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Abstract This Comment analyzes the racist origins and consequences of contemporary reproductive justice schemes. Specifically, it situates contemporary debates surrounding reproductive justice within the context of the Thirteenth Amendment. It examines three specific features of the contemporary landscape for reproductive rights and justice, hoping to highlight their connections to a much longer...

Abstract The fair use limitation on the scope of authorial exclusive rights is expected to be the main defense in lawsuits charging generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers with copyright infringement. These lawsuits—brought by and on behalf of some authors, artists, and copyright industry rights holders—challenge the legality of the unauthorized use of in-copyright works for purposes...

Abstract Conservatorship, though viewed as a private law device, has always operated as a tool of public governance, social control, and resource extraction through the manipulation of the legal category of disability. This Article places a well-accepted Anglo-American history of conservatorship in probate law in conversation with its historical deployment by states, the federal government, and...

Abstract This Article explores the processes of family reunification through marriage in the West Bank and East Jerusalem under their two different legal systems, where one spouse is a Palestinian resident of the West Bank or East Jerusalem, and the other spouse is a foreign national. It argues that Israeli state institutions produce uncertainty through purposefully malfunctional, unclear, and...

Abstract This Article follows the emergence and development of Palestine Studies. Palestine Studies today is a recognized academic pathway in many universities around the world. This Article argues that Palestine Studies was born from the twin impulses of activism and scholarship which still characterizes the area of study today. Palestine Studies benefitted considerably from the developments in...

Abstract As Jewish Israelis, members of the Zochrot community, and people who have lost loved ones in the Hamas attack, our work insists that history did not begin on October 7, 2023. Despite Israeli authorities’ attempts to frame October 7 as an isolated incident, we recognize the decades of direct, administrative, and legal violence that culminated in this moment and refuse to examine it in a...

Abstract The 2023 Israel-Gaza conflict has ignited an intense legal and ethical debate over the definition of antisemitism, leaving deep scars on communities and college campuses. This debate clashes over one major question: does sharp criticism of Israel amount to antisemitic speech? Through various legal instruments, U.S. law has accepted this premise. This Article argues against such...

Abstract In May 2024, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) requested arrest warrants against five individuals—three Palestinians and two Israelis. These included arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant for international crimes dating back to October 7, 2023, the date of an armed attack by Palestinian...

Abstract This Article examines the roles and limitations of international legal frameworks in the struggle for Palestinian liberation. It argues that while Palestine has achieved some victories through international law, overreliance on legalism risks eclipsing the oppression of the Palestinian people and limiting the formation of innovative political solutions. Through analysis of key moments in...