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Equal Protection
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Enjoins Termination of TPS Designations
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in Ramos v. Nielsen, United States District Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California…
PrawfsBlawg
Damnatio memoriae
Main Sunday, September 02, 2018Damnatio memoriaeThis is an interesting case from the Sixth Circuit (H/T: Volokh Conspiracy). Plaintiff sued the recorders of deeds throughout Ohio, alleging that continued maintenance of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Three Judge Court Invalidates North Carolina Redistricting Plan Redux
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law In an extensive opinion, a three judge court in Common Cause v. Rucho (& League of Women Voters v. Rucho)…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eleventh Circuit Allows Equal Protection Challenge to Alabama’s Minimum Wage and Right to Work Act
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Lewis v. Governor of Alabama, a unanimous panel of the Eleventh Circuit has reversed the…
The Faculty Lounge
July 9, 1868
Today is the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment: Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Do We Still Need Constitutional “Equal Protection” in a Growing Multiracial World? Reflections on the the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment — Guest Post by Tanya Kateri Hernandez
July 9th, marks the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment’s equality principle of the U.S. Constitution. Does the pursuit of racial equality look different 150 years after…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Equal Protection Exceptionalism by Jenny-Brooke Condon
Equal Protection Exceptionalism by Jenny-Brooke Condon, Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 563, 2017AbstractEqual protection doctrine addressed to immigrants' rights is thoroughly exceptional. It is an amalgam of super-deference, suspect…
Immigration View
Due Process Rights for Immigrants
The President recently suggested that due process does not apply to immigrants coming to the United States of America. The 14th Amendment states that: “No state shall make or enforce…
PrawfsBlawg
(SCOTUS Term) Korematsu and the Court of History
Main Tuesday, June 26, 2018(SCOTUS Term) Korematsu and the Court of HistoryIn declaring valid the travel ban, the Chief did not cite or discuss Korematsu. He raised it at the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Equal Protection Under the Carceral State”
Main June 3, 2018"Equal Protection Under the Carceral State"The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Aya Gruber now available via SSRN. Here is…