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
- Implementing Planned Development: The Case of New Jersey
- Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
- 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 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.
- The Reality of False Confessions - Lessons of the Central Park Jogger Case
Issue 3
featuring
- More than an Incidental Effect on Foreign Affairs: Implementation of Human Rights by State and Local Governments
- Advocating for the Human Right to Housing: Notes from the United States
- 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
In Depth Reading
Volume 30 Issue 1
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.
Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
Analysis of sex segregated schools in light of equality/antisegregation principles and positive from an intersectional perspective.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
Volume 30 Issue 3
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.
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.
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
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
Partners in Justice Colloquium Transcript
JUDGE ROBERT G. M. KEATING: As Dean of the Judicial Institute, I would like to welcome you today to the Partners in Justice colloquium. I think it’s obvious from the program and from the website that an enormous amount of
Beyond Lawyering: How Holistic Representation Makes for Good Policy, Better Lawyers, and More Satisfied Clients
Zealous advocacy is not enough to combat the effects after a criminal sentence is served, and a holistic approach is necessary
Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas or Convictions
The consequences of a guilty plea or conviction in New York for immigrants are unforgiving and severe