Punjab is the land of the five rivers: An agriculturally rich and fertile region in South Asia divided by the modern-day international border of India and Pakistan. It was among the last regions in South Asia to succumb to colonization by the British Empire in the mid-1800s. Sikhs are a religious minority community who follow the religious and spiritual tradition of Sikhi, which originated in...
Episode 5.3: They Walked the Line: Teacher Strikes and the Fight for Public Education
February 28, 2020 In this episode, we interview Anne Busacca-Ryan. Anne is a former teacher and a UCLA Law alumna who is currently a staff attorney with Public Counsel who works on issues surrounding children’s rights and education. In her interview, Anne gives us the legal context and background to understand the wave of teacher strikes around the country in the last year. Anne was also a...
Can Fourteen- and Fifteen-Year-Olds Be Transferred to Adult Court in California?: A Conceptual Roadmap to the Senate Bill 1391 Litigation
California Legislature amended Prop. 57 with California Senate Bill 1391, which prohibited the transfer of fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds beyond narrow exceptions. In response, the California courts have faced a series of cases brought by district attorneys challenging the constitutionality of SB 1391. This Article describes the sources of disagreement throughout this litigation and makes the...
Aspiring Americans Thrown Out in the Cold: The Discriminatory Use of False Testimony Allegations to Deny Naturalization
This Article looks closely at the good moral character clause and its potential to enable individual and institutional bias through a subsection that allows United States Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) to deny a naturalization petition when USCIS finds that the applicant offers “false testimony” and thus lacks requisite “good moral character.”
The Properties of Integration: Mixed-Income Housing as Discrimination Management
This Article argues that mixed- income housing is implemented as a surreptitious form of racial and economic integration that accommodates and replicates prevailing race and class assumptions detrimental to the needs and interests of low to moderate-income individuals in need of housing.
Shoveling a Path After Star Athletica
This Article explains some of the challenges presented by the opinion of Star Athletica and argues that clearer attention to the differences between design patent and copyright could have helped—and might still be useful going forward.
Start With Trust: Utilizing Blockchain to Resolve the Third-Party Data Breach Problem
The current cybersecurity landscape is unsustainable. Companies are increasingly relying on third parties for conducting services, yet these third-parties continue to be targets of attack due to their weak cybersecurity measures. However, blockchain technology should be implemented as part of a large company’s comprehensive cybersecurity plan. The trust that the blockchain offers, along with the...
Equitable Resettlement for Climate Change–Displaced Communities in the United States
This Comment explores ways in which environmental law and policy perpetuate injustice for socially vulnerable communities, particularly communities of color or low-income communities, often through biased environmental decisionmaking.