Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

Founded in 1981 @UofMNLawSchool, we are a journal that focuses on analyzing how the law perpetuates systemic oppression, exploitation, and discrimination.

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This Special Issue compiles an interdisciplinary analysis of the role of women in today’s workplaces, the persistence of gender disparities, the multi-faceted causes, and the interrelationship between women’s fate and other proposals for business reform.

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Anthony Alas advocates for removing the FLSA’s overtime exemption for preschool teachers and for a more nuanced overtime exemption regime that fulfills the FLSA’s intended goal of expanding labor rights for low-wage workers.

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In this keynote symposium address, Professor Ruben J. Garcia discusses the evolving concept of wage justice, using the lens of Critical Wage Theory and its origins in pioneering theories of race, labor and justice.

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Lindenfelser explores police violence as a philosophical problem for law, outlines the legal scheme of accountability for police violence, overviews 34 U.S.C. § 12601, and analyzes Portland, Oregon as a recent case study.

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In (Law) School to Prison Pipeline, Cheyenne Petrich argues that the dominant pedagogical and ideological approach to institutional legal education has performed a necessary role in the development and maintenance of the American carceral state.

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In our next article from Volume 43, Issue 2, Sophie Herrmann argues that Minnesota should invest in community-based, non-carceral mental health treatment options instead of enlarging the role of jails and in-house mental health facilities.

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Prof. Acosta examines means-tested benefit enrollment data for MN immigrant households to determine if the data supports the existence of a chilling effect through decreased enrollment in these programs following publication of public charge regulations.

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Professor Gomez argues that the intersection of state-level abortion restrictions and federal immigration enforcement creates de facto internal borders, uniquely curtailing the reproductive freedoms of noncitizens.

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JLI is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 43, Issue 2. This issue contains articles discussing pressing issues such as abortion access, criminal justice reform, and labor rights.

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Zinaida Carroll argues that courts should look to the purpose beyond coordinated efforts to raise wages in determining whether a coordinated action can be considered price-fixing in violation of the Sherman Act.

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Alexander Lindenfelser calls for Indian courts to apply a robust right to sustainable development as articulated by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and accordingly provide a remedy to survivors of the Bhopal disaster.

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In our latest post, Volume 44 Editor-in-Chief Jaxon Alston and Professor @carbonej discuss the unprecedented criss facing the legal profession.

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In our latest blog post, Volume 43 Senior Managing Editor Kristin Boynton discusses the unforeseen consequences of the death penalty abolition movement - namely, the increased use of alternative methods of execution.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/OXdSBOs1xO

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In our latest blog post, Volume 43 Staff Member Reeves Singleton highlights the benefits and drawbacks of Minnesota's recently enacted wage transparency law.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/QYzY4BcNUu

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Volume 43 EIC Fariza Hassan highlights the work of the New Justice Project MN.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/d1zop5Sl7y

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In our latest blog post, Volume 43 Managing & Research Editor Anthony Alas discusses the recent federal court cases making it harder for employees to vindicate their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/o2xgrwrmxh

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Kavya Mahesh makes the case that recent Executive Orders signed by President Trump exacerbate the already prevalent healthcare disparities experienced by vulnerable populations in restricting their access to essential maternal and reproductive care.

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In our latest blog post, Volume 43 Note & Comment Editor Noelle Sperrazza discusses the ongoing litigation in Fund for Empowerment v. City of Phoenix and the case’s far-reaching consequences for homelessness policies nationwide.

Read the full post here: https://t.co/QT6Ks69FXv

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Vol. 43 Staff Member Jane Genske examines the broader implications of the Trump administration's transactional approach to immigration policy and questions the legality and morality of transporting detained migrants from one country to another.

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The Journal of Law & Inequality invites you to attend our Symposium on Friday, April 11 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

If you plan to attend, we ask that you please RSVP here: https://t.co/ywfdx4UZjo.