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Monthly Archives: April 2011
“Biutiful” and Vulnerable Communities
By Olympia Duhart When I went to see the movie Biutiful, I was especially looking forward to experiencing (at least on film) parts of Barcelona, Spain. My friend Diego, from Barcelona, promised me that once I saw the film I … Continue reading
American Legislative Exchange Council: Putting Corporate Interests First with a Dash of Racism
If you are wondering how the same voter ID requirements, end to public employee collective bargaining, and anti-EPA legislation end up in different state legislatures, you might not know about the American Legislative Exchange Council.
This is how ALEC explains itself: limited government, free markets, federalism. Continue reading
SALT mourns passing of Professor Keith Aoki
Keith Aoki was a friend and mentor to many in the SALT community, and we share the loss of his passing with his family and colleagues. It seems odd at times like these to try and capture someone’s legacy in a single … Continue reading
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Prisons & Structural Violence in the ’Hood
Written by SpearIt “Fuck or Fight?” This question, like the fuse of a 10-second stare-down, is how too many men are first introduced to life in a prison cellblock. Although one might not have ever pondered these questions, the curve … Continue reading
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Elitism and Education (Part IV): Admission Office Bias Against Rural Students?
By Lisa R. Pruitt In a prior post about Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford’s book, No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life, I mentioned Ross Douthat’s assertion that “the downscale, … Continue reading
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Tagged discrimination, education, geography, poverty, privilege, rural, rural and urban, socioeconomic class
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Bradley Manning Treatment Reveals Continued Government Complicity in Torture By Marjorie Cohn American Constitution Society Book Talk
Written by Marjorie Cohn, March 24, 2011 Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is facing court-martial for leaking military reports and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, is being held in solitary confinement in Quantico brig in Virginia. Each night, he is forced … Continue reading
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Elitism and Education (Part III): Working Class Whites and Elite College Admissions
By Lisa R. Pruitt Parts I and II of this series appeared in August, 2010 here and here. Ever since Ross Douthat discussed No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life in … Continue reading
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Tagged affirmative action, education, geography, poverty, privilege, rural, socioeconomic class
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Mozilo Free, Engle in Prison: A Story of How Executives Skate and Borrowers Pay
by andré douglas pond cummings On the heels of news that Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of now-defunct Countrywide, who made more than $500 million in bonuses by peddling toxic and poisonous loans in the run-up to the financial market … Continue reading
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False Dichotomies of Class (Part I): Mobility versus Mobilization
By Lisa R. Pruitt Martha McCluskey wrote a couple of weeks ago on the ClassCrits Blog about some questions regarding class that arose at Martha Fineman’s recent workshop, Masking and Manipulating Vulnerabilities, at Emory Law School. To summarize, McCluskey asked … Continue reading
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Report on the April 2011 Standards Review Committee Meeting (Part II)
This report reviews the results of the April 2011 meeting of the Standards Review Committee (SRC), but omits discussion of the committee discussion of security of position, which is reviewed in a previous report, available here. In each section, reference is made to subcommittee reports; those are subcommittees of the SRC, charged with drafting language and bringing it to the full committee for discussion and ultimate decision.
The standards and topics addressed in this report are:
* Bar pass rate requirements (Standard 301)
* Admissions and student services, including use of the LSAT in admissions (Chapter 5)
* Student learning outcomes (part of Chapter 3)
* Other issues in Chapter 3: Program of Legal Education, including discussions of attendance policies, distance education, and paid externships
* Faculty responsibilities (Standard 404)
* Law school administration and organization (Chapter 2)
* Facilities (Chapter 7) Continue reading