Religious Movements, the State, and the Law: Reconceptualizing the Cult Problem
Reframing of conversation surrounding cults to focus on (1) activities escaping scrutiny b/c of First Amendment and (2) conflicts with other institutions
The Review: Volume 9
Preview
Issue 1
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Issue 2
featuring
- Federal Jurisdiction and the Protection of International Human Rights
- Califano v. Boles: Unequal Protection for Illegitimate Children and Their Mothers
- Campus Handicap--Disabled Students and the Right to Higher Education--Southeastern Community College v. Davis
- Black Landowners Beware: A Proposal for Statutory Reform
Issue 3
featuring
- The Constitutionality of Mandatory Retirement for Nonphysical Government Employment
- Beyond Hollow Victories: The Affirmative Obligations Remedy for Exclusionary Zoning-Park View Heights Corp. v. City of Black Jack
- Thomas v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division: Denying Freedom of Religion in Unemployment Compensation Cases
- Sex Discrimination and the Sexually Charged Work Environment
In Depth Reading
Volume 9 Issue 1
Regulation of Alternative Religions by Law or Private Action: Can and Should We Regulate
Panel discussion on how to regulate cults through law and whether they can be regulated
The Cult Phenomenon: Fad or Fact
Definition and examination of the "cult phenomenon" as a predicate to whether or not they should be subject to regulation
The Fact Pattern behind the Deprogramming Controversy: An Analysis and an Alternative
Argues use of deprogramming to address mental health issues connected with cults ignores converts' motivations and should be replaced by voluntary counseling
Volume 9 Issue 2
Califano v. Boles: Unequal Protection for Illegitimate Children and Their Mothers
Examines the equal protection case for children born outside of marriage in the case Califano v. Boles
Black Landowners Beware: A Proposal for Statutory Reform
Surveys and argues for reformation of the laws that remove black people from their land and shift ownerships from blacks to whites
Campus Handicap--Disabled Students and the Right to Higher Education--Southeastern Community College v. Davis
Analyses readings of protections for people with disabilities, and argues for broad interpretations after the case of Southeasrn Community College v. Davis
Federal Jurisdiction and the Protection of International Human Rights
Arguing that aliens have jurisdiction to bring torture claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act in federal court focusing upon the case of Filartiga v. Pena-lral
Volume 9 Issue 3
The Constitutionality of Mandatory Retirement for Nonphysical Government Employment
Views mandatory retirement laws and policies as age discrimination and suggests viable alternatives
Beyond Hollow Victories: The Affirmative Obligations Remedy for Exclusionary Zoning-Park View Heights Corp. v. City of Black Jack
Analyses affirmative remedies imposed on municipalities to provide relief to plaintiffs in exclusionary zoning, by looking at 8th Cir. case: Black Jack III
The Scope of Arbitration Agreements-The Arbitrability of Collective Bargaining Agreement Terminations and Expirations: Rochdale Village, Inc. v. Public Service Employees Local 80
Arguing that in the labor-management context, whether something is arbitratable under an arbitration clause is a question for the arbitrator
Sex Discrimination and the Sexually Charged Work Environment
Arguing that the sexually charged workplaces and requirements to wear provocative clothing violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964