University of San Francisco law review 

About: University of San Francisco law review is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Human rights & Legislation. It has an ISSN identifier of 0042-0018. Over the lifetime, 275 publications have been published receiving 942 citations.

The Colorblind Multiracial Dilemma: Racial Categories Reconsidered

Abstract: THIS PAPER WILL briefly touch on some of the ways we think about race and, more particularly, racial categories. Despite our obsession with race-which sometimes takes the form of race aversion-our national discourse is disturbingly confused, charged, and often unproductive. Our language often seems wooden and rehearsed, and the way that we discuss race is frequently in conflict with our stated ideals.1 I focus on racial categories not just because of their general interest and importance, but because Trina was very interested in them-both professionally and experientially. 2 The concept of race is hotly contested and deconstructed in literature, law, and politics. Currently, there are several competing theories about race and its meaning and application in the United States. I will focus on two sets of claims about racial categories. I will explore the limitations of these positions and posit some alternative ways to think about racial categories. The two positions on which I will focus seem to point in opposite directions.3 The first, the colorblind position, calls for the end of racial categories. The second, the multiracial position, calls for the proliferation of racial categories, with particular attention to expanding multiracial categories.

Lethal injections: the law, science, and politics of syringe access for injection drug users.

Abstract: Ensuring that injection drug users who cannot or will not stop injecting have access to sterile syringes is an important part of a comprehensive approach to reducing the transmission of viral and bacterial infections associated with injection drug use. Despite its public health value, however, syringe access has been politically controversial in the United States. The primary policy questions have been the legality of over-the-counter sales of syringes to IDUs, the legality of syringe possession by IDUs, and the authority of public health officials or private sector providers to initiate access interventions. This Article updates and significantly expands upon prior legal analyses of syringe access. The main focus is the body of law that regulates syringe sale, purchase, possession and disposal in the context of injection drug use in the United States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, including drug paraphernalia laws; syringe prescription laws and regulations; pharmacy regulations and miscellaneous syringe laws; needle exchange laws and regulations; and drug possession laws. To place the law in context, the paper summarizes and critically assesses the public health research on the health effects of syringe access rules and the collateral effects of policies enhancing syringe access for IDUs; examines the public opinion poll results, and discuss the ethics and politics of syringe access reform. It concludes with key recommendations for public policy.

Benefits From Private Antitrust Enforcement: An Analysis of Forty Cases

Abstract: THIS STUDY TAKES A first step toward providing an empirical basis for assessing whether private enforcement of the antitrust laws serves its intended purposes and is in the public interest. It does this by assembling, aggregating, and analyzing information about forty of the largest recent successful private antitrust cases.1 This information includes, inter alia, (1) the amount of money each action recovered for the victims of each alleged antitrust violation, (2) what proportion of the money was recovered from foreign entities, (3) whether govern-