Kevin R. Johnson

Publications

• Mr. Trump Goes to Washington Part II: A Review of Richard Delgado's 2025
  49 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 855 (2026) · Seattle University Law Review · 2026
• The Trump Administration’s Racial Dragnet: Immigration Enforcement in Los Angeles
  79 SMU L. REV. 7 (2026) · SMU Law Review · 2026
• The Use of Clearview AI to Support Warrants Violates the Fourth Amendment
  34 FORDHAM INTELL. PROP. MEDIA & ENT. L.J. 991 (2024) · Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal · 2024
• The KKK, Immigration Law and Policy, and Donald Trump
  75 UC L.J. 1645 (2024) · UC Law Journal · 2024
• Teaching Racial and Social Justice in the Immigration Law Survey Course
  67 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. (2023) · Saint Louis University Law Journal · 2023
• Professor Rachel Moran: A Foundational Latina/o Civil Rights Scholar
  10 TEX. A & M L. REV. 749 (2023) · Texas A&M Law Review · 2023
• Systemic Racism in the U.S. Immigration Laws
  97 IND. L.J. (2022) · Indiana Law Journal · 2022
• Bringing Racial Justice to Immigration Law
  Northwestern University Law Review · 2021

• The House Advantage: Trade Secret Protections on the Casino Floor
  8 U. N. L.V. GAMING L.J. 121 (2018) · UNLV Gaming Law Journal · 2018
• Some Thoughts on the Future of Legal Education: Why Diversity and Student Wellness Should Matter in a Time of Economic “Crisis”
  65 BUFF. L. REV. 255 (2017) · Buffalo Law Review · 2017
• Doubling Down on Racial Discrimination: The Racially Disparate Impacts of Crime-Based Removals
  66 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 993 (2016) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2016
• Federalism and the Disappearing Equal Protection Rights of Immigrants
  73 WASH. & LEE L. REV. ONLINE 269 (2016) · Washington and Lee Law Review Online · 2016
• Racial Profiling in the War on Drugs Meets the Immigration Removal Process: The Case of Moncrieffe v. Holder
  92 DENV. L. REV. 701 (2015) · Denver Law Review · 2015
• Immigration in the Supreme Court, 2009-13: A New Era of Immigration Law Unexceptionalism
  68 OKLA. L. REV. 57 (2015) · Oklahoma Law Review · 2015
• Racial Profiling in the War on Drugs Meets the Immigration Removal Process: The Case of Moncrieffe v. Holder
  48 U. MICH. J. L. REFORM 967 (2015) · University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform · 2015
• Richard Delgado's Quest for Justice for All
  33 MINN. J. L. & INEQ. 407 (2015) · Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality · 2015
• Presumed Incompetent: Important Lessons for University Leaders on the Professional Lives of Women Faculty of Color
  29 BERKELEY J. GENDER L. & JUST. (2014) · Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice · 2014
• The Keyes to the Nation's Educational Future: The Latina/o Struggle for Educational Equity
  90 DENV. L. REV. 1231 (2013) · Denver Law Review · 2013
• Anatomy of a Modern-Day Lynching: The Relationship between Hate Crimes against Latina/os and the Debate over Immigration Reform
  91 N. C. L. REV. 1613 (2013) · North Carolina Law Review · 2013
• An Immigration Gideon for Lawful Permanent Residents
  122 YALE L.J. 2394 (2013) · Yale Law Journal · 2013
• Immigration and Civil Rights: State and Local Efforts to Regulate Immigration
  46 GA. L. REV. (2012) · Georgia Law Review · 2012
• Immigration and Civil Rights: Is the "New" Birmingham the Same as the "Old" Birmingham
  21 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 367 (2012) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2012
• Sweet Home Alabama?
  64 STAN. L. REV. 22 (2011) · Stanford Law Review · 2011

• The Intersection of Race and Class in U.S. Immigration Law and Enforcement
  72 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 1 (2009) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2009
• Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws
  61 SMU L. REV. 3 (2008) · SMU Law Review · 2008
• An Assessment of LatCrit Theory Ten Years After
  83 IND. L.J. (2008) · Indiana Law Journal · 2008
• A Handicapped, Not Sleeping, Giant: The Devastating Impact of the Initiative Process on Latina/o and Immigrant Communities
  96 CAL. L. REV. 1259 (2008) · California Law Review · 2008
• The Rule of Law Is the Rule of Reason
  84 N. D. L. REV. 59 (2008) · North Dakota Law Review · 2008
• Protecting National Security through More Liberal Admission of Immigrants
  2007 U. CHI. LEGAL F. (2007) · University of Chicago Legal Forum · 2007
• Immigration Reform, National Security after September 11, and the Future of North American Integration
  91 MINN. L. REV. 1369 (2007) · Minnesota Law Review · 2007
• The Forgotten Repatriation of Persons of Mexican Ancestry and Lessons for the War on Terror
  26 PACE L. REV. (2005) · Pace Law Review · 2005
• National Identity in a Multicultural Nation: The Challenge of Immigration Law and Immigrants
  103 MICH. L. REV. 1347 (2005) · Michigan Law Review · 2005
• Cry Me a River: The Limits of a Systemic Analysis of Affirmative Action in American Law Schools
  7 BERKELEY J. AFR.-AM. L. & POL'Y 1 (2005) · Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy · 2005
• Driver's Licenses and Undocumented Immigrants: The Future of Civil Rights Law?
  5 NV. L.J. FORUM 213 (2004) · Nevada Law Journal · 2004
• LatCrit Goes International
  16 FLA. J. INT'L L. (2004) · Florida Journal of International Law · 2004
• A Principled Approach to the Quest for Racial Diversity on the Judiciary
  10 MICH. J. RACE & L. 5 (2004) · Michigan Journal of Race and Law · 2004
• The Last Twenty Five Years of Affirmative Action?
  21 CONST. COMMENT. 171 (2004) · Constitutional Commentary · 2004
• September 11 and Mexican Immigrants: Collateral Damage Comes Home
  52 DEPAUL L. REV. 849 (2003) · DePaul Law Review · 2003
• The Struggle for Civil Rights: The Need for, and Impediments to, Political Coalitions Among and Within Minority Groups
  63 LA. L. REV. (2003) · Louisiana Law Review · 2003
• Civil Liberties Post-September 11: A time of Danger, A Time of Opportunity
  2 SEATTLE J. FOR SOC. JUST. (2003) · Seattle Journal for Social Justice · 2003
• Immigration, Civil Rights, and Coalitions for Social Justice
  1 UC L.J. RACE & ECON. JUST. 181 (2003) · UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice · 2003
• The Case for African American and Latina/o Cooperation in Challenging Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement
  55 FLA. L. REV. 341 (2003) · Florida Law Review · 2003
• U.S. Border Enforcement: Drugs, Migrants, and the Rule of Law
  47 VILL. L. REV. 897 (2002) · Villanova Law Review (1956 - ) · 2002
• On the Appointment of a Latina/o to the Supreme Court
  13 BERKELEY LA RAZA L.J. 1 (2002) · Berkeley La Raza Law Journal · 2002
• Introduction: Comparative Racialization: Culture and National Origin in the Latina/o Communities
  78 DENV. L. REV. 633 (2001) · Denver Law Review · 2001
• Introduction: Regional Integration in North America and Europe: Lessons about Civil Rights and Equal Citizenship
  9 U. MIAMI INT'L & COMP. L. REV. 33 (2001) · University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review · 2001
• Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans, and Latcrit Theory: Commonalities and Differences Between Latina/o Experiences
  6 MICH. J. RACE & L. 107 (2000) · Michigan Journal of Race and Law · 2000
• The Case Against Race Profiling in Immigration Enforcement
  78 WASH. U. L. REV. 675 (2000) · Washington University Law Review · 2000

• Crossover Dreams: The Roots of LatCrit Theory in Chicana/o Studies Activism and Scholarship
  53 U. MIAMI L. REV. 1143 (1999) · University of Miami Law Review · 1999
• Dedication of "The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review of Minority Issues"
  1 SCHOLAR: ST. MARY'S L. REV. RACE & SOC. JUST. (1999) · The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice · 1999
• Lawyering for Social Change: What's a Lawyer to Do?
  5 MICH. J. RACE & L. 201 (1999) · Michigan Journal of Race and Law · 1999
• Clinical Legal Education and the U.C. Davis Immigration Law Clinic: Putting Theory into Practice and Practice into Theory
  51 SMU L. REV. 1423 (1998) · SMU Law Review · 1998
• Race, the Immigration Laws, and Domestic Race Relations: A "Magic Mirror'' into the Heart of Darkness
  73 IND. L.J. (1998) · Indiana Law Journal · 1998
• Melting Pot or Ring of Fire: Assimilation and the Mexican-American Experience
  10 BERKELEY LA RAZA L.J. 173 (1998) · Berkeley La Raza Law Journal · 1998
• The Social and Legal Construction of Nonpersons
  28 U. MIAMI INTER-AM. L. REV. 263 (1997) · University of Miami Inter-American Law Review · 1997
• The Antiterrorism Act, the Immigration Reform Act, and Ideological Regulation in the Immigration Laws: Important Lessons for Citizens and Noncitizens.
  28 ST. MARY'S L.J. (1997) · St. Mary's Law Journal · 1997
• Melting Pot or Ring of Fire: Assimilation and the Mexican-American Experience
  85 CAL. L. REV. 1259 (1997) · California Law Review · 1997
• Why Alienage Jurisdiction? Historical Foundations and Modern Justifications for Federal Jurisdiction Over Disputes Involving Noncitizens
  21 YALE J. INT'L L. 1 (1996) · Yale Journal of International Law · 1996
• An Essay on Immigration Politics, Popular Democracy, and California's Proposition 187: The Political Relevance and Legal Irrelevance of Race
  70 WASH. L. REV. 629 (1995) · Washington Law Review · 1995
• Civil Rights and Immigration: Challenges for the Latino Community in the Twenty-First Century
  8 BERKELEY LA RAZA L.J. 42 (1995) · Berkeley La Raza Law Journal · 1995
• Los Olvidados: Images of the Immigrant, Political Power of Noncitizens, and Immigration Law and Enforcement
  1993 BYU L. REV. 1139 (1993) · BYU Law Review · 1993
• Responding to the Litigation Explosion: The Plain Meaning of Executive Branch Primary over Immigration
  71 N. C. L. REV. 413 (1993) · North Carolina Law Review · 1993
• A "Hard Look" at the Executive Branch's Asylum Decisions
  1990 UTAH L. REV. (1991) · Utah Law Review · 1991
• A "Hard Look" at the Executive Branch's Asylum Decisions
  1991 UTAH L. REV. (1991) · Utah Law Review · 1991
• Bridging The Gap: Some Thoughts About Interstitial Lawmaking And The Federal Securities Laws
  48 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 879 (1991) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 1991