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Just beneath the surface, the law at issue represented a continuation of Louisiana’s historic resistance to sex and race equality.
The school to prison pipeline breeds devastating outcomes.
Ultimately, we must all recognize responsibility to overhaul our criminal justice system and the policies that drive it. The Drug War is a failed effort and the collateral consequences reach a level of absurdity, including…
Our blogger Michele Goodwin has a piece up on Politico: Republicans on Capitol Hill, and now GOP presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, are jumping over each other to defund Planned Parenthood because…
The problem here is not simply one for Goffman, who admitted in hindsight, “I’m glad that I learned what it feels like to want a man to die…to feel it in my bones, at an…
By Michele Goodwin For centuries, researchers have studied multiple aspects of women’s reproduction. Research tells us when women are more likely to become pregnant, when infertility kicks in, and even offers significant insights into the…
Join us for an important public forum: Constitutional Implications of Ebola:Civil Liberties & Civil Rights In Times of Health Crises This public forum addresses the constitutional and public health implications of Ebola response in the…
By Michele Goodwin As the nation braces for possibly more Ebola cases, civil liberties should be considered, including patient privacy. As news media feature headline-grabbing stories about quarantines, let’s think about the laws governing privacy…
By Michele Goodwin In the wake of another health care worker contracting Ebola, alarm bells are ringing. Last week, President Obama abruptly cancelled a campaign stop to Rhode Island to hold press conferences where he…
By Michele Goodwin A recent spate of arrests in New York emphasizes the potentially dangerous connection between technology and sex crimes. In a landmark police bust, authorities tracked down and arrested more than seventy people…
