University of Michigan Law School journal dedicated to the exploration of issues relating to race and law
The Michigan Journal of Race and Law is excited to announce and introduce the formation of our Advisory Board! The Advisory Board will help provide mentorship, commentary, and editorial assistance to some of our publishing scholars. The Advisory Board will also serve the crucial role of guiding the Journal in… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/06/29/introducing-our-new-advisory-board/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By Melissa Almonte Associate Editor, Vol. 25 During my first seminar with the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School, I learned that children are routinely shackled in juvenile proceedings in Michigan. My jaw dropped. I thought: but that’s only supposed to happen in criminal court!… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/04/23/whats-safety-got-to-do-with-it-why-we-shouldnt-be-shackling-youths-or-anyone-in-michigan/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Becky Wasserman Associate Editor, Vol. 25 This year, a group of Michigan law students – including members of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law – traveled to New Haven, Connecticut for Yale Law School’s annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference. The mission of the conference is to convene:… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/03/18/reflections-from-rebellious-lawyering-conference-2020/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Tamar Alexanian Associate Editor, Vol. 25 In January, Virginia became the thirty-eighth state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). But the history of the ERA spans nearly a century, and the fight isn’t over yet. What does the ERA say? The original text of the ERA was… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/03/18/the-twenty-eighth-amendment-is-here/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Miguel Suarez Medina Associate Editor, Vol. 25 Current law students are a major component of a law school’s recruitment process. Admissions offices depend on student participation, particularly students of color, to help convince talented candidates to apply and eventually attend. Michigan Law is no expectation. Most people I… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/03/18/personal-reflection-on-how-race-is-absent-from-the-law-school-curriculum/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Raul Noguera-McElroy Associate Editor, Vol. 25 Part I: Overview Last term, I discussed how white supremacy animates the child welfare system’s aggressive push to terminate the bond between a parent and their child permanently through a child protection process known as the termination of parental rights.[i]… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/03/01/the-necessity-of-revisiting-and-overturning-lassiter-v-department-of-social-services/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Amanda Stephens Associate Editor, Vol. 25 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States.[1] Of those millions of people, 67% of those individuals are people of color.[2] This fact is not new. Scholars and activists over the last decade have worked tirelessly to… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/03/01/criminal-justice-reform-has-california-done-enough/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
by Edith Lerner Associate Editor, Vol. 25 It might seem odd for me to be writing a blog post about family separation in February 2020. For many Americans, the “family separation crisis” defined the summer of 2018. It was more than just one of the many outrage provoking… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/02/10/updates-on-the-separation-and-reunification-of-families-at-the-border/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By Tamar Alexanian Associate Editor, Vol. 25 In December of 2018, black New Jersey high school wrestler Andrew Johnson was forced to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his wrestling match.[1] Although Johnson was wearing his usual headgear and covering his head, the referee claimed that Johnson’s dreadlocks… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/02/03/the-crown-act-fighting-hair-discrimination-with-legislation/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
By Jonah Rosenbaum Associate Editor, Vol. 25 As Pete Buttigieg surged into being a serious contender for the Democratic nomination, aided in part by a not so subtle push from a fawning media, a less flattering narrative has emerged—the white, small town Mayor of South Bend, Indiana… <a href="https://mjrl.org/2020/01/27/pete-buttigiegs-bold-ideas/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
