CARDOZO JOURNAL OF
EQUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.  This case arose out of a challenge to the...

There is growing recognition in the medical community that social media applications are harmful to mental health, particularly for young...

Cities around the nation are facing housing shortages as the costs of homes soar and the supply of affordable rentals continue to...

In a landmark decision, the Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization (IVF) purposes...

Mental health disorders are among the most formidable public health issues facing our world today.[1]  In New York, roughly one in ten...

The Oregon Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, also known as Measure 110, was passed in November 2020 to address Oregon’s...

In response to the #MeToo movement, California took significant legislative steps in 2018 to address sexual harassment within the...

On January 12, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson to resolve the issue of whether...

Over the past fifty years, the United States has witnessed a staggering increase in its prison population.[1]  Between 1973 and 2009, the...

In the past few years, a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been passed in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.[1] As...

James Kimmons worked at a Charter Communications call center.[1]  He suffered cataracts in both eyes, which made it difficult to drive in...

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...