CARDOZO JOURNAL OF
EQUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

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...

The United States has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world, accounting for roughly 25% of the world's total...

In 1875, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller delivered the opinion of the court in a case pertaining to the construction of a woman’s...

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, access to reproductive healthcare and the right to abortion have been severely...

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields “providers of interactive computer services” against liability arising from content...

In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the universal right of safety from persecution for the first time in history.[1] ...

There are many rights people forfeit when they are incarcerated; among these is the right to sexual expression.[1] Incarcerated people...

On November 24, 2022, the New York Adult Survivors Act (“ASA”) claim revival period began, providing adult survivors of certain sexual...

According to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 (CAPTA)[1], under federal law, children are required to have...

In a sign of the case’s importance, oral arguments stretched over two hours when the Supreme Court heard United States v. Texas on...

The federal judiciary was first established in 1789[1], but the more concerning statistic regarding the age of the federal judiciary is...

Reform within the “child welfare” system is widely discussed due to the systems prejudicial nature.[1] The system is called many names:...

Gerrymandering through the method of redistricting poses a grave threat to our democracy. Redistricting is the redrawing of voting...