Fordham Urban Law Journal articles from October 2001

Fordham Urban Law Journal archives from October 2001

William J. Moore.(law teacher)(Fordham Law School)
October 1, 2001... November 7, 2001 I am honored beyond words to be asked to offer a few reflections today about my friend and mentor, Bill Moore. I extend to all the members of Bill's family--his children and their spouses, his grandchildren and his...

A tribute to an old friend.(law teacher William J. Moore)(Fordham Law School)
October 1, 2001... How do you say goodbye to a friend? Where do you begin? I have known Bill Moore for over 30 years--both socially and professionally. I have known his wonderful wife Justine--who loved Fordham as much as Billy. I have taught his daughter and...

Tribute from a son.(law teacher William J. Moore)(Fordham Law School)
October 1, 2001... This has been a difficult period for my family. In an increasingly dangerous time, our dad was still our source of security. In this trying time, we have experienced an uncommon showing of love, concern and kindness that has bolstered our...

Mainstream legal responses to domestic violence vs. real needs of diverse communities.(Panel Discussion)
October 1, 2001... Keynote Speaker MARCIA ANN GILLESPIE Editor-in-Chief Ms. Magazine Panelists HOLLY DEVINE Domestic Violence Program Director, Barrier Free Living Domestic Violence Program LOUISA GILBERT Co-Director, Social...

Issues in representing immigrant victims.
October 1, 2001... Panelists EMIRA-HABIBY BROWNE Executive Director, Arab American Family Support Center JULIE DINNERSTEIN Staff Immigration Attorney, Sanctuary for Families STEPHEN JENKINS Attorney, the Workplace Justice Project Make the...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and intimate partner violence.
October 1, 2001... Panelists VALERIE B Survivor VICTORIA CRUZ Domestic Violence Advocate/Counselor New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project THERESA JEFFERSON Community and Police Relations Program Coordinator New York City...

Overcoming barriers in communities.(family violence)
October 1, 2001... Panelists MARIA ARIAS Supervising Attorney, Battered Women's Rights Clinic, Main Street Legal Services EVELYN CARDONA Executive Director, North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence ANGELA LEE Associate Director,...

Discriminatory housing statements and s. 3604(c): a new look at the Fair Housing Act's most intriguing provision.
October 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION Today, more than three decades after the 1968 Fair Housing Act ("FHA") (1) banned such behavior, blatant discrimination--often accompanied by racist slurs and other explicitly discriminatory statements--continues to plague...

A precept of managerial responsibility: securing collective justice in institutional reform litigation.
October 1, 2001... Institutional reform litigation confronts public administrators with troubling dilemmas. Plaintiffs routinely accuse public officials of violating their constitutional rights. (1) Federal judges order officials to make sweeping changes to their...

Sorting out federal and state judicial roles in state institutional reform: abstention's potential role.
October 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION The Kansas City School District will move vigorously to raise achievement levels of its students after a federal judge dismissed what had become one of the costliest desegregation cases ever, Superintendent Benjamin...

Examining the Lautenberg Amendment in the civilian and military contexts: congressional overreaching, statutory vagueness, ex post facto violations, and implementational flaws.(domestic violence gun control law)
October 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION Imagine a court reducing a domestic violence felony to a misdemeanor because the judge does not want to give a "noncriminal" (1) male a felony conviction merely for attacking his wife. (2) Imagine further that as a result of...