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Justice without Sight? Evaluating California’s New Race-Blind Charging Law

       By: Bella Tambornino      California’s Race-Blind Charging Act promises a bold experiment in criminal justice reform: a prosecutorial process free from racial bias. Enacted in September 2022 through Assembly Bill 2778 (“AB 2778”), the law requires prosecutors to make charging decisions “based on information, from which all means of identifying the race of the suspect, […]

A Solution or Simply the Start? Florida’s New Anti-Camping Law and its Effect on Counties, Municipalities and the Homeless Population

By Patricia Herrera Thirty-one thousand, four hundred and sixty-two: this is the number of individuals that Florida’s Council on Homelessness–part of the Florida Department of Children and Families–reported experiencing homelessness in Florida as of June 2024.[1] This represents a 2.3% increase in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness within the state which, according to the […]

Tyreek’s Terry Stop: Revising the Reasonable Suspicion Standard

By Esteban Cardona It was a normal Sunday for Tyreek Hill, until it was not. Tyreek Hill—also known as “cheetah”—a high-profile wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins.[1] He is the founder of the Tyreek Hill Family Foundation whose founding vision is to “empower kids to be the best they can be.”[2] The foundation helps funds […]

Publication of Volume 15, Issue 1

The Board of Editors of the Race and Social Justice Law Review is pleased to announce ourrecent issue publication of Volume 15, Issue 1. The online publication can be viewed at:https://race-and-social-justice-review.law.miami.edu/ Issue 1 features a foreword and article from the University of Miami Human Rights Clinic Sustainable Goals and Racial Justice in Miami-Dade County town […]