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In the News: Life Without Parole
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…COMMENT: The Appearance of Impartiality in New York City’s Stop-and-Frisk Litigation
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…In the News: Building Local Economies
This article takes up the issue of creating local economies that are not driven by global capital but instead respond to community needs and are democratically controlled by residents. It highlights that local economies as currently constituted consistently marginalize people of color, and gives a blueprint for…In the News: Minimum Wage
The ongoing labor movement to win a living wage for fast food workers implicates both race and law. A recent article in Salon speaks to the way in which the minimum wage level allows corporations to pass off the basic well-being of their employees–many of whom are racial…Symposium Announcement & Call For Papers
Call for Papers “The Highest Tribute”: The Michigan Journal of Race & Law at Twenty September 19, 2014 University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, Michigan “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” Writing in 1972 in Furman…COMMENT: “In America, a Person is Presumed Innocent until Proved Guilty. Unless, that is, He Plays College Sports.”
By Kelly O’Donnell[2], Executive Production Editor, Volume 19 In college athletics, the violations that affect teams and player eligibility are analogous to criminal violations. Just as in criminal law,[3] the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (“NCAA”) lack of due process in investigations and high penalties disproportionately…
In the News: Voter ID Laws
Over the last couple of weeks, the social justice and voting rights communities have been abuzz with the news that Judge Richard A. Posner, who famously held in 2007 that an Indiana voter ID law did not impose an undue burden on voters, has changed his mind. Laws requiring…
The Race Card Project
MJR&L worked with Professor Martha Jones to bring NPR’s Michele Norris’ Race Card Project to Michigan Law. The Race Card Project invites participants to share a six-word description of their view of race, ethnicity, and cultural identity written on index cards or online forms in order to foster additional…
MRJ&L Brings Khalil Shabazz to Michigan Law to Speak About Solitary Confinement
MJR&L co-sponsored an event where Khalil Shabazz spoke to students at Michigan Law about his experience in solitary confinement. Read more about Mr. Shabazz’s story here.
LAW Breaks
Kelly O’Donnell, MJR&L’s Production Editor, lead a pro bono service trip over Michigan Law’s spring break. See the full story here.