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Race Relations
Social Justice
Gender Equity
Economic Inequality
Sexual Freedom
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Events
2020 ELECTION DEBRIEF: PRACTICED, BUT NOT PERFECT
TH, JAN 21
The day after the 2021 Presidential Inauguration, this panel will pick-up on these themes, predictions and concerns with the goal of formulating improvements to the ABA’s Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary.
USING THE CLERY ACT WHERE THE NEW TITLE IX REGULATIONS FAIL
WD, JAN 27
The new Title IX regulations issued during the Fall of 2020 under the Trump administration have been criticized for leaving gaps in protections for survivors of campus-based gender violence.
THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE: A CONVERSATION ON DIGNITY AND THE LAW
TH, JAN 14
A new area of law burgeoning across the globe, including the United States, Dignity Law addresses every important aspect of the human experience, revealing how the law reflects and embraces the equal and inalienable worth of every human being.
“WHY DOES NO ONE LIKE ME?” AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE LAWSUITS CHALLENGING HUD’S 2020 DISPARATE IMPACT RULE
TH, JAN 7
In 2015, the Supreme Court confirmed that disparate impact claims are cognizable. In response to the Court’s ruling, HUD announced its intention to review and revise its existing regulation concerning disparate impact claims.
Keep Up With The Blog
That Keeps Pace With The Movement
A SEAT AT THE TABLE: WHY YOU DESERVE IT, BUT YOUR BRAIN MIGHT BE TELLING YOU OTHERWISE
Social Equity: Will the Cannabis Industry Choose to Overcome Its Lack of Diversity?
Constitution-Free Zones: How the Fourth Amendment Rights of Americans are Violated at and Near the Border
Meet Our
Authors
As a group of diverse law students, we saw the need for a journal that elevated the voices of minority liberators and gave them a platform to publish on issues that directly impact our communities. We hope this journal will help to keep the movement going.
Silvia Chairez-PerezEveryone’s story is different. Adversity comes in many forms, and the legal field isn’t structured to lift and represent people with different and valuable perspectives. This is why our journal exists.
Tiffany AvilaAs someone who has spent her entire academic and professional career focused on addressing the unmet rights of children and youth who intersect with our criminal justice system, I am overwhelmed by the historic significance of this moment.
Jyoti NandaThank you to all our readers—now and in the years to come—who will help us move the values, principles, and ideas in this journal into communities and courtrooms in pursuit of substantive equality and true justice.
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GGU Race, Gender, Sexuality, & Social Justice Law Journal
Golden Gate University School of Law
536 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105