Volume 38
Force Multiplier: An Intersectional Examination of One Immigrant Woman's Journey Through Multiple Systems of Oppression
Amelia Wilson
Race interacts with gender, mental health challenges, and the criminalization of undocumented status such that it is virtually impossible for…
A Critical Race Feminism Critique of Immigration Laws That Exclude Sex Workers: Moving from Theory to Praxis
Monika Batra Kashyap
Immigration law is built upon a framework of exclusion. From its inception as a nation state, the United States established…
Asking the Muslim Woman Question: Understanding the Social and Legal Construction of Muslim Women
Bethool Zehra Haider
I have worn the hijab since the age of nine. I still recall the tremendous excitement I felt on the eve…
The Law of Assisted Reproductive Technologies for LGBTQ+ Parents: A Recognition Regime of Family Law Built in Opposition to the Regulatory Regime
Rose Holden Vacanti Gilroy
On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) into law, “the most sweeping…”
Willful Disregard: How Ignoring Structural Racism in Maternal Mortality Has Led Black Women to Become Invisible in Their Own Crisis
Logan Jackson
The tragedy of maternal mortality in the United States is not a novel issue. Efforts to collect data on pregnancy-related…
How Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts Should Align with Criminal Justice Reform
Maura Reinbrecht & Kiricka Yarbough Smith
Sex trafficking occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion to induce another individual to perform a commercial…
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