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A Prelude to a Critical Race Theoretical Account of Civil Procedure
In this Essay, I examine the lack of scholarly attention given to the role of civil procedure in racial subordination. I posit that a dearth of critical thought interrogating the connections between procedure and the subjugation of marginalized …
Why BIPOC Fails
Racial tensions have been endemic to the U.S. since its founding. In 2020, this racial conflict bubbled over into the streets as those supporting Black Lives Matter and opposing a long history of racist police violence congregated to demand justice. …
Remedying Police Brutality Through Sentencing Reduction
Police brutality is a widespread problem that causes significant physical and psychological trauma, undermines faith in the law, and disproportionately impacts communities of color. Existing remedies to police brutality—including civil suits for …
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Accepted Notes from the March 2021 Notes and Comments Pool
March 2021 Notes and Comments Pool
Accepted Notes from the January 2021 Notes and Comments Pool
Excited about this project and the work to come. Much appreciation to my RAs and the VLR editors #BUCivPro #BUCritCivPro #BURemedies #CritCivPro https://twitter.com/VirginiaLawRev/status/1402667294778609667
For our second part of the Reckoning and Reformation series, Professor @PortiaPedro argues for applying a critical race theory lens to civil procedure and examines “the role of civil procedure in racial subordination.” https://www.virginialawreview.org/articles/a-prelude-to-a-critical-race-theoretical-account-of-civil-procedure/
@lee_kovarsky Check out my new @VirginiaLawRev Online piece, Why BIPOC Fails. I argue (among other things) that folks use the term “BIPOC” as a form of virtue signaling to show they’re “woke” though it doesn’t actually promote progress. http://ssrn.com/abstract=3858825
Today, we’re thrilled to publish part of the "Reckoning and Reformation" symposium in collaboration with our friends at @HarvLRev, @YaleLJournal, @nyulawreview, @ColumLRev, @CalifLRev, @GeorgetownLJ, @michlawreview, @Cornell_L_Rev, @DukeLawJournal, @PennLRev, @NwULRev, @StanLRev
In a recent essay for @VirginiaLawRev, Mark D. Duda proposes a system of sentence reductions as a remedy for criminal defendants who were victims of #PoliceBrutality. https://www.virginialawreview.org/articles/remedying-police-brutality-through-sentencing-reduction/
Read Nelson’s 2004 @VirginiaLawRev paper “What is Textualism?” here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=606424