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Judging Sonia: In Defense of Judicial Activism and a Wise Latina

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

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Arlene M. Roberts

What is the role or expectation of a justice on the Supreme Court? An adherent of precedent? A policy maker? And just how did judicial activism garner such a tarnished reputation?

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Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Human Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Vawa, Women Lawyers, Social Justice Advocate, Human Rights Institute, Human Rights Violation, Order of Protection, Caroline Bettingger-Lopez, Women in Law, Domestic Violence, Jessica Gonzales, Jessica Lenahan, Jessica Gonzales v. United States, Restraining Order, Violence Against Women Act, Iachr, Convention for the Elimination of the Discrimination Against Women, Spousal Abuse, Domestic Abuse as a Human Rights Violation, Cedaw, Jessica Gonzales Domestic Abuse, Living News
Arlene M. Roberts

Jessica Gonzales is a domestic violence survivor. Ms. Gonzales filed suit, alleging violation of her civil rights, but after the Supreme Court rejected her claims, what options remained?

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