Tag Archives: Volume 36 Issue 1
The Flood: Political Economy and Disaster
As summer faded to fall in 2005, a hurricane hit New Orleans, a city so unique in its history that it has more history than many American cities. It was nonetheless an American city in these telling parameters: a city … Continue reading
The Impact of a Knee-Jerk Reaction: The Patriot Act Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Ability of One Word to Erase Established Constitutional Requirements
The attacks of September 11th sparked a new era in American political and legal history, altering the disposition of the nation’s citizens and the legal community from a feeling of comfort and tranquility to vulnerability and paranoia. A result of … Continue reading
Economics of Electronic Waste Disposal Regulations
The components of municipal solid waste are rapidly changing. Obsolete computers, cellular phones, televisions, and many other outdated electronics, all known as electronic waste, are becoming a greater proportion of the global municipal waste stream. Technological innovation continues to improve, … Continue reading
Judges as Humans: Interdisciplinary Research and the Problems of Institutional Design
We demand a lot from judges. The job description calls for traits such as impartiality, fairness, independence, integrity, civility, and professionalism. What is more, the judge should exemplify these traits not merely on good days, but every day in every … Continue reading
Holding the Due Process Line For Asylum
In the summer of 2007, as scandals surround the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Monica Goodling’s testimony before Congress drew national attention to the systemic failings of the U.S. immigration courts. The improper hiring practices described by the former Justice Department … Continue reading
Client Choice, Contractual Restraints, and the Market for Legal Services
The freedom of clients to discharge their lawyers at any time, with or without cause, greatly facilitates competition among lawyers. An era of lawyer mobility that has destabilized law firms and rewarded lawyers able to command the loyalty of their … Continue reading
Federal Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Public Interest Lawyers and Other Employees of Governments and Nonprofit Organizations
In two provisions of the CCRAA, Congress has significantly improved access to higher education, particularly graduate and professional education, for persons who would like to have lower-paying public service careers, but who will be saddled by high educational debts incurred … Continue reading
Are We Still Americans?
We are living in a time of crisis. Terrorists have struck our shores and promise to again. We are at war in Afghanistan and Iraq and some believe we should add Iran to our battlefields. To protect us, the President … Continue reading
