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MJR&L Associate Editors Take A Trip to Detroit’s Arts & Scraps
By: Daniela Tagtachian, Associate Editor Vol. 20 On August 27, 2014, the Associate Editors of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law drove out to Detroit to volunteer their time at Arts & Scraps, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of youth in low-income areas…Racialized Policing in Ferguson, MO
The law operates differently for people depending on their skin color. What we are witnessing in Ferguson is an especially horrifying reminder of this insidious truth. Here’s some essential reading on this latest crisis: “What I Saw in Ferguson” – Jelani Cobb “In Ferguson, the Blurred Line Between Law Enforcement…COMMENT: How The Diversity Rationale For Affirmative Action May One Day Limit The First Amendment Rights of Universities
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…MJR&L at 20 Symposium Website Announcement!
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…On Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
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…
MJR&L Announces Volume 20 Editorial Board
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…
MJR&L Editors attend APALSA’s 2014 Origins Banquet
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…In the News: Skin Tone Memory Bias
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…In the News: Undocumented Immigrants Admissible to California State Bar
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…
In the News: Warrantless Use of GPS
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…