University of Michigan Law School journal dedicated to the exploration of issues relating to race and law
This blog is the first of two parts. Part 1 unpacks the attorney privilege and considers how it can affect attorney-client relationships. Part 2 explains the impact of power differentials, identities, and attorney privilege on advocacy and offers suggestions to strengthen the law school curriculum. By Hazel Caldwell-Kuru… Read More
By Dan Cho Associate Editor, Vol. 21 On an early May morning this past spring, armed FBI agents raided the suburban Pennsylvania home of Dr. Xiaoxing Xi, a Temple University physics professor and naturalized U.S. citizen, placing him under arrest for four counts of wire fraud. Dr. Xi was… Read More
By Javed Basu-Kesselman Associate Editor, Vol. 21 The city council of Red Wing, Minnesota voted on Monday, October 12 to revisit a previous hate crime resolution. The original resolution, passed September 28, called for federal hate crime protection for police. Noting that police offers have recently become the… Read More
By Dana Ziegler Associate Editor, Vol. 21 In March 2015, Purvi Patel, an Asian-American woman from Indiana, became the first woman in the U.S. to be convicted and sentenced for feticide. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent after… Read More
As is tradition, MJR&L is once again producing Critical Race Theory reading groups at Michigan Law. These focused sessions allow students and faculty to dig deeply into an issue prompted by a short reading, free from the constraints and pressures of academic work. The first CRT session of the year… Read More
By Jason Raylesberg Associate Editor, Vol. 21 California and Missouri recently instituted separate measures to curb racial profiling within the legal system. In response to widespread police brutality nationally, California passed the “Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015,” requiring police officers to record identity characteristics, i.e. race,… Read More
By Emmanuela Jean-Etienne Associate Editor, Vol. 21 On a cold November afternoon in Cleveland, twelve-year-old Tamir Rice sat alone at a gazebo outside the Cudell Recreation Center, a place he frequented daily.[1] In his hand was an airsoft pistol and, according to the witness who would later… Read More
By Amy Luong Associate Editor, Vol. 21 In this three-part series, the author provides the following: Part I – Background of how one jurisdiction handles this question; Part II – background of this issue in another jurisdiction; Part III – comparison of the two jurisdictions, examining the question that… Read More
By Jennifer Chun Associate Editor, Vol. 21 In the October 3rd issue of The Economist, an article entitled “The model minority is losing patience” speaks of the rising “trend” of Asian Americans more vigorously fighting discrimination, especially in academia. After introducing some of the pending lawsuits filed by… Read More
By Luis Arias Associate Editor, Vol. 21 The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) adjudicates immigration cases by interpreting the nation’s immigration laws. The court is an agency within the Department of Justice and, under delegated authority from the Attorney General, conducts immigration proceedings and appellate reviews.[1]… Read More
