Journal of Gender, Race and Justice articles from March 2011

Journal of Gender, Race and Justice archives from March 2011

Judges' gender and employment discrimination cases: emerging evidence-based empirical conclusions.
March 22, 2011... Why did we think that women would transform institutions without simultaneously--or alternatively--being transformed by them...? Why did we believe that women appointed to positions of power would be 'representative' of women as a group,...

Rock, powder, sentencing - making disparate impact evidence relevant in crack cocaine sentencing.
March 22, 2011... For nearly a quarter of a century, federal law penalized crack cocaine offenses at a 100-to-1 sentencing ratio compared to powder cocaine offenses. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 treated one gram of crack as equivalent to one hundred grams of...

Black women can't have blonde hair ... in the workplace.
March 22, 2011... I. Introduction Paulette Caldwell's pioneering "hair piece" (1) situated Black (2) women's hairstyle choices and the constraints placed upon them in making these choices within much needed historical and contemporary social context. Professor...

The current economic situation and its impact on gender, race, and class: the legacy of raced (and gendered) employment.
March 22, 2011... I. INTRODUCTION In November 2009, American joblessness soared to 10.2%, the highest unemployment rate reported in a quarter century. (1) The present unemployment rate continues to hover near 10%. (2) More than 15 million Americans are...

Atkins v. Virginia: analyzing the correct standard and examination practices to use when determining mental retardation.
March 22, 2011... 1. INTRODUCTION In 1986, Georgia became the first state to outlaw the execution of mentally retarded individuals. (1) This decision came after statewide outrage over the execution of Jerome Bowden, a mentally retarded twenty-four-year-old...

So long as lawmakers do not use the n-word: the Maximum Family Grant example of how the equal protection clause protects racially discriminatory laws.
March 22, 2011... I. INTRODUCTION Robin was her name. She was one of my clients at a Berkeley legal aid clinic (1) where I helped people resolve issues with their welfare grants. She was in her early thirties, though the hardships of her life had aged her...

Defining the "fit": the impact of gender and servicemember status on child custody determinations.
March 22, 2011... I. INTRODUCTION When twenty-two-year-old Specialist Leydi Mendoza returned from a ten-month deployment in Iraq with the National Guard, all she could think about was seeing her two-year-old daughter Elizabeth, whom she had to leave behind....

Turning a blind eye: U.S. corporate involvement in modern day slavery.
March 22, 2011... I. INTRODUCTION Moises and Maria Rodriguez lived in Hudson, Colorado with their son, Javier Rodriguez, nearby. (1) Together, the family operated a successful business: Moises was well known in northern Colorado as a "contractor" who could...