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A Celebration of Public Interest
March 13-15, 2008

 

Readings

Public Interest Success Stories

5th Circuit Opinion May Complicate Upcoming Supreme Court Argument (PDF)

The Impact of Counter Terrorism Measures on Human Rights Protection in Africa (PDF)

Is Kenya Ripe for Bloodshed Rwanda-style? (PDF)

Making the Invisible Visible: The Garment Industry's Dirty Laundry (PDF)

Why KANU Stands to Gain from Serious Constitutional Changes (PDF)

Zen and the Art of Exoneration (PDF)

 

Friday Luncheon - From HLS Activism to Policital Positions: Dean Kagan moderates a conversation with Governor Jennifer Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel Mulhern

All Lawyers Are Public Interest Lawyers - Michigan Bar Journal (PDF)

 

Public Service from the Bench

Judicial Management, Process & Selection (PDF)

The Meaning of Judicial Self-Restraint (PDF)

The Role of Social Justice in Judging Cases (PDF)

Social Change, Judicial Activism, and the Public Interest Lawyer (PDF)

Whose Public Interest Is It Anyway?: Advice for Altruistic Young Lawyers (PDF)

 

Predatory Lending

Democratizing Credit: Giving the Poor Equal Rights to be Victims of Predatory Lending [Draft of Work in Progress] (PDF)

Financial Quicksand: Payday lending sinks borrowers in debt with $4.2 billion in predatory fees every year (PDF)

The Foreclosure Crisis: Can Impact Litigation Provide a Response (PDF)

A Snapshot of the Subprime Market (PDF)

Unsafe at Any Rate (PDF)

 

Racial Justice

From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State (PDF)

Seattle/Louisville, 95 California Law Review (February 2007) (PDF)

The Supreme Court Opinion in Kimbrough vs. United States (PDF)

 

Separation of Powers

The Constitution and Executive Competence in the Post-Cold War World (PDF)

Executive Power Essentialism and Foreign Affairs (PDF)

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (PDF)

Marbury v. Madison (PDF)

Rasul v. Bush (PDF)

Relationships between Formalism and Functionalism in Separation of Powers Cases (PDF)

Youngstown Steel Equipment Sales, Inc. v. U.S. (PDF)

 

Friday Dinner Keynote Speaker

Bryan Stevenson quoted in The New York Times, "Lifers as Teenagers, Now Seeking Second Chance," published 10/17/07

 

Keeping the Flame Alive: Working on the Front Lines and Preventing Burnout

Beyond Justifications: Seeking Motivations to Sustain Public Defenders (PDF)

The Falling-Down Professions (PDF)

Investing in Justice: A Framework for Effective Recruitment and Retention of Illinois Legal Aid Attorneys (PDF)

It's the Salaries, Stupid! . . . and Much More: The Developing National Crisis in the Delivery of Legal Aid (PDF)

The Quest for the Best: Attorney Recruitment and Retention Challenges for Florida Civil Legal Aid (PDF)

 

Nurturing the Next Generation: How to Promote Public Service in an Era of Rising Student Debt

Federal Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Public Interest Lawyers and Other Employees of Governments and Nonprofit Organizations (PDF)

It's the Salaries, Stupid! . . . and Much More: The Developing National Crisis in the Delivery of Legal Aid (PDF)