Recent Law Journal Name Change

The original name of this journal, The SRBLSA Law Journal, has been changed to The Southern Journal of Policy & Justice. This name change amendment is the result of a unanimous decision by the journal's executive board members in 2013. The new name reflects the journal's current vision and goals.



Interested in Joining the Journal?


 Apply now for a position on the 2013-2014 editorial staff!


Every summer, the Journal accepts applications from NBLSA members across the nation who want to contribute to the Journal’s mission of serving as a vehicle for social, economic, and political uplift in the African-American community. Students who are selected to be new editors will have the opportunity to write a comment with the support of the Executive Editors and will gain significant editorial experience while benefiting from the prestige of being on a legal journal.


Email your submission to: srbla.chiefeditor@nblsa.org by 11:59 p.m. CST on July 10, 2013!

 

Links

 The National Black Law Students Association, the largest student-run

organization in the Nation. 

 

The National Black Law Journal, a scholarly discourse exploring the

intersection of race and the law for 35 years.

 

The Modern American, a publication dedicated to diversity and the law.

 

 The Harvard Black Letter Law Journal, founded in 1983, a publication

that critiques traditional constitutionalism and promotes civil rights.

 

 

  The State of Black America 2006, published by the National Urban League.  An annual report that examines issues central to Black America, and provides a cohesive and systematic approach for closing the nation's equality gaps. Included in this year's report are essays on Hurricane Katrina and poverty, race and healthcare disparities, racial disparity and prison boom, and the state of civil rights.

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In the Fall 2013, we will publish Volume VII of the SRBLSA Law Journal under the theme "We Still Have a Dream: Continuing the Dialogue for Legal Progress in Black America."

 

The following articles will be published:


Caroline Mapp, University of Baltimore School of Law

Protecting the Voting Rights Act Preclearance Provision Against Constitutional Challenges

 

 

René K. Cousins, Emory University School of Law

What About Diversity? Historical Reappearance Proves to be Stifling the Progress of a Diverse "Nation of Immigrants"

 

 

Jamila Young, Florida A&M University College of Law

Dethroning the Myth of the Welfare Queen: A Proposal to End Drug Testing Laws as a Precedent for Government Aid

 

 

Brandon Greene,  Boston University School of Law
Depraved Necessities: Prison Privatization, Educational Attainment and
the Path to Profit


 

Ahmad R. Smith, Mississippi College School of Law

Too Much of a Good Thing? Questioning Constitutionality of a
Legislative Body Requiring DNA Testing for All Felony Arrestees

 

 

Anthony Hall, Emory University School of Law

A Stand for Justice - Examining Why Stand Your Ground Laws Negatively Impact African Americans

 

 

Cheng-Yu Hou, University of Cincinnati College of Law

Echoing the Minority Voices in False Advertising: The Indian Arts and
Crafts Act and its Protections beyond the Lanham Act

 

 

Shakeatha Davis, Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Providing Protection under Atkins and the 8th Amendment to Mentally Ill Prisoners

 

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To order copies of any Journal volume, please email your request to SRBLSACirculation@gmail.com.