Josephine Ross

Howard University School of Law

Professor of Law

2900 Van Ness St., N.W.

Washington, DC 20008

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

11

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Scholarly Papers (11)

1.

The Sexualization of Difference: A Comparison of Mixed-Race and Same-Gender Marriage

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Feb 2004
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 745 (70,212)

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He Looks Guilty: Reforming Good Character Evidence to Undercut the Presumption of Guilt

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 30 Jun 2004
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 435 (137,230)

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good character evidence, bad character evidence, jury trials, criminal cases, criminal defense, juror decisionmaking, stereotyping, story-telling, narrative, libel and slander, humanizing the accused

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Blaming the Victim: ‘Consent’ within the Fourth Amendment and Rape Law

Harvard Journal of Racial & Ethnic Justice, Vol. 26, p. 1, Spring 2010
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 03 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2013
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
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Gates, Fourth Amendment, Rape Law, Consent, Search, Seizure, Race, Feminism, Police, Constitutional Law, Feminist Theory, Critical Race Theory

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What the #MeToo Campaign Teaches About Stop and Frisk

Idaho Law Review, Vol 54, 2018, Howard Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Aug 2018
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 186 (329,386)
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Criminal Procedure, Stop and Frisk, Race, Gender, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, #MeToo, Eric Garner, Fourth Amendment, Terry v. Ohio

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A Feminist Critique of Police Stops: (Introduction to Published Book)

Cite as: Josephine Ross, A Feminist Critique of Police Stops, Cambridge University Press, 2021 (Introduction), Howard Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2021
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 185 (331,042)

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policing, feminism, racism, gender, #MeToo, stop and frisk, searches, consent, LGBTQ, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, constitutional rights, suppression motions, criminal justice

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Cops on Trial: Did Fourth Amendment Case Law Help George Zimmerman's Claim of Self-Defense?

Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2016, Howard Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 19 Aug 2018
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 168 (360,440)

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Fourth Amendment, Evidence, Policing, Race, Racial Profiling, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Stand Your Ground, Jury Instructions, Self-Defense, Trayvon Martin

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After Crawford Double-Speak: 'Testimony' Does Not Mean Testimony and 'Witness' does Not Mean Witness

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 97, No. 147, 2006
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Nov 2010
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 115 (488,159)

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Confrontation Clause, Testimonial, Crawford v. Washington, Evidence, Criminal Procedure

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Abolishing Police Consent Searches Through Legislation: Lessons from Scotland

American University Law Review, Vol. 72, No. 2017, 2023
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2024
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 60 (718,364)

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consent searches, racial profiling, police reform, legislation, criminal justice, stop and frisk, search and seizure, Fourth Amendment, comparative law, Scottish law, UK, law enforcement, Black Lives Matter

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Warning: Stop and Frisk May Be Hazardous to Your Health

25 William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal 689 (2016), Howard Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Aug 2018
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 46 (808,273)

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policing, Utah v. Strieff, Terry v. Ohio, Fourth Amendment, criminal procedure, race, stop and frisk

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Can Social Science Defeat a Legal Fiction?: Challenging Unlawful Police Stops Under the Fourth Amendment

18 Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights & Social Justice 315 (2012), Howard Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Aug 2018
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 44 (822,814)

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Fourth Amendment, exclusionary rule, suppression hearing, “free to leave”, consent, criminal defense clinic, student attorney, defense lawyers, policing, race

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CRACKS IN THE "THIN BLUE LINE": POLICING, DEMOCRACY, AND INSURRECTION

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2024
Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
Downloads 22 (1,038,491)

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policing and democracy, January 6 insurrection, white nationalists, under-policing, race and policing