Introduction In Pointing Guns,[1] Joseph Blocher, Sam Buell, Jacob Charles, and Darrell Miller present a disturbing challenge for criminal law and for society at large. People keep pointing guns at each other. These gun brandishings may be illegal assaults or legal acts of self-defense. It is hard ex post to determine the difference, and ex […] Continue Reading >
Below Board: How Texas’s Legislative Redistricting Board Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Below Board: How Texas’s Legislative Redistricting Board Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
As Texas lawmakers take up their decennial duty to redraw new legislative districts in 2021, the state’s Legislative Redistricting Board looms largely over the process. If the Texas Legislature fails to approve new district lines, then the five-member Board becomes empowered to do it for them. This Note argues that the structure of the Legislative […] Continue Reading >
ASFA: How Policy and Prejudice Undermine Immigrants’ Rights
Taking Aim at Pointing Guns? Start with Citizen’s Arrest, Not Stand Your Ground
ASFA: How Policy and Prejudice Undermine Immigrants’ Rights
The Supreme Court has consistently held that the Constitution protects parents’ rights to make decisions regarding the raising of their children independent of state interference.[1] Because this right is protected by the Fourteenth Amendment—which applies to “any person within [a State’s] jurisdiction”[2]—it shields both citizen and noncitizen parents. Despite this inalienable right, however, the law […] Continue Reading >
Below Board: How Texas’s Legislative Redistricting Board Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act