Searching for Law in All the Wrong Places
By Evan C. Zoldan. Full Text. In The Corpus and the Critics, Lee & Mouritsen reaffirm their commitment to interpreting legal language using corpus linguistics techniques. Importantly, they also acknowledge that it is not always appropriate to search for the meaning of statutory language in a general corpus—that is, a corpus that includes a variety…
Continue ReadingAdvancing Student Achievement Through Elementary and Secondary Education Act Waivers
By Justin Lam. Full Text. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 allows the Secretary of Education to waive most of its statutory or regulatory requirements. For the Secretary to do so, a state educational agency, local educational agency, or a tribe must request a waiver and show how a requested waiver would “advance…
Continue ReadingAdvancing Student Achievement Through Elementary and Secondary Education Act Waivers
By Justin Lam. Full Text. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 allows the Secretary of Education to waive most of its statutory or regulatory requirements. For the Secretary to do so, a state educational agency, local educational agency, or a tribe must request a waiver and show how a requested waiver would “advance…
Continue ReadingThe Banality of Law Journal Rejections
By Noah C. Chauvin. Full Text. In the spring of 2021, I received two rejection messages from journals I had submitted an article to; the messages came seven minutes apart. Nothing about that experience was remarkable, except that the two messages (with the exception of the names of the journals) were identical. That prompted this…
Continue ReadingThe Seven (at least) Lessons of the Myon Burrell Case
By Leslie E. Redmond & Mark Osler. Full Text. This Article closely examines the Myon Burrell case and how it features many of the most pressing issues in criminal justice.
Continue ReadingThe Human Journey Toward Justice: Reflections in the Wake of the Murder of George Floyd from a Community of Practitioners
By Dr. Raj Sethuraju et al. Full Text. Dr. Raj Sethuraju, Brent Lehman, Natasha Lapcinski, Taylor Saver, Kara Beckman, and Dr. Tamara Mattison are all restorative justice practitioners in the Twin Cities metro area. This Article examines the community impact following the killing of George Floyd.
Continue ReadingEducational Adequacy Challenges: The Impact on Minnesota Charter Schools
By Wendy Baudoin. Full Text. This Article explores the challenges to the educational systems in Minnesota, analyzing the history of public education and segregation within the Midwest.
Continue ReadingCorrection of Monumental Judicial Malpractice: The Case for Clearing Secessionist and Slaveholding Symbols of “Justice” from the Courthouse
By Michael J. Pastrick, Esq. Full Text. This Article illustrates the reasoning behind why historical figures who engaged in or supported slavery and segregation in the United States cannot symbolize justice today, and calls on courts to replace such antiquated figures to better symbolize equal justice for all.
Continue ReadingReassessing the Judicial Empathy Debate: How Empathy Can Distort and Improve Criminal Sentencing
By Warren Cormack. Full Text. This Article examines the science of empathy, suggesting that attempts to remove it from the courtroom may have been counterproductive and that a more equitable society may require a thoughtful embrace of empathy in legal decision making.
Continue ReadingRefunding the Community: What Defunding MPD Means and Why It Is Urgent and Realistic
By JLI Vol. 39 Editorial Board. Full Text. Minnesota Journal of Law and Inequality’s (JLI) editors trace the history of policing in the United States since its colonial days, outline the decades of failure to achieve meaningful progress in Minneapolis, and advocate for the redirection of MPD funding to violence prevention and alternative responses.
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