By: Shelly Feldman, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 In many areas of the law, facially neutral legal doctrines do not affect groups equally in practice.[i] This is well known and documented in America’s criminal justice system, which has historically oppressed racial minorities in disproportionate numbers.[ii]… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/28/the-discriminatory-effect-of-u-s-intellectual-property-law-on-black-artists/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Kathy Jara, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 Linguistic reclamation[ii] of racist slurs has been described as “the process of taking possession of a derogatory label – usually introduced by a dominant group – by stigmatized group members.”[iii] Scholars believe this practice can empower marginalized… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/24/reappropriation-and-usptoi/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Madelyn Hughes, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 On February 25, 2022, President Biden made history when he nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to replace the retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.[i] She is the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court and,… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/21/ketanji-brown-jacksons-historic-supreme-court-nomination/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Rihan Issa, Executive Articles Editor, Vol. 27 In part one of the blog series, I presented an overview of Simone Browne’s argument in Dark Matters. She argues that one cannot understand the history of surveillance without examining its racial past. She presents a few examples of the… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/17/blog-2-runaway-slave-advertisements-counting-violent-extremism/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Alexis Franks, Associate Editor Vol. 27 The IDEA and the Emotional Disturbance Category The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), first enacted in 1975, provides federal funding for special education services for children with disabilities.[i] The goal of the legislation is that all handicapped… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/14/social-maladjustment-misidentification-prevents-black-students-from-receiving-special-education-services/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Elisa Teeter, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 The purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is to “improve the economic and social conditions of minorities and women by providing equality of opportunity in the work place.”[i] The law is meant to address… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/03/07/under-the-threshold-gaps-in-state-employment-discrimination-laws/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Madelyn Hughes, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 During the 1884 Berlin Conference, European powers including Britain, France, Spain, and Belgium met to carve up the African continent to create colonies in what was known as the “Scramble for Africa.”[i] For decades after this conference, African countries… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/02/17/international-tax-law-and-the-legacy-of-colonialism/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Rihan Issa, Executive Articles Editor, Vol. 27 Government surveillance is inevitable in our current reality. So present, it seems it is a fact of life rather than a direct invasion into the lives of marginalized communities. Government surveillance obstructs marginalized communities’ growth and transformation into healthy, safe,… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/02/11/blog-1-dark-matters-on-the-surveillance-of-blackness-countering-violent-extremism/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By: Kathy Jara, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 There are many arbitrary areas of immigration law that showcase deep-seated racist and xenophobic attitudes of the U.S. justice system. In particular, refugee law has been very difficult for refugees and asylees[i] to navigate. These individuals are, more often… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/02/08/legacy-of-matter-of-a-b-reflecting-on-the-hardships-women-and-other-individuals-of-color-have-faced/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By. Elisa Teeter, Associate Editor, Vol. 27 The USDA defines “food deserts” as areas that meet both low-income and low-access criteria based on census data.[i] To meet the low-income criteria, either 1) the poverty rate must be greater than or equal to 20% or 2) the… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2022/01/26/food-deserts-covid-19-and-the-path-forward/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
