The Guest Worker Visa Program and the Need for Reform

By Luis Arias Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Executive Editor, Vol. 22 Employers in the United States sponsor thousands of temporary guest workers every year through the H-2 visa program. Employers that meet the specific regulatory requirements can either sponsor agricultural (H-2A) or non-agricultural (H-2B) guest workers. In order&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/25/the-guest-worker-visa-program-and-the-need-for-reform/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Whitewashing wrongful conviction: reflecting on Making a Murderer

By Breanna Caldwell Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Executive Editor, Vol. 22 On the off chance that you have been able to avoid the national phenomenon surrounding the Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer, since it first aired in December 2015, I will provide a brief overview of the&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/23/whitewashing-wrongful-conviction-reflecting-on-making-a-murderer/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Block the vote: North Carolina&#8217;s voting laws on trial

By Matt Johnson Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Contributing Editor, Vol. 22 Election season is upon us, and everything from stickers to lawn signs are meant to encourage the American people to get to the polls. However, there is a disturbing movement across the country, often codified by state&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/23/block-the-vote-north-carolinas-voting-laws-on-trial/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

MJR&amp;L Presents: Student Scholarship Lunch 3/14

Save the Date! The Michigan Journal of Race &amp; Law  presents a  Student Scholarship Lunch   Come engage with MJR&amp;L members as they present their scholarly contributions to the Journal, focused on civil rights and social&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/11/mjrl-presents-student-scholarship-lunch-314/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Reproductive Justice and Black Lives Matter: Remembering the roots of RJ

By Dana Ziegler Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Online Publications Editor, Vol. 22 On February 9, 2016, advocates from Black Lives Matter (BLM), New Voices for Reproductive Justice, and Trust Black Women held a conference call to reassert the connection between the BLM and reproductive justice movements while&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/10/reproductive-justice-and-black-lives-matter-remembering-the-roots-of-rj/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Reading Group and Symposium Debrief: THURSDAY 11:55 am

Enjoyed MJRL&#8217;s symposium: Innocent Until Proven Poor?  Bring your lunch and come debrief and also discuss one of our related articles to soon be released: &#8220;Pretextual Sanctions, Contempt, and the Practical Limits of Bearden-Based Debtors&#8217; Prison Litigation&#8221; led by Professor Kate Andrias. Want more reading on Poverty and the Criminal&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/07/reading-group-and-symposium-debrief-thursday-1155-am/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

COMMENT: Few But Not Forgotten: Asian Americans Reentering Society After Being Wrongfully Convicted

By Brittany Chiang, Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Asian American exonerees, like the formerly incarcerated, often lack resources, receiving little assistance from the government to facilitate reentry.  In the case of Asian Americans, this is partially due to their classification as a “model minority.”[1]  They encounter unique challenges because “the&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/04/comment-few-but-not-forgotten-asian-americans-reentering-society-after-being-wrongfully-convicted/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Announcing the Vol. 22 Exec. Editorial Board

The Michigan Journal of Race &amp; Law offers its CONGRATULATIONS to the  Volume 22 Executive Editorial Board    Editor-in-Chief Emmanuela Jean-Etienne   Managing Editor Saeeda Joseph-Charles&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/02/announcing-the-vol-22-exec-editorial-board/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

Announcing: Vol. 22 Executive Editorial Board

The Michigan Journal of Race &amp; Law offers its CONGRATULATIONS to the  Volume 22 Executive Editorial Board    Editor-in-Chief Emmanuela Jean-Etienne   Managing Editor Saeeda Joseph-Charles&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/03/02/announcing-vol-22-executive-editorial-board/" class="read-more">Read More</a>

COMMENT: The Notario Problem

By Rebeca Ontiveros-Chavez Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Executive Articles Editor, Vol. 22 Latin Americans are the largest immigrant group in the United States.[1] Many have fled from persecution in their country and seek asylum.[2] Others are involuntarily brought as infants or children by their&hellip; <a href="https://mjrl.org/2016/02/25/comment-the-notario-problem/" class="read-more">Read More</a>