by: Marlon Baquedano On Saturday, September 3, 2016 in North Dakota, security guards working for the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked Native Americans of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe with dogs and pepper spray as they protested the $3.8 billion pipeline’s (DAPL) construction on a tribal burial site.[1] The incident led the tribe’s attorneys, from […]
by: Zack Auspitz On August 11, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of multiple plaintiffs to challenge the “disturbing-schools law” in South Carolina.[1] This highly controversial law essentially criminalizes disruptive behavior in South Carolina classrooms and imposes draconian punishment on students who violate it.[2] The lawsuit stems from […]
by: Christopher Ajizian The University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, as its name may suggest, seeks to promote and publish information about inequality, race and injustice in America. Since our blog went offline in May, several significant events occurred that concern race and social justice in America. As the kickoff blog post […]
Welcome and congratulations to our 2016-2017 member candidates: Christopher A. Ajizian Zachary Auspitz Nicolas Chavez Kathryn Della Fera Carmelina Forzisi Leoni Fred Nalani A. Gordon Alexandra A. Hoffman Anibal Manzano Sarah McConnell Haley L. Moss Alexandra Ponce Christina A. Robinson Roman Sarangoulis Brittany Thomas Regan Woodbury We know that our new member candidates will make […]
