B.A.,
1977, Monash University (Australia); M.A., 1979, M.F.A., 1980, University
of New Orleans; J.D., 1987, Tulane University.
Associate Professor of Law
B.A.,
1977, Monash University (Australia); M.A., 1979, M.F.A., 1980, University
of New Orleans; J.D., 1987, Tulane University.
Professor Medina joined the law school faculty in 1991 after practicing law with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. Upon her graduation from law school, she clerked for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. While in law school she was a managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. Professor Medina teaches Constitutional Law, Employment and Gender Discrimination Law, and Immigration Law.
Articles:
"A Matter of Fact: Hostile Environments and Summary Judgments," 8 Review of Law and Women's Studies 311-371 (1999).
"Judicial Review -- A Nice Thing? Article III, Separation of Powers and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996," 29 Conn. L. Rev. 1525-1563 (1997).
"The Criminalization of Immigration Law: Employer Sanctions and Marriage Fraud," 5 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 671 (1997).
"Employer Sanctions in the United States, Canada and Mexico: Exploring the Criminalization of Immigration Law," 3 Sw. J.L. Trade Am. 333-357 (1996).
"In Search of Quality Childcare: Closing the Immigration Gate to Childcare Workers," 8 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 161-199 (1994).
"Constitutional Law and Civil Rights," (5th Circuit Symposium) 38 Loy. L. Rev. 715-754 (1992).
"Award of Attorney Fees in Bad Faith Breaches of Contract in Louisiana -- An Argument Against the American Rule," 61 Tul. L. Rev. 1173-1203 (1987).
Case Note. "Regional Interstate Banking -- States May Discriminate Against States Outside Their Geographical Regions in Authorizing Interstate Banking Acquisitions," 61 Tul. L. Rev. 196-214 (1986).