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
- 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
- Single-Sex Schools and the Antisegregation Principle
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.
- Probative Weight: Rethinking Evidentiary Standards in Title VII Sex Discrimination Cases
- The Neglectful Parens Patriae: Using Child Protective Laws to Defend the Safety Net
Issue 3
featuring
- Advocating for the Human Right to Housing: Notes from the United States
- Foreword-Realizing Domestic Social Justice Through International Human Rights
- 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
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.
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.
Volume 30 Issue 2
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Making America the Land of Second Chances: Restoring Socioeconomic Rights for Ex-Offenders
Comprehensive litigation on the state level is necessary to dismantle the crippling barriers on criminals' reentry into society.
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
Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas or Convictions
The consequences of a guilty plea or conviction in New York for immigrants are unforgiving and severe
Offender Reentry and the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: An Introduction
The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction are more punitive than the sentence, and lawyering strategies and legal education can combat this problem.