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Articles From Cindy G. Buys

Broadening Gender-Based Claims for Asylum: K and L v. Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (State Secretary for Justice and Security, Netherlands) By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, June 2025 The European Court of Justice issued a ruling interpreting the “particular social group” language of the refugee definition expansively to apply to young women who had been “westernized” during their time in Europe and who feared persecution as a result if they returned to Iraq. 
Equal Rights Amendment Update: Where Are We Now? By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, June 2025 At its Annual Meeting in Chicago in July 2024, the American Bar Association adopted a resolution recognizing the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because it satisfies all requirements of Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The ABA did so with support of the ISBA. The ABA Resolution rejects the argument that the ratifications are time barred because the time bar is not part of Article V of the Constitution and because it was contained in the text of a congressional resolution and not in the language of the amendment itself.
New Help Stop Hate Hotline By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, June 2025 Help Stop Hate is a confidential service that provides support and resources to people and communities affected by hate.
Equal Rights Amendment Update: Where Are We Now? By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, May 2025 At its Annual Meeting in Chicago in July 2024, the American Bar Association adopted a resolution recognizing the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because it satisfies all requirements of Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The ABA did so with support of the ISBA. The ABA Resolution rejects the argument that the ratifications are time barred because the time bar is not part of Article V of the Constitution and because it was contained in the text of a congressional resolution and not in the language of the amendment itself.
Equal Rights Amendment Update: Where Are We Now? By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, April 2025 At its Annual Meeting in Chicago in July 2024, the American Bar Association adopted a resolution recognizing the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because it satisfies all requirements of Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The ABA did so with support of the ISBA. The ABA Resolution rejects the argument that the ratifications are time barred because the time bar is not part of Article V of the Constitution and because it was contained in the text of a congressional resolution and not in the language of the amendment itself.
Summary of President Trump’s Early Executive Orders on Immigration By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, March 2025 On his first day in office, January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) including at least five EOs affecting immigration. This article briefly summarizes some key parts of these EOs relating to immigration, the status of litigation challenging these EOs, and some possible future issues.
New Help Stop Hate Hotline By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, January 2025 Help Stop Hate is a confidential service that provides support and resources to people and communities affected by hate.
Broadening Gender-Based Claims for Asylum: K and L v. Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (State Secretary for Justice and Security, Netherlands) By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, September 2024 The European Court of Justice issued a ruling interpreting the “particular social group” language of the refugee definition expansively to apply to young women who had been “westernized” during their time in Europe and who feared persecution as a result if they returned to Iraq. 
Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, June 2024 In Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Support for Proposed ABA Resolution Recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution By Professor Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, May 2024 The American Bar Association is expected to consider adoption of a resolution recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications By Cindy G. Buys Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2024 In Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Editor’s Remarks By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, February 2024 An introduction to the issue from the editor.
Editor’s Remarks By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, February 2024 An introduction to the issue from the editor.
Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, February 2024 In Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Editor’s Note: Tribute to Lew Matuszewich By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, September 2023 A thank you to the former longtime editor of The Globe.
Editor’s Note By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, July 2023 A note from the editor.
United States v. Texas By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, July 2023 A summary and analysis of U.S. v. Texas.
Summary of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022) By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, May 2023 A summary and analysis of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 opinion that the government may not suppress an individual from engaging in personal religious observance.
The End of ‘Remain in Mexico’: Biden v. Texas (2022) By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, September 2022 After the termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols in 2021, Texas and Missouri filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of Homeland security and others challenging its termination.
Introducing the 2021 Human Rights Section Gertz Award Winner: Colleen Kilbride By Cindy G. Buys & Michael J. Maslanka Human and Civil Rights, November 2021 A spotlight on Colleen Kilbride, the 2021 winner of the Elmer Gertz Award for Human Rights.
‘A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law’ By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, November 2021 A review of the book 'A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law.'
Standing Committee on Women and the Law Year(s) in Review: 2019-20 and 2020-21 By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, November 2021 An overview of the Standing Committee on Women in the Law's accomplishments from the past couple years.
Goodbye From the Chair By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, May 2021 A note from the chair, Cindy G. Buys.
Chair’s Column: Bridging History By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, March 2021 As I write this chair’s column, we are in the final days of commemorating Black History Month and about to celebrate the start of Women’s History Month. What better way to bridge the two than to reflect on the achievements of a few of the inspiring black women lawyer-leaders in the state of Illinois. Although the history of black female attorneys dates back to Ida Platt who became the first black female licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1894, I am struck by how many of these “firsts” have come in my own lifetime, reminding me of the recency of many of these achievements.
Chair’s Column: Looking Back and Looking Forward By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, February 2021 A note from the chair, Cindy G. Buys.
Supreme Court Immigration Docket 2020-2021 By Prof. Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, February 2021 Summaries of major immigration law cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's docket for the 2020-21 term.
Chair’s Column: A Tribute to the Notorious RBG By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, December 2020 A note from the chair, Cindy G. Buys.
‘A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law’ By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, December 2020 A review of the book 'A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law.'
Greetings From the Chair By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, August 2020 A note from the chair, Cindy G. Buys.
Perspectives From the Canadian Consulate By Cindy G. Buys International and Immigration Law, February 2020 On Friday, January 17, the International & Immigration Law Section Council met with the Canadian consul general, John Cruikshank, and his staff at the Canadian Consulate in Chicago.

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