Law Journal for Social Justice
Law Journal for Social Justice
Fake Fraud: Subterfuge in the Name of Justice
By JUSTIN GRANT Voter fraud is a serious problem, and we must do everything we can to ensure the fairness and integrity of our elections. Undoubtedly, you have heard this sentiment expressed countless times in the past several months. The prospect is at once compelling and frightening, especially at a time when potentially unlimited corporate … Continue reading
A Legal Right to Air Conditioning?
by Mat Wadsworth A small Pinal County, Arizona utility company made headlines this week for its August 31st decision to disconnect power to 96 homes. Electrical District No. 3 spokesman Bill Stacy’s position is that customers need to pay their bills or their power will be turned off. According to Stacy, disconnects for nonpayment “average several hundred disconnects per month.” The company’s position makes some sense at first … Continue reading
Legal Prostitution Encourages Human Trafficking
by Sally Colton Phoenix police arrested seven women and two men in connection with a prostitution ring last week. The ring focused on recruiting illegal immigrants as young as 19, and transporting them throughout the Valley using taxi drivers. This recent investigation and arrest brings up the question as to whether these women were illegally practicing prostitution as a … Continue reading
Why Loving is Enough
by Timothy R. Koch, MDiv, PhD JD Candidate 2012 In 1967, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Virginia’s anti-miscegenation statute was unconstitutional; the poetically apt name of the case was Loving v. Virginia.[1] The Court held: “The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly … Continue reading
100K Homes: Emptying America’s Streets
by Lara Rhodes Each day approximately 700,000 people in America are homeless,[1] and 110,000 of them are considered “chronically homeless,”[2] living on the streets or in a shelter for more than a year. Despite these shocking statistics, homelessness takes a backseat to other hot-button issues, such as healthcare reform and immigration. To many who live … Continue reading
