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No full textPhoto of Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Betts Professor of Law at Columbia Law School.https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/defending_the_planet_podcast/1009/thumbnail.jp
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No full textLine art image with photos of Michael Burger \u2703 and Peter Lehner \u2784.https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/defending_the_planet_podcast/1013/thumbnail.jp
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No full textLine art image of Eric Talley and Kate Waldock.https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/beyond_unprecedented_podcast/1020/thumbnail.jp
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No full textLine art image of Kate Andrias.https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/beyond_unprecedented_podcast/1022/thumbnail.jp
Omaha Riot: How a White Mob Lynched a Black Man and Destroyed a City
No full textIn 1919, a white mob stormed into an Omaha courthouse looking for a Black man named Will Brown whom they believed raped a white woman two days earlier. The newly elected mayor tried to reason with the mob, only to be nearly hanged before police saved him. The white mob eventually got to Brown, dragged him out on to the street and lynched him. No one was fully held accountable for these events.https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/ross_smith_red_summers/1003/thumbnail.jp
The Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act: Two Equality Measures Explained
Get PDFWhen the United States Constitution was written in 1787, its defining phrase “We the people” did not include women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, or immigrants. In 2021, these groups, among others, still lack fundamental equality under the law. Two pieces of legislation are pending in Congress that would strengthen legal protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity: the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the Equality Act
May 2021 ERA Update
Get PDFThe campaign to finalize the Equal Rights Amendment is being waged on several fronts. One in the courts, one in Congress. Last week, there were developments in two important lawsuits seeking to have the Equal Rights Amendment declared finalized and a valid part of the U.S. Constitution, thus securing explicit sex equality protections in the Constitution
ERA Joint Resolution on Timeline for Ratification
Get PDFRemoving the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment
Columbia Law School ERA Project FAQ on Legal Issues Surrounding Final Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Get PDFNew York, New York – On March 17, 2021, the House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on House Joint Resolution 17, a measure that would remove any deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and, as a consequence, would make the ERA finalized and valid at the moment when it has been ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. There are many complex legal issues surrounding the finalization of the ERA, and Columbia Law School’s Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Project has prepared a FAQ that explains the history of ERA ratification, what HJR 17 will do, and the complex legal issues that surround the final ratification of the ERA. The FAQ is intended to aid journalists, the public, and policymakers in understanding the legislative, legal, and political efforts that surround the ERA
American Civil Liberties Union Files Amicus Brief in Standing Rock \u3cem\u3eThunderhawk\u3c/em\u3e Litigation
Get PDFNew York, February 2, 2021 — Yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), together with its North Dakota affiliate (ACLU of ND), filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the Thunderhawk plaintiffs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Amicus Curiae or “friend of the court” briefs are filed by third parties with an interest in the litigation, and can carry significant weight with the court when submitted by organizations with expertise in an issue salient to the case — such as with the ACLU and free speech.
The ACLU brief centers on the key issue in this appeal, whether the Thunderhawk plaintiffs have any constitutional right to speak along the public road in question. As the ACLU brief emphasizes, courts across the country have long recognized that roads are “quintessential traditional public forums,” having served as important sites of protest at key points in American history, “from the civil rights marches and anti-war demonstrations of the 1960s and 70s to more recent protests, including marches in opposition to abortion, in support of rural healthcare, and against police brutality.