Resources and Past Initiatives

    Resources and past initiatives of the Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice

    The School-to-Prison Pipeline

    Report & Recommendations

    In 2014, the American Bar Association (ABA) Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) turned its attention to the continuing failures in the education system where certain groups of students.

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    ABA Journal Article

    Key segments of the U.S. student population that are most in need of support from schools instead are being siphoned off into the criminal justice system, says a report that was issued in preliminary form Friday in conjunction with a program at the 2016 ABA Midyear Meeting San Diego.

    News story about the Author

    Sarah E. Redfield, a professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law chairs the task force. Redfield is a co-author of the report with Jason P. Nance, an associate director at the University of Florida law school’s Center on Children and Families, who serves as reporter for the task force.

    National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws

    Report and Recommendations

    The Complimentary National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws - Report and Recommendations is available.

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    ABA Stand Your Ground Task Force

    The Task Force has conducted a comprehensive legal and multidisciplinary analysis of the impact of the Stand Your Ground laws, which have substantially expanded the bounds of self -defense law in over half of the jurisdictions in the United States.

    3½ Minutes: 10 Bullets

    View the trailer for the award winning documentary "3½ Minutes: 10 Bullets" At the 2016 ABA Midyear meeting in San Diego, the Stand Your Ground Task Force provided a free screening of the award winning documentary, "3½ Minutes: 10 Bullets".

    Documentary Makes 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Personal

    Read about the documentary and view the trailer.

    Message from the Chair

    Introductory letter from Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Chairperson, ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice

    Past Projects

    The Foreclosure Crisis

    This project was an outgrowth of the 10CORE Project at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and consisted of a series of educational panels in key cities that have some of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, especially in communities of color.

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    “Making the Invisible Visible: A Dialogue About Lessons Learned In the Aftermath of Katrina”

    The Coalition brought together approximately 200 judges, lawyers and their clients, health care workers, social workers, doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, high school, college and law students, community groups, religious organizations, public and private leaders, survivors, responders and others who have devoted time to assisting victims of Katrina.

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    Common Threads: Examining State Restrictions on the 14th Amendment Rights

    Reflecting on recent Supreme Court and District Court decisions, panelists will investigate this question in four separate areas of law – immigration, LGBTQIA rights, reproductive rights, and voting rights

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