On the MCRP blog, staff editors provide their commentary on a current event through a critical race lens or choose a problem discussed in one of the published articles and write about their own solutions to that problem.
December 1, 2023
by Marlee Sonico
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”) by striking down Section 4.[1] Section 4 provided a coverage formula, defining covered jurisdictions as states who used tests or devices as…
December 1, 2023
by Matthew Mancini
Recently, Tennessee implemented harsher voting restrictions for people with felony convictions.[1] An estimated 4.6 million Americans, or 2% of the voting population, are disenfranchised due to their felony conviction.[2] In Tennessee, more than 1-in-10…
November 16, 2023
by Chantal Reyes
In spite of an increasingly multicultural and diverse United States, U.S. law creates and maintains divisions amongst its citizens.
January 23, 2023
by Billy Berns
A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the
people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
January 23, 2023
by Ashlei Anderson
In October 2022, photos emerged giving a glimpse into the dangerous conditions inside Rikers Island jails.
October 12, 2022
by Rohit Tallapragada
On September 14, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis manipulated roughly 50 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia into boarding a plane bound for Martha’s Vineyard.[1]
There are many possible reasons for Governor DeSantis’ publicity stunt. Some…
March 1, 2022
by Ananya Gill Sanha
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By Ananya Gill Sanha*
Woke-ism in Corporate America
With the conference of “personhood” to corporations,[1] the twenty-first century corporation must embrace the shareholder, “demos prudence” theory[2]: corporations should consider all…
October 29, 2020
by Chiamaka Echebiri
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By Chiamaka Echebiri*
Zombie no go go, unless you tell am to go (Zombie)
Zombie no go stop, unless you tell am to stop (Zombie)
Zombie no go turn, unless you tell am to turn (Zombie)
Zombie no go think, unless you tell am to think (Zombie)[1]
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July 11, 2020
by Julyana Dawson
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By Julyana Dawson*
The year 2020 will be a year remembered by the COVID-19 pandemic in large part because of the substantial economic harm it will cause to many American families.[1] Unfortunately, lower-income Americans, who are more likely to experience…
February 17, 2020
by Malcolm B. Morse
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By Malcolm B. Morse*
In celebration of Black History Month, the Georgetown Black Law Students Association partnered with the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic to host a screening of Bryan Stevenson’s True Justice documentary. Through it, Stevenson…