featuring
- The Spirit of Our Times: State Constitutions and International Human Rights
- More than an Incidental Effect on Foreign Affairs: Implementation of Human Rights by State and Local Governments
- Foreword-Realizing Domestic Social Justice Through International Human Rights
- Advocating for the Human Right to Housing: Notes from the United States
In Depth Reading
Volume 30 Issue 1
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.
Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
Analysis of sex segregated schools in light of equality/antisegregation principles and positive from an intersectional perspective.
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.
Volume 30 Issue 2
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.
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.
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 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.
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
Advocating for the Human Right to Housing: Notes from the United States
By focusing on human rights advocacy, dometic problems of inadequate housing and homelessness can be improved.
Volume 30 Issue 4
Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas or Convictions
The consequences of a guilty plea or conviction in New York for immigrants are unforgiving and severe
Agenda - Partners in Justice - May 9, 2005
This document is the agenda for the Partners in Justice event.
Securing a Civil Right to Counsel: The Importance of Collaborating
To ensure equal justice for all, the right to counsel should extend to matters in the civil context
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