Marriage Equality: An Idea Whose Time Is Coming . . .
Argues the court should deny certiori altogether and avoid any question on any broad prouncements on the merits of the plaintiffs claim.
The Review: Volume 37
Preview
Issue 1
featuring
- An Ephemeral Movement Minimalism, Equality, and Federalism in the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage Rights
- What Marriage Equality Arguments Portend for Domestic Partner Employee Benefits
- Question: How Has Perry Affected the Work of LGBTQ Advocates Working on Issues other than Marriage or in Ways other than Litigation
- Repealing Rights: Proposition 8, Perry, and Crawford Contextualized
Issue 2
featuring
Issue 3
featuring
- By the Courts, for the Bar: Judicial Exemption of Lawyers from the Scope of Consumer Protection Laws
- Shifting Foundation: The Problem with Inconsistent Implementation of Federal Recognition Regulations
- Using Storytelling to Achieve a Better Sequel to Foster Care Than Delinquency
- Playing Devil's Advocate: The Constitutional Implications of Requiring Advocacy Organizations to Present Opposing Viewpoints
In Depth Reading
Volume 37 Issue 1
Proof vs. Prejudice
Discussion of the strategic choices in building an evidentiary record of expert testimony in Windsor's challenged to DOMA.
Undoing Humiliation, Fostering Equal Citizenship: Human Dignity in South Africa's Sexual Orientation Equality Jurisprudence
Examines the importance of human dignity in South Africa's equality jurisprudence.
Why the Court Can Strike Down Marriage Restrictions under Rational-Basis Review
Analyizes which rational basis review the court will choose to apply in Perry-- "ordinary" rational basis or rational basis "with bite".
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.
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.
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.
Volume 37 Issue 3
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.
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.
Volume 37 Issue 4
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.
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.