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Children’s Rights
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ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 4
A Theory of Poverty: Legal Immobility
The puzzle of why the cycle of poverty persists and upward socioeconomic mobility is so difficult has long captivated scholars and the public alike.…
Sara S. Greene -
NoteVol. 93 · Iss. 1
Protection for the Vulnerable: How Unaccompanied Minors From El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras Can Qualify for Asylum in the United States
In the past few years there has been an increased number of unaccompanied minors coming to the United States from El Salvador, Guatemala, and…
Melissa Weiss -
NoteVol. 92 · Iss. 5
The Inbetweeners: Standardizing Juvenileness and Recognizing Emerging Adulthood for Sentencing Purposes After Miller
In June 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided Miller v. Alabama, marking significant progress in the Court’s Eighth Amendment jurisprudence regarding juvenile offenders.…
Kevin J. Holt -
NoteVol. 92 · Iss. 3
Throwing a Toy Wrench in the “Greatest Legal Engine”: Child Witnesses and the Confrontation Clause
Cross-examination of witnesses has often been called the “greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” Enshrined in the Confrontation Clause of…
Jonathan Clow -
NoteVol. 91 · Iss. 6
The Constitutional Hall Pass: Rethinking the Gap in § 1983 Liability That Public Schools Have Enjoyed Since Deshaney
On six occasions during the 2007–2008 school year, Tommy Keyes picked up nine-year-old Jane Doe from her elementary school during school hours. On each…
Jeff Sanford -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 4
Illegitimate Citizenship Rules
In 2017, the Supreme Court decided Sessions v. Morales-Santana, a challenge to 8 U.S.C. § 1409, the law governing the conferral of U.S. citizenship…
Leticia Saucedo & Rose Cuison Villazor -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 4
The Law of Emerging Adults
Law tends to divide people into two groups based on age: children and adults. The age of majority provides a bright line between two…
Clare Ryan -
ArticleVol. 90 · Iss. 6
Equal Protection for Children of Same-Sex Parents
Gay rights litigation and advocacy traditionally have focused on the unequal treatment of gay and lesbian individuals and couples; less attention has been dedicated…
Catherine E. Smith -
ArticleVol. 90 · Iss. 5
Blackness as Delinquency
This is one of the first law review article to analyze both the role of ?blackness? in shaping the first juvenile court and the…
Cheryl Nelson Butler -
ArticleVol. 90 · Iss. 2
The Lawmaking Family
Increasingly there are conflicts over families trying to “opt out” of various legal structures, especially public school education. Examples of opting-out conflicts include a…
Noa Ben-Asher -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 5
Constitutionalized Negligence
The propriety of imposing tort liability for negligent speech has been the subject of controversy since before the First Amendment’s incorporation. The debate over…
Deana Pollard Sacks