Explains origins of domestic partner benefits, change in justifications as marriage equality laws passed, argues for renewed support for unmarried families.
The Review: Volume 37
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- Shifting Foundation: The Problem with Inconsistent Implementation of Federal Recognition Regulations
- Playing Devil's Advocate: The Constitutional Implications of Requiring Advocacy Organizations to Present Opposing Viewpoints
- By the Courts, for the Bar: Judicial Exemption of Lawyers from the Scope of Consumer Protection Laws
- Using Storytelling to Achieve a Better Sequel to Foster Care Than Delinquency
In Depth Reading
Volume 37 Issue 1
Slighting the Sex-Discrimination Claim in Hollingsworth v. Perry
Critiques the District Court's use of the sex discrimination theory of marriage equality as too fragmented to provide an adequate model for advocates.
Question: How Has Perry Affected Other Marriage-Equality Litigation Strategies
Table of contents of comments to the question posed.
Volume 37 Issue 2
The Military Must Lead in Advocating for Marriage Equality
Don't ask, don't tell undermines military familes, and so the U.S. Military must lead in advocating for marriage equality at the federal and state levels.
U.S. v. My Mommy: Evaluation of Prison Nurseries as a Solution for Children of Incarcerated Women
Analysis of the efficacy of Prison Nursery Programs in providing an adequate solution for children of incarcerated mothers.
Protecting the Margins: Intersectional Strategies to Protecting Gender Outlaws from Workplace Harassment
Critique of the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act as a catch-all solution to curbing workplace discrimination against gender outlaws.
Triangulating Rape
Triangulated civil suits as opposed to criminal prosecutions can serve as an important avenue for redress for sexual harms.
Volume 37 Issue 3
Playing Devil's Advocate: The Constitutional Implications of Requiring Advocacy Organizations to Present Opposing Viewpoints
The IRS has an undisclosed test for determining whether or not a viewpoint is educational enough to be a charity. The test is unconstitutional.
Using Storytelling to Achieve a Better Sequel to Foster Care Than Delinquency
Legal story telling principles should be used to center children's viewpoints before they are at risk of becoming delinquent and losing their dependency status.
Shifting Foundation: The Problem with Inconsistent Implementation of Federal Recognition Regulations
This article examines the role of Department of Interior regulations in defining America's relationship to Native American tribes.
By the Courts, for the Bar: Judicial Exemption of Lawyers from the Scope of Consumer Protection Laws
State courts should reevaluate whether regulation of the bar is a purely judicial function and whether or not consumer protection statutes have a role to play.
Volume 37 Issue 4
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Tragedy on Montana's American Indian Reservations
Article presents regional data and provides personal narratives to demonstrate the educational inequities American Indian children suffer in Montana.
Efficiency of Energy Efficiency: Improving Preemption of Local Energy Conservation Programs, The
This article argues against the barries to state and local "green" iniatives created by federal preemption doctrine.
Gangsters to Greyhounds: The Past, Present, and Future of Offender Registration
This article will critically examine the past, present, and future of offender registries.