University of Michigan Law School journal dedicated to the exploration of issues relating to race and law
By Pete Osornio, Associate Editor, Volume 19 I. Diversity (Re)affirmed Grutter v. Bollinger definitively authorized the use of affirmative action policies in higher education,[1] resolving the circuit split[2] that followed the Supreme Court’s fractured opinion in Regents of University of California v. Bakke.[3] In Grutter, the Supreme Court endorsed… Read More
The website for the MJR&L at 20 Symposium is now live! Check it out for information on speakers, the schedule, and other helpful links. Stay tuned for more on the symposium over the summer and into the fall. MJR&L at 20 Symposium Website… Read More
On Schuette Pete Osornio Associate Editor, Michigan Journal of Race & Law Volume 19 Yesterday, in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court upheld a state constitutional amendment prohibiting affirmative action preferences in college admissions, effectively making it more difficult for minorities to rectify the lasting impacts of… Read More
MJR&L Vol. 20 Executive Editorial Board members at the Journal Open House. From left: Andrew Goddeeris, Joseph M. Flynn, Maria Litsakis, Aaron W. Walker, Noha Moustafa, and George M. Barchini. The Michigan Journal of Race & Law is pleased to announce the Editorial Board for its historic… Read More
MJR&L editors attended APALSA‘s 2014 Origins Banquet at the Michigan Union. APALSA’s Annual Origins Banquet is a celebration of Asian Pacific American diversity and culture. In addition to a keynote by a prominent APA speaker, dinner and dancing, Origins features the announcement of the recipients of the APALSA Public… Read More
A new study by researchers at San Francisco State University finds evidence of skin tone memory bias. Student participants instructed to make a mental association between a picture of an African-American man and the word “educated” tended to misidentify the man on later memory tests as having a lighter skin… Read More
Last fall, the California Legislature passed a law that permits the state supreme court “to admit to the practice of law an applicant who is not lawfully present in the United States . . . .” The law was prompted by the case of… Read More
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s warrantless placement of a GPS device on a vehicle was constitutional because probable cause existed to believe the car was being used for criminal purposes. A three judge panel for… Read More
The American Civil Liberties Union just released an “extensive and astonishing report” describing the increasing frequency with which American judges are sentencing nonviolent offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole. You can visit the ACLU’s interactive site here and read the… Read More
By Andrew Goddeeris, Associate Editor, Volume 19 This past August, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin issued a ruling in Floyd v. City of New York that challenged the New York City Police Department’s (“NYPD”) controversial use of stop-and-frisk practices in the last decade.[1] From January 2004… Read More
