Michael A. Olivas

University of Houston Law Center

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

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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 1,647 (9,738)

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Immigration, Legislation, Congress, Higher Education, Residency

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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 481 (57,092)

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

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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 277 (107,928)

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

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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 266 (112,554)

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Immigration, Local Ordinances, State Ordinances, Immigrants, Preemption

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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 236 (127,284)

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Latinos, Equal Protection, jury selection, criminal law

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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 221 (135,747)

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Immigration, Higher education, Financial assistance, Taxation, Colleges

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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 205 (145,774)

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Legal Education, Legal Specialization, Law School Calendars

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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 Kristine L. Bowman
University of Houston Law Center and Michigan State University College of Law
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Immigrant education, Residency requirements, Postsecondary education, College tuition, Undocumented immigrant students, Undocumented college students

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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 138 (205,580)

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Immigration, Public Benefits, College, Residency

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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 104 (253,788)

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

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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 100 (260,676)

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legal education

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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 100 (260,676)

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

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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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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 79 (302,120)

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

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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
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Faculty, Racial Discrimination, Colleges, Higher Education

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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
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Colleges, Higher Education, Desegregation, Residence

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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 47 (391,728)

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

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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 38 (424,912)

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

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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
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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
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higher education, academic freedom, affirmative action

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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

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