Civil Rights

December 23, 2024 EDT

VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS WOMEN: HOW A JURISDICTIONAL MAZE IS HINDERING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND PREVENTING JUSTICE

Gabriela Vega

This article explores how various legal challenges contribute to disproportionate crimes against Indigenous women on tribal land.

September 30, 2023 EDT

Hard-Working Pioneer Patriot v. Lazy Hillbilly - The Case for Title VII Protection for the Southern Appalachian Moutaineer A/K/A “Hillbilly”

Vonda Mallicoat Laughlin

This article argues for the need to extend Title VII protection to Southern Appalachian people, addressing the legal and social implications of recognizing their unique cultural identities

April 21, 2020 EDT

A Shadow of Ohio’s Racist Past? Or a Lingering, Tangible Impact? An Examination of Unenforceable Restrictive Covenants

Thomas Shepherd

This comment explores the arguments for and against an ability to amend the record in situations where such racially restrictive covenants are still visible.

December 01, 2019 EDT

Falling Short: How the International Olympic Committee’s Transgender Regulations Falls Short of its Intended Purpose of Promoting Fairness in Sport and Competition

Jordan Singleton

This article argues that the approach currently employed by the IOC is inadequate to ensure both fairness to competitors and access to competition for transgender athletes.

March 20, 2019 EDT

Here Come Many More Mail-Order Brides: Why IMBRA Fails Women Escaping the Russian Federation

Christina L. Pollard

American bridegrooms have imported foreign brides since the birth of the United States, and a practice this entrenched in the American experience is unlikely to disappear.

January 30, 2019 EDT

If the Pope is Infallible, why does he need Lawyers?

Bill Piatt

One of the most widely misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church involves the doctrine of papal infallibility.

January 11, 2019 EDT

Essay: The Two Faces of Anonymity

Alex Kozinski

While anonymity has many liberating aspects that can be quite positive from a personal perspective, it’s also true that from a societal perspective anonymity has many negative implications.

August 23, 2018 EDT

A Public Concern: The Effect of Ohio’s Confidential Law Enforcement Investigatory Exception on Public-Records Requests of Police Body Camera Footage

Marcus Miller

The recent epidemic of fatal shootings by police officers has brought police-worn body cameras (PWBCs) to the forefront of public policy discussions around the nation.

July 31, 2018 EDT

Scrutinizing Sex Under Natural law: Unitive Sex, Self-Gratifying Sex, and Concepts of Harm

Marvin Lim

A constructive debate on sexual regulation

July 31, 2018 EDT

Equality is not Enough: The Importance of the Due Process Clause in Redefining Consent to a Sexual Encounter

Carley R. Kranstuber

An exploration on how the influence of property and contract law defined consent.

July 31, 2018 EDT

Making Sex Crime not Pay: A Proposed Revision of Ohio’s Human Trafficking Forfeiture Law

Jennifer Epic

An overview of the extensive nature Ohio holds with human trafficking.

July 30, 2018 EDT

Crossing Two Color Lines: Interracial Marriage and Residential Segregation in Chicago

Dorothy E. Roberts

Exploring the interplay of interracial marriage, residential segregation, and racial inequality in Chicago in the decades building up to the civil rights revolution of the 1960s.