CARDOZO JOURNAL OF
EQUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

In 2018, Natassia Smick and her husband filed their income tax return showing earnings of about $33,000.[1]  They expected a refund,...

A pregnancy-related death is a death “that occur[s] within one year of pregnancy.”[1] In the United States, approximately 700 women die...

Every year, over three million American households are threatened with eviction[1] from their homes.[2] The consequences of eviction are...

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs that there is no constitutional right to an abortion,[1] many became concerned about data...

In June 2019, Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman awaiting trial at Rikers Island because she could not afford $500 bail, was found dead...

Half of the people currently detained in New York City jails have a mental health diagnosis.[1] Since 2020, the number of incarcerated...

165,000 women are estimated to be incarcerated in the United States.[1] These are disproportionately women of color, as Black women are...

On October 25, 2023, fourth-term Representative of Louisiana Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House.[1] Within three weeks, he...

Between 30-40% of Navajo households lack access to running water,[1] and many households haul water from communal wells, which is...

In November 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to adopt a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to food.[1] The amendment...

Earlier this month, counsel for Fareed Heera filed a complaint seeking review of his permanent residence (i.e. green card) application,...

Iranians seeking refuge in America endure excessive vetting procedures which have become even more challenging in recent years,...

Throughout the country, states are changing their marijuana laws at a dizzying pace.[1] New York legalized recreational marijuana for...

Last March 2022, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis passed and enacted the Parental Rights in Education Act, which then became known as the...

The United States has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world, accounting for roughly 25% of the world's total...

In 1875, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller delivered the opinion of the court in a case pertaining to the construction of a woman’s...

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, access to reproductive healthcare and the right to abortion have been severely...

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields “providers of interactive computer services” against liability arising from content...

In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the universal right of safety from persecution for the first time in history.[1] ...

There are many rights people forfeit when they are incarcerated; among these is the right to sexual expression.[1] Incarcerated people...