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Disability Law
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ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Legal Ableism: A Systematic Review of State Termination of Parental Rights Laws
Although the fundamental right to raise a family is among our most cherished, it is not equally afforded to everyone. Indeed, the United States…
Robyn M. Powell -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 5
Working Through Menopause
There are over thirty million people ages forty-four to fifty-five in the civilian labor force in the United States, but the law and legal…
Bridget J. Crawford, Emily Gold Waldman & Naomi R. Cahn -
CommentaryVol. 99 · Iss. 5
Cross-Statute Employment Discrimination Claims and The Need For A “Super Statute”
Congress has not drafted one statute to govern all claims of employment discrimination, regardless of whether those claims are based upon any of the…
William R. Corbett -
NoteVol. 88 · Iss. 4
Sweet Dreams Aren’t Made of These: How the VA’ s Disability Compensation Program Leaves Veterans Alone in the Nightmare of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) already afflicts a large number of veterans, and these numbers are only rising with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.…
Alexandra S. Haar -
NoteVol. 98 · Iss. 2
Model Language for Supported Decision-Making Statutes
States often impose guardianship on people whose disabilities interfere with their decision-making ability, thereby entrusting another person with decision-making on their behalf. People with…
Rachel Mattingly Phillips -
NoteVol. 90 · Iss. 2
Avoiding an “Unavoidably Imperfect Situation”: Searching for Strategies to Divert Mentally Ill People Out of Immigration Removal Proceedings
Recent efforts to better protect mentally ill individuals in removal proceedings have focused on increasing procedural safeguards, such as providing free attorneys, releasing medical…
Molly Bowen -
CommentaryVol. 89 · Iss. 6
Sell’s Conundrums: The Right of Incompetent Defendants to Refuse Anti-Psychotic Medication
The Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Sell v. United States declared that situations in which the state is authorized to forcibly medicate a criminal…
Christopher Slobogin -
NoteVol. 89 · Iss. 3
How ‘Reasonable’ Has Become Unreasonable: A Proposal for Rewriting the Lasting Legacy of Jackson v. Indiana
Inquiry into a defendant’s competence to stand trial has been termed “the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law.”…
Nicholas Rosinia -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 3
Theorizing Mental Health Courts
To date, no scholarly article has analyzed the theoretical basis of mental health courts, which currently exist in forty-three states. This Article examines the…
E. Lea Johnston