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Of Bathrooms and Bullycides: How Not to Protect LGBT Youth from Harassment

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Professor Susan Hazeldean discusses the impact of schools’ discriminatory treatment of LGBT youth. Continue reading

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Jury Representativeness: It’s No Joke in the State of New York

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Professor Valerie Hans discusses the importance of jury representativeness and how even with some of the best practices in the country, some New York counties have a wide discrepancy between the racial makeup of their communities and the racial makeup of those who actually serve on the jury. Continue reading

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Constitution Making and Post-conflict States

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Cornell Law Professor and Director of the Cornell Institute for African Develpment Muna Ndulo discusses the processes needed to create a successful and lasting constitution in post-conflict states. Continue reading

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Regulation Room: Getting More, Better Public Participation

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Professor Cynthia Farina discusses how Cornell’s e-Rulemaking Initiative’s “Regulation Room” helps government get better public participation in writing new regulations Continue reading

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Human Rights for Immigrant Children and the NY State DREAM Act

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Crossing the border, underage and unaccompanied, and the implications on human rights. Aryah Somers discusses the politics and human rights issues stemming from the migration of immigrant children. Continue reading

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