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Gender Violence as Legacy: To Imagine New Approaches
Get PDFThis essay considers gender violence as a consequence of systemic problems rooted in patriarchal structures, transacted through poverty and inequality, and embedded in a historically conditioned political economy. It is informed by the scholarship that propounds the need to develop community responses independent of the carceral system as a means to address the systemic source factors that contribute to Intimate Partner Violence (“IPV”), with attention to restorative and transformative justice approaches (RJ/TJ). This essay advances anti-violence scholarship to suggest the need to reconceptualize gender discrimination, poverty, and inequality as cause and consequence of social ills, and, moreover, to contribute to social theories about harm. That is, to understand the political economy as the structural environment from which the social pathology of inequality originates — a factor inextricably related to IPV — as a legacy of colonialism and slavery. In sum, these matters are best considered in historical context and addressed through tools and approaches offered by RJ/TJ
Supreme Myth Busting: How the Supreme Court Has Busted its Own Myths
No full textThis Essay challenges various myths of the Supreme Court, including the myth of the Supreme Court as the only branch in the federal government capable of neutral, non-partisan, juridical interpretations of the Constitution. Through various means, I show how the Supreme Court fails to live up to that myth, especially in its failure to abide by the same code of ethics that other judges follow. The Court’s excuse is that it is not like other courts, but, if we take that excuse at face value, then there is more, not less, reason to require the Supreme Court adhere to the same ethical standards every other judge must follow. If the Court is just another court, it should of course be constrained like other courts, including through a code of ethics. But, if it is not like other courts, a code of ethics is even more imperative to ensure the justices from lapsing into just another political venue. In addition to highlighting how the Court’s recent decisions undercut its claims of being a court rather than just another political branch, I use several case studies to show how the Court needs to adhere to a code of ethics to ensure it does not function as presidents and senators would like it to function as an extension of their political powers
Secondary Courses Taught by Secondary Faculty: A (Personal) Call to Fully Integrate Skills Faculty and Skills Courses into the Law School Curriculum Ahead of the NextGen Bar Exam
No full textThis essay contends that law schools must reconsider how they educate future lawyers by elevating practical skills and the faculty who teach them, especially as the NextGen bar exam shifts toward assessing real‑world lawyering competencies. Through a blend of analysis and personal narrative, the author demonstrates how the traditional casebook‑Socratic model narrows the definition of merit, sidelines students whose strengths are not centered on rapid oral performance, and reinforces a hierarchy that undervalues skills faculty—who are often women and people of color—despite their central role in preparing students for practice.
Tracing the expansion of experiential learning after the Carnegie Report, the essay praises its benefits for student engagement and inclusion but critiques how it simultaneously deepened structural divides in status, pay, and governance between doctrinal and skills faculty. With the licensing exam now prioritizing counseling, negotiation, research, and client‑focused problem‑solving, the author urges law schools to align their curricula and institutional structures with this shift. A truly modern legal education, the essay argues, would integrate skills across the curriculum, compensate and empower skills faculty equitably, and embrace the diverse talents and experiences that students bring—ensuring that legal training reflects the full spectrum of what lawyers actually do
The Supreme Court\u27s Major Questions Doctrine: Implications for Responding to Financial Crises
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Tiny Home Lot Split Policy: A Needed Adjunct to Accessory Dwelling Units in Promoting Affordable Housing
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