Karla Mari McKanders

Vanderbilt University, School of Law

Clinical Professor of Law

131 21st Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37203-1181

United States

http://https://law.vanderbilt.edu/bio/karla-mckanders

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1.

Sustaining Tiered Personhood: Jim Crow and Anti-Immigrant Laws

Harvard Journal of Racial and Ethnic Justice, Vol. 26, p. 163, 2010, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 111
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 17 May 2017
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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immigration, discrimination, Hazleton, Jim Crow, tiered personhood, anti-immigrant, state immigration laws, federal immigration law, anti-immigrant, illegal immigration, Latinos, African Americans, segregation, exclusion, immigration reform, hierarchy

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The Constitutionality of State and Local Laws Targeting Immigrants

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Vol. 31, 2009, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 64
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 May 2009 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2009
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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immigration laws, constitutionality, federalism, civil rights, local laws, state laws, Hazleton, Arizona

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Welcome to Hazleton! 'Illegal' Immigrants Beware: Local Immigration Ordinances and What the Federal Government Must Do About It

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2007, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 65
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 May 2009 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2009
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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immigration, federalism, civil rights, local ordinances, Federal Immigration Control and Reform Act, Illegal Immigration and Relief Ordinance, illegal immigration

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Clinical Legal Education at a Generational Crossroads

Clinical Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 1, Fall 2010, NYLS Clinical Research Institute Paper No. 10/11 #2, Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 205
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2012
Praveen Kosuri, Minna J. Kotkin, Minna J. Kotkin, Karla Mari McKanders, Stephen F. Reed and Dean Hill Rivkin
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School, Vanderbilt University, School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Tennessee College of Law
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clinical education, generation, experiential learning, millennial, legal education, clinical teaching, Baby Boomer Clinicians, Generation X, clinical social mission, service, generational differences, reflections, law school clinics, difference, future, public interest

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The Unspoken Voices of Indigenous Women in Immigration Raids

Journal of Gender, Race and Justice, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2010, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 133
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2017
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Unforgiving of Those Who Trespass Against U.S.: State Laws Criminalizing Immigration Status

University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 140, Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, Vol. 12, Issue 2 (Spring 2011), pp. 331-364
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2017
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Introduction: Global Issues in Immigration Law

R. Aldana, B. Lyon, W. Kidane & K. McKanders, Global Issues in Immigration Law, West Academic Publishing Global Issues Series, West Academic Publishing, 2013, Villanova Law/Public Policy Research Paper No. 2013-3044, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 216, Pacific McGeorge School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 May 2013 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2014
Raquel E. Aldana, Beth Lyon, Won Kidane and Karla Mari McKanders
UC Davis, Cornell University - Law School, Villanova University and Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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freedom of movement, immigration law of Canada, immigration law of the European Union, immigration law of France, immigration law of Mexico, immigration law of Spain, immigration law of the United Kingdom, immigration policing, international immigration law, international trade law, migration

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Immigration Enforcement and the Fugitive Slave Acts: Exploring Their Similarities

Catholic Law Review, Vol. 61.4, No. 1, 2012, Forthcoming, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 201
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2017
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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immigration, fugitive slave act, equal protection, immigration enforcement

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Black and Brown Coalition Building During the ‘Post-Racial’ Obama Era

Saint Louis University Public Law Review, Vol. 29, 2010, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 121
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2013
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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post-racial, civil rights, discrimination, African Americans, Latino, coalition

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Immigration and Racial Justice: Enforcing the Borders of Blackness

Georgia State University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2021
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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race, immigration, immigration exceptionalism, racialization, discrimination, equality

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America's Disposable Youth: Undocumented Delinquent Juveniles

Howard Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2015, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 287
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2016
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Immigration, Juvenile, Delinquent, Deportation

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Raising the Bar: Law Schools and Legal Institutions Leading to Educate Undocumented Students

Arizona State Law Journal, Forthcoming, Pacific McGeorge School of Law Research Paper, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 168
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 20 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2013
Raquel E. Aldana, Beth Lyon and Karla Mari McKanders
UC Davis, Cornell University - Law School and Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Clinical Legal Education at a Generational Crossroads: Shades of Gray

Clinical Law Review, Vol. 17.1, p. 223, October 2010, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 129
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2012
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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clinical legal education, generational gaps

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Refugee Reception and Perception: U.S. Detention Camps and German Welcome Centers

Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 40(2), No. 4, 2017
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Mar 2017
Valeria Gomez and Karla Mari McKanders
University of Baltimore School of Law and Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Anatomy of an Uprising: Women, Democracy, and the Moroccan Feminist Spring

Boston University International Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2014, University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 225
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2014
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Deconstructing Invisible Walls: Sotomayor’s Dissents in Era of Immigration Exceptionalism

William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2020
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 31 Dec 2020
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Immigration, Race, Plenary Powers, Justice Sotomayor

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Federal Preemption and Immigrants' Rights

Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2013 , University of Tennessee Legal Studies Research Paper No. 223
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2013
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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immigration federalism, civil rights, SB 1070, Arizona, racial profiling, equal protection, preemption

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Deconstructing Race in Immigration Law’s Origin Stories

Maryland Journal of International Law
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Apr 2023
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Decolonizing Colorblind Asylum Narratives

St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 67, No. 1, 2023
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Apr 2023
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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asylum, colorblind, critical theory

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PODCAST: LDF's Return to the Supreme Court

Thurgood Marshall Institute: Political Participation No. 31
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 16 Feb 2024
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law
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Supreme Court, redistricting, representation, gerrymandering, racial gerrymandering, Black voters, ballot access, elections

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Morocco at the Crossroads the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Refugee Status

McKanders, K. (2018). Morocco at the Crossroads. In D. Gray & N. Sonneveld (Eds.), Women and Social Change in North Africa: What Counts as Revolutionary? (pp. 189-214). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108303415.010., Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 18-28
Posted: 08 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2021
Karla Mari McKanders
Vanderbilt University, School of Law

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refugee, immigration, Morocco, gender, race

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Generational Perspectives in Clinical Legal Education

Clinical Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 1, Fall 2010, NYLS Clinical Research Institute Paper No. 11/12 #15
Posted: 20 Jun 2011
Praveen Kosuri, Minna J. Kotkin, Minna J. Kotkin, Karla Mari McKanders, Stephen F. Reed and Dean Hill Rivkin
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School, Vanderbilt University, School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Tennessee College of Law

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clinical education, generation, experiential learning, millennial, legal academia, clinical teaching, Baby Boomer Clinicians, Generation X, clinical social mission, service, generational differences, reflections, law school clinics, difference