It is our contention that the death penalty is a death threat, that living under the threat of death by execution is a case of torture, and that the death threat at the heart of the death penalty applies to
"Together, we can ensure that PLS is not a fleeting experiment, but a lasting, transformative practice––worthy of the voices it seeks to elevate."
Participatory Law Scholarship is not a passing trend. PLS has now been institutionalized at one of the most reputable law journals in the United States.
Many forces in this country have sought to erase trans people . . . We believe a similar erasure has occurred in the federal courts’ failure to uphold Farmer as a case that establishes a Bivens remedy for failure-to-protect claims.