Topic
Equal Protection
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ImmigrationProf Blog
The Other Side of the Water: Immigration and the Promise of Racial Justice Podcast Finale: Episode 6 (Racial Borders, with E. Tendayi Achiume)
In honor of the 35th anniversary of Justice Thurgood Marshall's dissent in Jean v. Nelson, in which he called for equal protection to apply to Haitian noncitizens and to prohibit…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Could Bush v. Gore Happen Again? — by Jeff Hoagland
As the 2020 election nears, Americans wonder if their votes will count. Bush v. Gore showed the country that the Supreme Court will intervene in elections and indirectly decide the…
Simple Justice
Will California Repeal Equal Protection?
It’s happening on the left coast, where weird things happen with sufficient frequency to suggest that it’s not worthy of being taken seriously, but it reflects a shift in perspective…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Animus in Immigration. The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same. By Chris Ogolla
By Ogolla
In September 2020, the Department of Homeland security proposed rule that would set time limits of up to four years for foreign student visas. The proposed rule will require all…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away from complications from pancreatic cancer on Friday, September 18, 2020. Justice Ginsburg inspired millions and became a beloved icon in a way…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Contribution to Constitutional Equality: From an “Empty Cupboard” to Greater Inclusion
byProfessor Linda C. McClain, Boston University School of Law, guest blogger“A prime part of the history of our Constitution . . . is the story of the extension of constitutional…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NYU and LDF: Immigration, Equal Protection, and the Promise of Racial Justice The Legacy of Jean v. Nelson
Immigration, Equal Protection, and the Promise of Racial Justice has been rescheduled as a virtual convening to be held online Thursday October 22, and Friday October 23, 2020. This two-day…
PrawfsBlawg
Remembering Justices
Main Monday, September 21, 2020Remembering JusticesJack Balkin describes what Sandy Levinson and he call the "biography rule," dividing Justices between those whose primary achievement and notoriety derives from their service…
PrawfsBlawg
Amnesty Under the Fourteenth Amendment
Main Tuesday, September 08, 2020Amnesty Under the Fourteenth AmendmentI've been reading through the debates in Congress during the early 1870s about whether to remove the disability to hold office imposed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Resurrecting Animus/Renewing Intent by William D. Ariaza
Resurrecting Animus/Renewing Intent by William D. Ariaza, Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 645AbstractThe Supreme Court’s decision in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California,…