author profile photo

Raquel Muñiz

Boston College

JD, PhD, Associate Professor, Boston College-Educational Law and Policy

140 Commonwealth Avenue

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

DOWNLOADS

1,635

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (16)

1.

Exploring Litigation of Anti-CRT State Action: Considering the Issues, Challenges, & Risks in a Time of White Backlash 

Syracuse Law Review | Vol. 74:1071 | 2024
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 03 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2025
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 206 (378,726)

Abstract:

Loading...

constitutional law, empirical research in law, first amendment, anti-Critical Race Theory

2.

The Politicization of Education Law and the Implications for Re-envisioning the Law School Curriculum for Racial Justice

24 Rutgers Race and the L. Rev. 1 (2022), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Maria M. Lewis, Raquel Muñiz and Vanessa Miller
Pennsylvania State University, Boston College and Florida International University (FIU) - College of Law
Downloads 204 (375,182)

Abstract:

Loading...

education law, racial justice, legal education

3.

A Theory of Racialized Judicial Decision-Making

Raquel Muñiz, A Theory of Racialized Judicial Decision-Making, 28 Mich. J. Race & L. 345 (2023). Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjrl/vol28/iss2/4
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 01 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2023
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 197 (389,821)

Abstract:

Loading...

racialization, judicial decision-making

4.

Joint Identities?: A Self-Case Study of the Professional Identity Development of J.D./Ph.D. Professionals in Education Law

Journal of Law & Education, Volume 48, Issue 4, 2019
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Oct 2020
Boston College, George Washington University - Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD), Pennsylvania State University, Florida International University (FIU) - College of Law and Boston College
Downloads 186 (409,459)

Abstract:

Loading...

5.

The Walking Dead: How the Logic of Plessy V. Ferguson is Preserved in Equal Protection Law in the 21st Century

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2023.2181431
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, Raquel Muñiz and Sarah Keffer
George Washington University - Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD), Boston College and Boston College
Downloads 138 (547,695)

Abstract:

Loading...

Critical Race Theory; Critical Policy Analysis; Education Law; Education Policy

6.

The Power of Research Evidence Use in Times of Crisis: How the Klaassen v. Indiana University Court Used Extra-Legal Sources to Ground Litigants in Social Realities

399 EDUC. L. REP. 435 (2022)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Jul 2022
Raquel Muñiz and Nathan Hutcherson
Boston College and Boston College
Downloads 102 (699,467)

Abstract:

Loading...

use of research, law, education

7.
Downloads 96 (736,406)

Abstract:

Loading...

8.

The Unreasonably Uncertain Risks of 'Reasonable Medical Certainty' in Child Abuse Cases: Mechanisms for Risk Reduction

Drake Law Review, Vol. 66, No. 2, 2018
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Jun 2018
Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law, Independent, Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine, Boston College and Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Downloads 79 (837,727)

Abstract:

Loading...

reasonable medical certainty, evidence, child abuse

9.

The Social Context of the Law: A Critical Analysis of Reliance Interests in the Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 4, 2022
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 10 Mar 2023
Boston College, Pennsylvania State University, Fulbright Scholar Program and Boston College
Downloads 75 (852,604)

Abstract:

Loading...

Critical Race Theory; Law

10.

Amending the Unwritten Constitutional Use of Broad Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law, Toward a Hyper-Narrow Concept

Muñiz, R. (2019). Amending the unwritten constitutional broad use of prosecutorial discretion immigration law, towards a hyper-narrow concept: An analysis of the DACA program. American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Law Journal, 1(2), 251-277.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Jun 2020
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 73 (860,052)

Abstract:

Loading...

DACA, prosecutorial discretion, constitutional law, immigration law

11.

DACAmented Law Students and Lawyers in the Trump Era

Center for American Progress, Immigration Report, June 2018
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Feb 2020
Raquel Muñiz, Mara Zrzavy and Nicole Svajlenka
Boston College, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 59 (980,173)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

DACA, immigration law, lawyers, law students, Trump

12.

Disrupting the Racialized Status Quo in Exam Schools?: Racial Equity and White Backlash in Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. The School Committee of the City of Boston

Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 5, 2022
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Mar 2023
Raquel Muñiz and Sergio Barragán
Boston College and Boston College - Lynch School of Education
Downloads 53 (1,041,696)

Abstract:

Loading...

racial justice, law

13.

Dobbs: Exploring its Impact in Education and Promoting Institutional Support and Multi-Systemic Change for People Who can Carry Pregnancies

Harvard Law & Policy Review
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Aug 2025
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 52 (1,063,489)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Dobbs, Constitutional Law, Education Policy, Equity

14.

Curricular Governmental Speech: Legal Doctrine in the Anti-CRT Law and Policy Debates

West's Education Law Reporter, 438, 1-18 (2025)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 01 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2025
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 50 (1,121,190)

Abstract:

Loading...

Anti-CRT law and policy, Constitutional law, Eighth Circuit, Curricular governmental speech doctrine, Education policy, Educational equity

15.

You Are Now Entering the School Zone, Proceed with Caution: Educators, Arbitration, & Children's Rights

9 Arb. L. Rev. 197 (2017)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Feb 2020
Raquel Muñiz
Boston College
Downloads 35 (1,263,436)

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

Co-optive Constitutionalism

Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, 20, 130-146 (2025)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Jul 2025 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2025
Raquel Muñiz and Andrés Castro Samayoa
Boston College and Boston College - Lynch School of Education
Downloads 30 (1,385,945)

Abstract:

Loading...

Students for Fair Admissions, Higher Education, Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Politics and the Law, Constitutional Law