Journal of Gender, Race and Justice articles from September 2008

Journal of Gender, Race and Justice archives from September 2008

Changing the conversation: a perspective on the no Child Left Behind Act.
September 22, 2008... Good afternoon. I want to thank The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice for inviting me to be your luncheon speaker today. I am really excited to talk with you for a couple of reasons. On a personal note, I was active in organizing a conference...

No brown towns: anti-immigrant ordinances and equality of educational opportunity for Latina/os.
September 22, 2008... Introduction "The right to education in the environment of a multi-racial community seems equally fundamental." (1) "Since the 1990s, the percentage of students of every race in multiracial groups has increased. Segregation is no...

Much ado about ... something else: D.C. v. Heller, the racialized mythology of the Second Amendment, and gun policy reform.
September 22, 2008... I. Introduction In late 2007, the National Rifle Association and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence shared a rare moment of agreement. The U.S. Supreme Court's grant of certiorari in District of Columbia v. Heller, both...

Equality opportunity: marriage litigation and Iowa's equal protection law.
September 22, 2008... Discrimination claims against longstanding rules invite the public and the courts to rethink the status quo and address overarching legal and social commitments to equality together with questions specific to the case at hand. (1) Lawsuits...

The "lost boys" of polygamy: is emancipation the answer?
September 22, 2008... I. Introduction At just thirteen years old, Johnny Jessop was kicked out of his house. (1) Johnny's family was part of a radical religious sect in Hildale, Utah run by polygamist Warren Jeffs, who ordered Johnny's brother to tell Johnny to...

It's about time, or is it? Iowa District Court's invalidation of Iowa's mini-DOMA. (Defense of Marriage Act)
September 22, 2008... I. Introduction The right to make important medical decisions for an incapacitated partner, the right to make decisions regarding admission to and release from healthcare facilities, the right to inherit through intestacy after the death...

Small commodities: how child traffickers exploit children and families in intercountry adoption and what the United States must do to stop them.
September 22, 2008... I. Introduction In February 1928, William and Lila Young, a chiropractor-minister and his midwife-spouse, opened a health "sanitarium" in a four-bedroom cottage in East Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. (1) Before long, the center found a...

Judicial policymaking and juvenile detention reform: a case study of Jimmy Doe et al v. Cook County.
September 22, 2008... 1. Introduction On July 31, 2007, Ladonna Coleman and Nyelia Long, both fourteen, carried a single cardboard box into the office of Cook County Board President, Todd Stroger. (1) The open flaps revealed its contents--brightly colored pink...

Shackling children during court appearances: fairness and security in juvenile courtrooms.
September 22, 2008... 1. INTRODUCTION It is common practice in a majority of states for all juveniles to be shackled when they appear in court. (1) This practice is unnecessary does not increase safety in juvenile courtrooms, and is an affront to the dignity of...