Thesiss

This study examined parents' motivations for filing for due process and the determining factors New Jersey Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in the New Jersey Third Circuit court consider when they chair special education due process hearings regarding student placements. The res…

This dissertation responds to the increased public and academic scrutiny of immigrant incarceration surrounding the federal government's detention of Arab, Muslim, and South Asian immigrants in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Despite the rhe…

The purpose of this dissertation is twofold: to examine and critique key elements of the jurisprudence of the late 19th-century judge and treatise writer Thomas M. Cooley; second, to determine the extent to which his work can be applied to modern legal debates. The conclusions o…

While on the Statue of Liberty we say we welcome everyone, the historiography of our country tells a different story. Immigrants are both welcomed and at times discriminated against. This paper will argue that historically, during crisis times, members of the American government…