The Chill Bill: The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 and the Forgotten Dangers to the First Amendment

This comment will address whether the Hate Crimes Prevention Act is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment because it threatens to chill protected speech. Part II will outline the text of the House Bill 1592 as passed by the House of Representatives. Part III will outline the United States Supreme Court\u27s overbreadth doctrine in its current form and the Supreme Court\u27s major decisions on hate crime legislation in the past. Part IV will evaluate the potential dangers that the Act, in its current form, poses to protected speech. Ultimately, this comment concludes that Congress can draft hate crimes legislation to avoid chilling protected speech; however, lawmakers and legal commentators have been overly dismissive of the threats that the Act poses in its current form

Courts' response to rape victims - it's all for show

This research explores how language used in cases of sexual violence perpetuates gender bias and rape culture. Though courts are often seen as sites of impartial judgment, courtroom proceedings are littered with gendered language that reinforces stereotypes of victim and offender. Rape laws and courtroom arguments consistently affirm masculinist interpretations of harm, leaving little room for interpretations of sexual violence as anything other than bodily injury. Analysis of gendered language in sexual violence cases often focuses on of victims during trial proceedings and less focused on briefs, memorandums, and motions. Using court documents from 16 cases over a six-year period I examine how lawyers deploy gendered and stereotypes, reinforce bodily injury as the ultimate measure of valid harm, and fail to address psychological trauma. This language fosters biased judgment and reinforces institutionalized rape culture

The Chill Bill: The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 and the Forgotten Dangers to the First Amendment

This comment will address whether the Hate Crimes Prevention Act is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment because it threatens to chill protected speech. Part II will outline the text of the House Bill 1592 as passed by the House of Representatives. Part III will outline the United States Supreme Court\u27s overbreadth doctrine in its current form and the Supreme Court\u27s major decisions on hate crime legislation in the past. Part IV will evaluate the potential dangers that the Act, in its current form, poses to protected speech. Ultimately, this comment concludes that Congress can draft hate crimes legislation to avoid chilling protected speech; however, lawmakers and legal commentators have been overly dismissive of the threats that the Act poses in its current form

Policy Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act of 2014

Senator Harkin (D-IA), Senator Murphy (D-CT), Senator Baldwin (D-WI), and Senator Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2036) in the Senate on Feb. 24, 2014. Rep. Miller (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1893 on May 9, 2013. The Act would produce limitations for the use of restraints in public and private schools. Currently, 19 states have no policies in place to address this issue. The law would require better training, monitoring and enforcement of these standards, as well as the collection of related data which would be available to the public. We are asking you to co-sponsor the Keeping All Students Safe Act

National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops

The mission of the National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops is to develop crops for the production of pharmaceutical and other bioactive compounds. The NCPC, located in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, is the only one of its kind in the U.S. and it seeks to improve human health, revitalize rural economies and enhance U.S. security in strategic pharmaceuticals. This poster provides a background to the department, its functions and activities and notable achievements