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    Category: Law & Institutions

    A Conversation with Dr. Nestor Rodriguez

    In this conversation, Dr. Rodriguez discusses the Northern Triangle of Central America, what factors are affecting immigration from this area, and unaccompanied minors who are coming to the United States.

    January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by sophiegifford21

    Not All Cages Exist Behind Bars: Even After Release, Previously Incarcerated Women Still Struggle to Survive

    Each year, the number of women incarcerated in America continues to increase at an alarming rate. These women need to learn how to spread their wings once they’ve been released. Women on the Rise, an Atlanta organization, is providing support to previously incarcerated women and catalyzing policy change through activism.

    January 25, 2020 by Jacob Exler

    For the next bail reform battlefield, look to St. Louis

    Proponents of bail reform saw District Attorney Wesley Bell’s election as a watershed moment, but the problems plaguing the St. Louis justice system are not over.

    April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 by jmetcal1

    Latino faculty lacking at UT Austin and nationwide

    UT was desegregated in the 1950s and did not begin to actively hire faculty of color until the 1980s.

    February 23, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    Argentina’s presidency of the G-20 is its chance for international leadership

    How will Argentina’s G20 presidency impact its global influence and national politics?

    September 15, 2017June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

    DACA was an unwise and illegal immigration policy

    If we’re going to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants, we must be more choosy and the process should run through the established democratic channels.

    September 15, 2017March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

    Is Jeff Sessions Washington’s Most Dangerous Person?

    If Sessions decides to double down on his aggressive ignorance, the country will suffer as a result.

    May 1, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    In Chicago, Two Administrations Spar on Policing

    Chicago is the subject of two distinct visions of crime and crime-fighting. Analyzing how the Obama and Trump administrations address the city, as well as the broader issues of criminal justice, reveals how they both craft narratives about crime and policing.

    February 6, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    A Health-Centered Proposal for the President-Elect

    Decriminalization and health-centered policies represent a novel approach to substance abuse in the United States

    December 22, 2016April 29, 2018 by Benjamin

    The Case for Affirmative Action in Fisher v. UT Austin

    Given the virulent discourse concerning minority and ethnic groups this year, disagreements over the role that affirmative action plays in the U.S. will persist.

    December 21, 2016March 29, 2018 by Benjamin

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