Ruth Mason
- University of Connecticut School of Law
Suppose a Belgian resident earns all of his income in Germany. Under the Belgian-German tax treaty and Belgian law, only Germany would tax his income. But which country should grant him personal tax benefits—things like mortgage interest deductions and charitable deductions? Where a worker lives in one country but works… Read More »
Can women capture the benefits of equal citizenship in a legal system that does not mandate accommodations for pregnant workers? This Article argues that they cannot. Current pregnancy discrimination law, which bases the right to work on full capacity, systematically deprives women of equal opportunity to make use of their… Read More »
It is bedrock policy that the government can treat citizens and noncitizens differently. Virtually no one believes that noncitizens should have the right to vote or to run for office. Many noncitizens—including tourists, business people, and the spouses of certain visa holders—do not even have the right to work or… Read More »
Jill Elaine Hasday
- University of Minnesota Law School
Defenders of sex and race inequality often contend that women and people of color are better off with fewer rights and opportunities. This claim straddles substantive debates that are rarely considered together, linking such seemingly disparate disputes as the struggles over race-based affirmative action, antiabortion laws, and marital rape exemptions.… Read More »
Nicholas A. Dorsey
- J.D. Candidate, Cornell Law School
Congress designed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to ensure that the disabled have equal access to employment opportunities, government services, and other public accommodations. While most antidiscrimination statutes simply ban decisions based on class status, such as race or gender, the ADA requires entities to take affirmative… Read More »
Zachary A. Kramer
- Dickinson School of Law (Penn. State)
Dawn Dawson was an outsider among outsiders. A self-described gender-nonconforming lesbian woman, Dawson worked as a hair assistant and stylist trainee at Bumble & Bumble, a high-end salon in New York City. Her coworkers at the salon were an eclectic mix of outsiders, and the salon management encouraged its employees to… Read More »
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