Racial Profiling Post 9/11 - Still a Bad Idea By Prof. Angela J. Davis American University Washington College of Law
Since September 11th, some Americans defend the racial profiling of Arab-Americans and describe this practice as a small price to pay and a mere inconvenience to assure safety and security. I disagree. Racial profiling is never justifiable because it is far more harmful than many people realize, and it is basically ineffective as a law enforcement tool.
Imagine the following: After Congress passes laws to clean up corporate boardrooms and the accounting industry, the Justice Department and SEC claim they lack the resources to monitor compliance. Congress responds by stripping the enforcement provisions from the law, concluding that the job of bringing lawsuits against corporations and accountants should be left to private individuals.
Racial Profiling Post 9/11 - Still a Bad Idea
Racial Profiling Post 9/11 - Still a Bad Idea
By Prof. Angela J. Davis
American University Washington College of Law
Since September 11th, some Americans defend the racial profiling of Arab-Americans and describe this practice as a small price to pay and a mere inconvenience to assure safety and security. I disagree. Racial profiling is never justifiable because it is far more harmful than many people realize, and it is basically ineffective as a law enforcement tool.
Drawing Lines for Dollars
Abel details how the debate on the legal services restrictions should be informed by recent changes in federal stem cell research policy.
Community View: Rewarding Work with a Living Wage
The Journal News
August 25, 2002
COMMUNITY VIEW: Rewarding Workwith a
Living Wage
By Carlos Bernard, David Schwartz and Paul K. Sonn
The debate in Westchester County over a proposed living-wage law concerns one of the oldest American values: rewarding work.
Keep the Promise of a Living Wage in Buffalo
August 19, 2002
Keep the Promise of a Living Wage in Buffalo
By Scott Schell
Imagine the following: After Congress passes laws to clean up corporate boardrooms and the accounting industry, the Justice Department and SEC claim they lack the resources to monitor compliance. Congress responds by stripping the enforcement provisions from the law, concluding that the job of bringing lawsuits against corporations and accountants should be left to private individuals.
Papers from the Executive Session on Public Defense
View the Report
Cultural Revolution: Transforming the Public Defender's Office
By Robin Steinberg and David Feige, Bronx Defenders
Editorial Memorandum: An "Unhealthy Democracy" Florida Court Case Highlights Felon Disenfranchisement Crisis in U.S.; National Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Ex-Felons Grows
In Judicial Elections, Due Process Is Paramount
The National Law Journal
April 29, 2002
In Judicial Elections, Due Process Is Paramount
By Deborah Goldberg
If You Gag the Lawyers, Do You Choke the Courts?
Article in the Fordham Urban Law Journal examines restrictions on legal services lawyers that are particularly likely to cause such interference.
Corporations and American Democracy
Read the Brennan Center's op-ed on how the new campaign finance law will affect the public.
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