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47 Loy. L. Rev. 1 (2001)
Justifying Integration of Domestic Violence throughout the Law School Curriculum: An Introduction to the Symposium

handle is hein.journals/loyolr47 and id is 11 raw text is: SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATING RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE JUSTIFYING INTEGRATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM M. Isabel Medina As Justice Souter noted in United States v. Morrison,' the se- riousness of the problem of violence against women is staggering. On domestic violence: Three out of four American women will be victims of vio- lent crimes sometime during their life.' Violence is the leading cause of injuries to women ages 15 to 44.4 * Professor, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. B.A. 1977, Monash Uni- versity, Australia; M.A. 1979, M.F.A. 1980, University of New Orleans; J.D. 1987, Tulane University. My thanks to Erin Donelon, Raul Esquivel, and the Loyola Law Review Editorial Board for their commitment to and work on this project. This symposium was funded by a grant from Mary Kay, Inc. Additional support was provided by the Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center and Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. The symposium was co- sponsored by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. The American Bar Association, as a co-sponsor of the symposium, does not endorse any position or written materials produced in conjunction with the symposium. 1. 529 U.S. 598 (2000). 2. Id. at 628-31 (Souter, J., dissenting). 3. Id. at 631 (quoting H.R. REP. No. 103-395, at 25 (1993) (citing U.S. DEP'T OF JUSTICE, REPORT TO THE NATION ON CRIME AND JUSTICE 29 (2d ed. 1988))).

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