CARDOZO JOURNAL OF
EQUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

The Oregon Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, also known as Measure 110, was passed in November 2020 to address Oregon’s...

In response to the #MeToo movement, California took significant legislative steps in 2018 to address sexual harassment within the...

On January 12, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson to resolve the issue of whether...

Over the past fifty years, the United States has witnessed a staggering increase in its prison population.[1]  Between 1973 and 2009, the...

In the past few years, a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been passed in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.[1] As...

James Kimmons worked at a Charter Communications call center.[1]  He suffered cataracts in both eyes, which made it difficult to drive in...

In 2018, Natassia Smick and her husband filed their income tax return showing earnings of about $33,000.[1]  They expected a refund,...

A pregnancy-related death is a death “that occur[s] within one year of pregnancy.”[1] In the United States, approximately 700 women die...

Every year, over three million American households are threatened with eviction[1] from their homes.[2] The consequences of eviction are...

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs that there is no constitutional right to an abortion,[1] many became concerned about data...

In June 2019, Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman awaiting trial at Rikers Island because she could not afford $500 bail, was found dead...

Half of the people currently detained in New York City jails have a mental health diagnosis.[1] Since 2020, the number of incarcerated...

165,000 women are estimated to be incarcerated in the United States.[1] These are disproportionately women of color, as Black women are...

On October 25, 2023, fourth-term Representative of Louisiana Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House.[1] Within three weeks, he...

Between 30-40% of Navajo households lack access to running water,[1] and many households haul water from communal wells, which is...

In November 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to adopt a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to food.[1] The amendment...

Earlier this month, counsel for Fareed Heera filed a complaint seeking review of his permanent residence (i.e. green card) application,...

Iranians seeking refuge in America endure excessive vetting procedures which have become even more challenging in recent years,...

Throughout the country, states are changing their marijuana laws at a dizzying pace.[1] New York legalized recreational marijuana for...

Last March 2022, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis passed and enacted the Parental Rights in Education Act, which then became known as the...