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Michael A. Olivas

University of Houston Law Center

William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law and Director, Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance

4604 Calhoun Road

Houston, TX 77204-6060

United States

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1.

The Political Economy of the Dream Act and the Legislative Process: A Case Study of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Wayne Law Review, 2010, U of Houston Law Center No. 2010-A-6
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 17 Feb 2010
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 1,543 (8,124)

Abstract:

Immigration, Legislation, Congress, Higher Education, Residency

2.

Dreams Deferred: Deferred Action, Prosecutorial Discretion, and the Vexing Case(s) of DREAM Act Students

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 21, 2012, U of Houston Law Center No. 2012-A-12
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 11 Jun 2012
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 434 (51,664)

Abstract:

DREAM Act, prosecutorial discretion, deferred action, undocumented college students

3.

Immigration Related State Statutes and Local Ordinances: Preemption, Prejudice, and the Proper Role for Enforcement

University of Chicago Legal Forum, 2007, U of Houston Law Center No. 2007-A-52
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Dec 2007
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 250 (95,375)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Immigration, Local Ordinances, State Ordinances, Immigrants, Preemption

4.

Case C- 34/09 Ruiz Zambrano: A Respectful Rejoinder

U of Houston Law Center No. 1989900
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Jan 2012
Michael A. Olivas and Dimitry Kochenov
University of Houston Law Center and University of Groningen - Faculty of Law
Downloads 229 (95,375)

Abstract:

Market citizenship, EU citizenship, “Return” Directive 2008/115/EC, 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, European Convention on Nationality, Asylum, Refugees

5.

58,000 Minutes: An Essay on Law Majors and Emerging Proposals for the Third Year of Law Study

45 McGeorge Law Review 1-17 (2014), U of Houston Law Center No. 2013-A-14
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Oct 2013
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 199 (123,898)

Abstract:

Legal Education, Legal Specialization, Law School Calendars

6.

Undocumented College Students and Financial Aid: A Technical Note

Review of Higher Education, Vol. 32, p. 407, 2009, U of Houston Law Center No. 2009-A-14
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 16 Apr 2009
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 193 (119,320)

Abstract:

Immigration, Higher education, Financial assistance, Taxation, Colleges

7.

Hernandez V. Texas, a Litigation History

Colored Men and Hombres Aqui, Hernandez v. Texas and the Emergence of Mexican American Lawyering, pp. 209-222, 2006
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 29 Jan 2008
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 177 (125,678)

Abstract:

Latinos, Equal Protection, jury selection, criminal law

8.

Plyler’s Legacy: Immigration and Higher Education in the 21st Century

Michigan State Law Review, Vol. 2011, No. 2, p. 261, 2011, U of Houston Law Center No. 2012-A-4
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Michael A. Olivas and Kristi L. Bowman
University of Houston Law Center and Michigan State University College of Law
Downloads 155 (141,376)

Abstract:

Immigrant education, Residency requirements, Postsecondary education, College tuition, Undocumented immigrant students, Undocumented college students

9.

Lawmakers Gone Wild? College Residency and the Response to Professor Kobach

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Houston Law Center No. 2007-A-51
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Nov 2007
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 123 (178,196)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Immigration, Public Benefits, College, Residency

10.

Wm M Bill of Rights J Postscript

U of Houston Law Center No. 2012-W-3
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 Sep 2012
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 94 (223,213)

Abstract:

DREAM Act, prosecutorial discretion, deferred action, undocumented college students

11.

Ask Not for Whom the Law School Bell Tolls: Professor Tamanaha, Failing Law Schools, and (Mis)Diagnosing the Problem

Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 41, 2013, U of Houston Law Center No. 2013-A-3
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Feb 2013
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 91 (221,695)

Abstract:

legal education

12.

Review Essay – The Arc of Triumph and the Agony of Defeat: Mexican Americans and the Law

Journal of Legal Education, Forthcoming, U of Houston Law Center No. 2010-A-18
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 15 Aug 2010
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 66 (259,617)

Abstract:

Mexican Americans, civil rights, legal history, immigration, education, desegregation

13.

The Growing Role of Immigration Law in Universal Higher Education: Case Studies of the United States and the EU

Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies [OxCHEPS], Occasional Paper No. 48, 2013, U of Houston Law Center No. 2013-A-13
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Sep 2013
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 63 (237,668)

Abstract:

immigration, higher education, residency requirements, comparative admission policies, EU

14.

Brown and the Desegregative Ideal: Higher Education, Location, and Racial College Identity

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2005, U of Houston Law Center, No. 2007-A-53
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Dec 2007
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 57 (290,057)

Abstract:

Colleges, Higher Education, Desegregation, Residence

15.

Reflections on Academic Merit Badges and Becoming an Eagle Scout

Houston Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2006
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Dec 2007
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 53 (261,643)

Abstract:

Faculty, Racial Discrimination, Colleges, Higher Education

16.

From a 'Legal Organization of Militants' into a 'Law Firm for the Latino Community': MALDEF and the Purposive Cases of Keyes, Rodriguez, and Plyler

90 Denver University Law Review 1151 (2013), U of Houston Law Center No. 2013-A-12
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 Sep 2013
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 24 (354,725)

Abstract:

litigation, education finance, school desegregation, undocumented students, purposive organizations

17.

In Response to Rafael I. Pardo's the Undue Hardship Thicket: On Access to Justice, Procedural Noncompliance, and Pollutive Litigation in Bankruptcy

66 Florida Law Review Forum 72 (2015) , U of Houston Law Center No. 2015-A-14
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2015
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 13 (399,914)

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18.

Within You Without You: Undocumented Lawyers, DACA, and Occupational Licensing

Valparaiso University Law Review, Vol. 52, U of Houston Law Center No. 2017-A-16
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 07 Jul 2017
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
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19.

The Law and Higher Education (Table of Contents)

(Carolina Academic Press 2015), Tulane Public Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 09 Jun 2017
Amy Gajda and Michael A. Olivas
Tulane University - Law School and University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 0 (527,899)
Citation 1

Abstract:

higher education, academic freedom, affirmative action

20.

Who Gets to Control Civil Rights Case Management? An Essay on Purposive Organizations and Litigation Agenda-Building

2015 Mich. St. L. Rev. __ (Forthcoming), U of Houston Law Center No. 2015-A-23
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Dec 2015
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center
Downloads 0 (375,830)

Abstract:

civil rights, voting rights, education, immigration, SCOTUS litigation

21.

State College Savings and Prepaid Tuition Plans: A Reappraisal and Review

Journal of Law and Education, Vol. 32, p. 475, 2003
Posted: 11 Mar 2004
Michael A. Olivas
University of Houston Law Center

Abstract:

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