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Judge Robert C. Coates on Homelessness and the Judiciary

Posted on April 20, 2008
The University of San Francisco Law Review recently published an article by Robert C. Coates, a San Diego Superior Court Judge, of interest. Robert C. Coates, Ending Chronic Homelessness in America's Major Cities--The Justice Systems' Duty, 42 U. S.F...

From the Editors of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy

Posted on April 20, 2008
Dear Professor or Practitioner, On behalf of the Editorial Board, I would like to invite you to submit an article to be considered for publication in Volume 16 of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy (GJPLP). The GJPLP...

Northeast People of Color Conference Call for Papers

Posted on April 19, 2008
This year's Northeast People of Color Conference will be held September 12-14, 2008 at Boston University School of Law, and there's still time to sign up either to present a work in progress or to comment on a work in...

Action on the state level to reduce poverty - CLASP report

Posted on April 18, 2008
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), as well as the foundation-led initiative, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, have a new report that focuses on important, and under-recognized efforts a dozen states have made to reduce poverty and lift...

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Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being (Happiness)

Posted on April 17, 2008
In a recent paper two UPenn scholars challenge the idea that above a level that meets basic needs relative income determines happiness much more than absolute income, a theory originally put forward by Richard Easterlin in 1974. The paper is:...

Conference: Poverty alleviation & environmental protection Nov. 10-15, 2008 Mexico City

Posted on April 16, 2008
From the Legal Scholarship Blog The Sixth Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law will focus on Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection. It will be hosted by the Metropolitan Autonomous University?Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Nov...

Aboriginal Economic Development Summit at University of Toronto May 1, 2008

Posted on April 16, 2008
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is hosting "A Summit on Aboriginal Economic Development: Developing Aboriginal Economies" on May 1, 2008. The Summit features among many others Paul Martin (former Prime Minister of Canada) and Stephen Cornell (co-director of...

Paper to check out on Absentee Landlords and Encouragement of Homeownership for Blighted Areas

Posted on April 15, 2008
Jorge Elorza has posted Absentee Landlords, Rent Control, and Healthy Gentrification: A Policy Proposal to De-Concentrate the Poor in Urban America , 17 Cornell J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 1 (2007), to SSRN. The abstract is below: Empirical data overwhelmingly...

New York Times on Cellphones and Poverty

Posted on April 14, 2008
The New York Times has an interesting article focusing on human-centered design and cellphones/poverty worth checking out: Sara Corbett, "Can The Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?" (Apr. 13, 2008). Another article perhaps worth reading is Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg,...

TANF Work Requirements

Posted on April 12, 2008
An Op-Ed by Noah Zatz in today's (Apr. 12, 2008) Washington Post, "A War on Community Service," criticizes limitations on TANF eligible community service imposed recently by the Bush Administration. Zatz looks critically at HHS' recently issued final regulations defining...

Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal's 2008 Symposium: Confronting Hidden Borders: Immigration and Uniting Communities of Color

Posted on April 12, 2008
Thursday April 17, 2008 UC Hastings College of Law's Race & Poverty Law Journal hosts its 2008 Symposium: Confronting Hidden Borders: Immigration and Uniting Communities of Color. It features Eva Paterson (President and Founder of the Equal Justice Society), Lucas...

Conferences around the world perhaps of Interest

Posted on April 08, 2008
As you think about travel plans for the summer/fall, here are some conferences related to poverty taking place... (1) The University of Glasgow is hosting "Critical Legal Strategies" (one of the major themes is "the Class Problematic in Legal Studies")...

Clinton Proposes "Poverty Czar"

Posted on April 07, 2008
Hillary Clinton announced that as President she would create a "Poverty Czar." The story is covered by a N.Y. Times article, a Boston.com post, and the full speech can be found here from the Clinton website. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Grading Members of Congress on their votes related to Poverty

Posted on April 03, 2008
The Shriver Center has published a report that grades U.S. Representatives and Senators for their votes in 2007 connected to policies related to poverty. The report is: 2007 Poverty Scorecard: Rating Members of Congress. According to the press release, "Members...

Northwestern Symposium "Ten Years After Welfare Reform: Making Work Pay" Apr. 4, 2008

Posted on March 29, 2008
Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy Second Annual Symposium Friday, April 4, 2008 Northwestern University School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL Ten Years After Welfare Reform: Making Work Pay We are excited to announce our Spring...

Conference: Debtor World, Univ. of Illinois, May 2-3, 2008

Posted on March 26, 2008
The University of Illinois College of Law, with the American Bankruptcy Institute, is hosting "A Debtor World: Interdisciplinary Academic Symposium on Debt," May 2-3, 2008. From the conference website: Perhaps the most common American experience today is debt...

More on Foreclosures and Bailouts (from NYTimes, CAP, and Urban Inst.)

Posted on March 26, 2008
The housing market continues to dominate the news: The importance of homeowners seeking help in time to avoid foreclosure is covered in: John Leland, "Swift Steps Help Avert Foreclosure in Baltimore," N.Y. Times, Mar. 26, 2008. The Center for American...

National Equal Justice Library Symposium at Georgetown March 25, 2008

Posted on March 24, 2008
On Tuesday, March 25, from 1:30-6pm, Georgetown University Law Center is hosting a ?Symposium and Celebration of the National Equal Justice Library?s Arrival at Georgetown Law and the Library?s Acceptance of the Papers of Gary Bellow.? The National Equal Justice...

Some not so interesting papers of mine (on Remittances and Obligations of Privilege)

Posted on March 19, 2008
Please excuse the self-promoting post regarding two of my articles... One of my articles just got published in its final version: Ezra Rosser, Obligations of Privilege, 32 N.Y.U. REV. L. & SOC. CHANGE 1 (2007). The abstract is below: Little...

Financial Meltdown Editorials

Posted on March 18, 2008
The big news of the last few days, the continuing financial meltdown of Wall Street, tied partly to subprime loans and partly to poor regulation/poor choices and risky behavior, has generated a number of interesting editorials. Here is a selection...

Harvard announces Zero Tuition for Public Interest Students in their 3L year

Posted on March 18, 2008
HLS announced that it "plans to waive tuition for third-year students who pledge to spend five years working either for nonprofit organizations or the government" from NY Times coverage, the story is here and the HLS press release is here....

Seeking others interested in AALS Open Source Idea

Posted on March 17, 2008
For law professors: The AALS just sent out a request for Open Source proposals for the next annual meeting. See Below. I am writing to see if others are interested in joining me in putting together a proposal focusing on...

Valparaiso: Law, Poverty and Economic Inequality Conference Schedule

Posted on March 14, 2008
Valparaiso University School of Law is hosting "Law, Poverty and Economic Inequality," a two day conference April 3-4, 2008, and has not posted the schedule as well as a press release (you'll see if you check it out that I...

Slum Tourism

Posted on March 14, 2008
The New York Times recently covered slum tourism: Eric Weiner, "Slum Visits: Tourism or Voyeurism" NYTimes, March 9, 2008. Thanks to Frank Pasquale and Concurring Opinions for highlighting this story. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Symposium Issues related to Poverty Law

Posted on March 14, 2008
A number of law review symposium issues have recently come out that focus on poverty related topics: Iowa Journal of Gender, Race & Justice Vol. 11: One Act, Ten Years, and Thousands of Families: Welfare Reform in Contemporary America (TOC...

Pope's Lent Message focuses on Almsgiving and aiding those in need

Posted on March 11, 2008
Arguably this could be good for a poverty course (particularly at a Catholic school) and I thought it interesting (though I am not Catholic) ... The Pope's 2008 Message for Lent focuses on "the practice of almsgiving, which represents a...

Very Good Reporting on Condo Conversions with Human Costs and Mechanisms

Posted on March 10, 2008
The Washington Post is doing a special series entitled "Forced Out: The Cost of D.C.'s Condo Boom" that is worth reading and could be a good addition to a housing/property and of course poverty law class. The stories so far:...

New York Times Magazine March 9, 2008 on Charitable Giving

Posted on March 08, 2008
The cover story of the New York Times Sunday Magazine for March 9, 2008 is entitled "Giving It Away," and most of the Magazine's articles are on philanthropy. Additionally there is a slide show on Social Entreprenuers. If you don't...

Loyola New Orleans Symposium on Criminal Indigent Defense April 4, 2008

Posted on March 08, 2008
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law is hosting a symposium on Criminal Indigent Defense on April 4, 2008. For more info, click here.

The Legal Profession and the Unmet Needs of the Immigrant Poor - Georgetown J. of Legal Ethics

Posted on March 08, 2008
The Georgetown J. of Legal Ethics recently published an article by Judge Robert A. Katzmann entitled "The Legal Profession and the Unmet Needs of the Immigrant Poor." SSRN does not seem to have the article but the Georgetown website has...

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