The Journal of Civil Rights & Economic Development (JCRED) is soliciting short blog-style essays from St. John’s University School of Law Students to be published on our website, JCRED.org.
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Announcing: Racial Capitalism
As a journal dedicated to social, racial, and economic justice, the Journal of Civil Rights & Economic Development (JCRED) is soliciting articles for Racial Capitalism: An Elaboration in Legal Scholarship, our forthcoming symposium issue. This issue will explore the legal dimensions of our capitalist political economy and its systemically racist nature. We find that the multiple crises experienced in the United States today are uniquely driven by our capitalist system in which racism—anti-Black and anti-indigenous racism in particular—compounds economic, class-based oppression. We also see an opportunity for broader articulation and analysis of Racial Capitalism within legal scholarship.
JCRED Issues Letter of Solidarity with St. John's Black Law Students Association
In light of the latest murder in yet another series of white supremacist violence against black citizens, the Journal of Civil Rights & Economic Development has signed on to a letter of solidarity with our classmates in the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and with all students of color who face varying degrees of systemic racism on a regular basis. We are deeply grateful for the leadership BLSA has taken during these traumatic times to prepare these statements for student organizations.
JCRED Alum Gregory Brown Jr. '18 Published in NYSBA Labor and Employment Law Journal
Check out this insight from JCRED Alum Gregory Brown Jr. ‘18 that was published in the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Journal:
Enough Is Enough: Eliminating the Manager Rule in Title VII Retaliation Cases
By Gregory C. Brown, Jr.
Introduction
The #MeToo movement has brought workplace sexual harassment out of the shadows and into the light of public awareness and conversation. From the resignation of Les Moonves, the former chairman and CEO of CBS, to the firing of Kevin O’Brien, the former chief of staff for the de Blasio administration, there is a plethora of recent examples of workplace sexual harassment across all areas of employment.
JCRED's Jay Hedges ('21) Published in Chapman University's Fowler School of Law's The Forum
JCRED Staff Member Jay Hedges (‘21) was recently published in Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law’s The Forum. His article, “How a Stubborn Court Perpetuated Injustice in Alvarez” appears in The Forum’s Fall 2019 Issue. The Forum is a publication dedicated to publishing articles that promote Diversity and Social Justice.
The Forum notes that Jay’s article brings attention to decisions surrounding plea deals and the realities of the contemporary criminal justice system. By unpacking Alvarez v. City of Brownsville, Jay examines that case’s insidious effects on defendants’ due process rights.
You can read Jay’s article in The Forum here.
Congratulations Jay!