Deepa Das Acevedo

University of Alabama - School of Law

P.O. Box 870382

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

United States

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Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

Pause for Thought: Supreme Court's Verdict on Sabarimala

Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. LIII, No. 43, p. 12 (October 27, 2018), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3293078
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 19 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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secularism, freedom of religion, India, temples

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Essentializing Labor Before, During, and After the Coronavirus Pandemic

U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3666534
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 06 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2020
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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COVID-19, work law, job security, at-will employment, essential labor, worker classification

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Changing the Subject of Sati

Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2020, Forthcoming, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3465698
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Oct 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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India, sati, citizenship, law, personhood, agency

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Just Hindus

Law & Social Inquiry (2020, Forthcoming), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3470848
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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(Im)mutable Race?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Mar 2021
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Reverse Passing, Rachel Dolezal, Jessica Krug, Immutability, Racial Identity, Bostock, Anthropology, Employment Discrimination

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The War on Tenure

Tennessee Law Review, Forthcoming (2023)
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2023
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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faculty tenure, academia, at-will employment, just cause, academic freedom

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Unbundling Freedom in the Sharing Economy

Deepa Das Acevedo, "Unbundling Freedom in the Sharing Economy," 91 Southern California Law Review 793 (2018).
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Temples, Courts, and Dynamic Equilibrium in the Indian Constitution

American Journal of Comparative Law 64, no. 3 (2016): 555-582
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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A Tale of Two Courts

Cornell Law Review Online, Forthcoming 2020, U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3432135
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Supreme Court, judicial reform, United States, India, comparative law

10.

Searching For Silver Linings During COVID-19

U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3568750
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2020
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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COVID-19, work, labor and employment law, reforms

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Invisible Bosses for Invisible Workers, or Why the Sharing Economy is Actually Minimally Disruptive.

University of Chicago Legal Forum 2017 (2018): 35-61.
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Authoritarianism in Indian State, Law, and Society

(2022) 55 Verfassung und Recht in Übersee (VRÜ) / World Comparative Law (WCL), p. 459-477 (bit.ly/40ilESC)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 May 2023
M. Mohsin Alam Bhat, Mayur Suresh and Deepa Das Acevedo
Queen Mary University of London, School of Law, University of London - School of Law and University of Alabama - School of Law
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Autocratic legalism, ethnocracy, democratic decline, illiberal constitutionalism, democratic erosion, democratic crisis, India, Hindu nationalism, Hindutva, Modi, ethnic nationalism, authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, ethnic democracy, secularism, minorities, minority rights, terror laws

13.

Tenure as a Labor Protection

Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2023
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Faculty tenure, at-will employment, academia, labor security, academic freedom

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Data Deficits in Municipal Rideshare Collaborations

Deepa Das Acevedo, "Data Deficits in Municipal Rideshare Collaborations," 63 Saint Louis University Law Journal 69 (2019)., U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3420873
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Sovereignty and Social Change in the Wake of India's Recent Sodomy Cases

Boston College International and Comparative Law Review 40, No. 1 (2017): 1-26, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-51
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Sovereignty, Public Interest Litigation, LGBT Rights, Naz Foundation, Koushal, Dynamic Equilibrium

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Sweet Old-Fashioned Notions Legal Engagement With Anthropological Scholarship

73 Alabama Law Review 719 (2022), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4283949
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Nov 2022
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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What's Law Got To Do with It?: Anthropological Engagement with Legal Scholarship

Law & Social Inquiry (forthcoming 2022), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4283948
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 23 Nov 2022
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Addressing the Retirement Crisis with Shadow 401(k)s

Notre Dame Law Review Online 92 (2016): 38-54, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-21
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2019
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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Employment law, retirement security, savings, investment, annuities, Social Security Administration, incentives, portability, Pension Protection Act, PPA, financial planning and management

19.

Disciplinary Deities and How to Please Them

47 Law & Social Inquiry 1 (2022), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4283946
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Nov 2022
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law
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The Past as a Colonialist Resource

Duke Law Journal, Forthcoming
Posted: 27 Feb 2023
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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originalism, anthropology, history, corpus linguistics, reasonable reader, colonialism

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From Mythic Saviours to #MeToo at the Indian Supreme Court

Asian Journal of Law and Society (2021), 8, 226–254
Posted: 03 Feb 2022
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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Indian Supreme Court, #MeToo, sexual harassment, Gogoi, juristocracy

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Gods' Homes, Men's Courts, Women's Rights

ICON, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2018), pp. 552-73
Posted: 26 Aug 2018
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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Sabarimala, Temple Entry, Indian Constitution

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Secularism in the Indian Context

Law and Social Inquiry, Vol. 38, No. 1, 138-67
Posted: 10 Sep 2015
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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India, secularism, religion, law, Hinduism, temples

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Regulating Employment Relationships in the Sharing Economy

Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal 20, no. 1 (2016): 1-35
Posted: 10 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2018
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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Employment, sharing economy, employee, regulation

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Divine Sovereignty, Indian Property Law, and the Dispute Over the Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Modern Asian Studies 50, no. 3 (2016): 841-865.
Posted: 08 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2018
Deepa Das Acevedo
University of Alabama - School of Law

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India, property law, Hinduism, temples, trusts and estates, Kerala