A. Mechele Dickerson

Publications

• Chasing the American Dream: Young Adults in Financial Crisis
  20 BROOK. J. CORP. FIN. & COM. L. 35 (2025) · Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law · 2025
• The "Ideal Debtor" and the "Traditional" American Household
  38 EMORY BANKR. DEV. J. 185 (2022) · Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal · 2022
• Shining a Bright Light on the Color of Wealth
  120 MICH. L. REV. 1085 (2022) · Michigan Law Review · 2022
• Systemic Racism and Housing
  70 EMORY L.J. 1535 (2021) · Emory Law Journal · 2021

• OVER-INDEBTEDNESS, THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS, AND THE EFFECT ON U.S. CITIES
  36 FORDHAM URB. L.J. 395 (2009) · Fordham Urban Law Journal · 2009
• The Myth of Home Ownership and Why Home Ownership is Not Always a Good Thing
  84 IND. L.J. (2009) · Indiana Law Journal · 2009
• Privatizing Ethics in Corporate Reorganizations
  93 MINN. L. REV. 875 (2009) · Minnesota Law Review · 2009
• Insolvency Principles and the Odious Debt Doctrine: The Missing Link in the Debate
  70 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 53 (2007) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2007
• Words That Wound: Defining Discussing, and Defeating Bankruptcy "Corruption"
  54 BUFF. L. REV. 365 (2006) · Buffalo Law Review · 2006
• Race Matters in Bankruptcy Reform
  71 MO. L. REV. (2006) · Missouri Law Review · 2006
• Regulating Bankruptcy: Public Choice, Ideology, & Beyond
  84 WASH. U. L. REV. 1861 (2006) · Washington University Law Review · 2006
• Caught in the Trap: Pricing Racial Housing Preferences
  103 MICH. L. REV. 1273 (2005) · Michigan Law Review · 2005
• Bankruptcy and Mortgage Lending: The Homeowner Dilemma, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 19 (2004)
  38 UIC L. REV. (2004) · UIC Law Review · 2004
• Race Matters in Bankruptcy
  61 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 1725 (2004) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2004
• Can the "Public Interest" Justify Non-Consensual Searches of Homes in Bankruptcy Cases?
  11 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 267 (2002) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2002

• Can Shame, Guilt, or Stigma Be Taught: Why Credit-Focused Debtor Education May Not Work
  32 LOY. L. A. L. REV. 945 (1999) · Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review · 1999
• America's Uneasy Relationship with the Working Poor
  51 UC L.J. 17 (1999) · UC Law Journal · 1999
• Family Values and the Bankruptcy Code: A Proposal To Eliminate Bankruptcy Benefits Awarded on the Basis of Marital Status
  67 FORDHAM L. REV. 69 (1998) · Fordham Law Review · 1998
• Lifestyles of the Not-So-Rich or Famous: The Role of Choice and Sacrifice in Bankruptcy
  45 BUFF. L. REV. 629 (1997) · Buffalo Law Review · 1997