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Beyond the Shackles and Chains of the Middle Passage: Human Trafficking Unveiled (Comment)
No full textThis Comment analyzes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act by exploring the act's failures and successes. Part II looks at factors contributing to the rise of human trafficking. Part III provides a critical analysis of the TVPA, its purposes, and its shortcomings. Finally, Part IV proposes amendments that may aid law enforcement in protecting victims, as well as prosecuting traffickers. Reform must identify areas in the United States where trafficking activities are concentrated and move adequate resources, such as law enforcement training and mental health services for victims, to these areas. Second, funding for combating human trafficking should be reallocated from efforts abroad to law enforcement at home. American officials are better equipped to effectively utilize those resources for the benefit of trafficking victims. Finally, the TVPA must better provide ongoing mental health assistance to victims before, during, and after the traffickers have been prosecuted. This will better enable victims to aid law enforcement in finding and prosecuting traffickers, and will prevent survivors from being re-victimized in the future
Justice as Fairness: The Equitable Foundations of Adequacy Litigation (Note)
No full textThroughout the past fifty years lawyers and education advocates have used the court system to try to equalize educational opportunities in this country and close the achievement gap. Scholars have previously characterized these cases in two waves: equity and adequacy. Those cases labeled "equity" are those where plaintiffs asked for equalization of education spending. "Adequacy" cases, on the other hand, are those where plaintiffs have asked for certain resources necessary to meet a basic level of education guaranteed by the state's constitution. There has been much debate regarding the efficacy of either type of case, with many scholars arguing for a return to "equity" cases. In this Note, I argue that cases formerly termed "equity" cases are, in fact, "equality" cases and that "adequacy" cases, when brought under the correct conditions, have a greater potential to bring equity to education
09-0420 ESPERANZA ANDRADE v. NAACP OF AUSTIN
No full text09-0420 Esperanza Andrade, Secretary of State v. NAACP of Austin, et al. from Travis County and the Third District Court of Appeals, Austin For petitioner: Kristofer S. Monson, Austin For respondents: Tom Herman, Austin In this challenge to the secretar
08-1056 TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL CO. v. COMBS
No full text08-1056 TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. v. Susan Combs and Greg Abbott from Travis County and the Third District Court of Appeals, Austin For petitioner: James T. McBride, Houston For amicus curiae WesternGeco LLC: Thomas R. Phillips, Austin, and Renn G. Neils
08-0497 RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. TEXAS CITIZENS FOR A SAFE FUTURE AND CLEAN WATER
No full text08-0497 Railroad Commission of Texas v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water and James G. Popp from Travis County and the Third District Court of Appeals, Austin For petitioner Railroad Commission: Daniel L. Geyser, Austin. For petitioner Pio
09-0481 COMBS v. TEXAS ENTERTAINMENT ASSOC., INC.
No full text09-0481 Susan Combs and Greg Abbott v. Texas Entertainment Association Inc. and Karpod Inc. from Travis County and the Third District Court of Appeals, Austin For petitioner: James C. Ho, Austin For respondent: Craig T. Enoch, Austin The issue is whethe
08-1044 IN THE MATTER OF B.W.
No full text08-1044 In the Matter of B.W. from Harris County and the First District Court of Appeals, Houston For petitioner: Michael Choyke, Houston For respondent: Dan McCrory, Houston The principal issues are (1) whether a child 13 or younger can be adjudicated f
Efficacy of the Obama Policies to Combat Al-Qa'eda, the Taliban, and Associated Forces - The First Year
No full textThe purpose of this monograph is to provide a brief overview of what President Obama did during his first year in office vis-à-vis developing a coherent legal and policy strategy for dealing with al-Qa‟eda, the Taliban, and associated forces. In addition, the article will provide analysis on the efficacy of those actions from a national security perspective
Moot Points Notes from the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Issue 9 January 2010
No full textDirector's Message: Spring Law and Popular Culture Research Camp, Meeting Mike Martinez Jr. Head of Student Services, Recent Faculty Publications, Our Library By the Numbers, Popular Reading Review, Legal Film Showcase, Law in Popular Culture and Fil
Moot Points Notes from the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Issue 11 September 2010
No full textDirector's Message: Welcome to the 1Ls, Meeting Charles Finger Associate Director, First (1st) Annual Institute on Chinese Law and Business Program Completed, Recent Faculty Publications, 1L Survival Guides Available at the Library, Recommended Reading,