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Make a Difference: #1

Posted on January 07, 2008
In the coming days, I will be posting a series of links to webpages that facilitate individual action in the community, both on the local and global level. Some focus on monetary support, others on your time and energy, while others are seeking to inform...

Urban Law News

Posted on November 27, 2007
New Jersey residents protest eminent domain in Glassboro.New York City moves one step closer to approving the use of eminent domain to condemn 17 acres of West Harlem property for the expansion of Columbia University.New Orleans residents: schedule your Road Home meeting by this Saturday...

Urban Law News

Posted on November 26, 2007
Columbia University considers expanding in West Harlem--use of eminent domain remains unknown.Sen. Obama on racial inequities--"'On every measure, on income, on health care, on incarceration rates, on the criminal justice system, on housing, on life expectancy, on infant mortality, on almost every single indicator, there is still an enormous gap between black and white,' the senator from Illinois said...

Urban Law News

Posted on November 23, 2007
FDA considers additional steps to protect children against unintended negative effects of asthma medications.More on the California Homeowners Protection Act, as well as the Court's decision to review the District of Columbia's gun control laws.The NY Times on the declining number of homicides in New York City, and Texas's efforts to stem recividism, by moving away from a system dominated by notions of retribution, to one that offers an "expansion of services for former inmates, including job training classes, drug treatment programs and psychological counseling...

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Urban Law News

Posted on November 21, 2007
The Times on NJ Senator Cardinale's efforts to delay a repeal on the death penalty.L.A. Unified School District wins an eminent domain challenge; voters respond.On the Supreme Court's grant of cert. reviewing DC's handgun laws.Sen. Obama announces $18 billion education plan...

New Jersey Health Care & Denver Homelessness

Posted on October 14, 2007
Sarah Kershaw of The New York Times describes the effect of the tightening of SCHIP (State Children?s Health Insurance Program) in New Jersey. Kershaw notes that "New Jersey has long been one of the most aggressive states in the nation in throwing a wide safety net out for families...

Asthma & School Performance

Posted on September 24, 2007
The Los Angeles Times reports that, "[d]espite a state law that seeks to prevent schools from being built near freeways and mounting evidence that road pollutants harm children's lungs, the Los Angeles Unified School District is in the process of adding seven new schools to the more than 70 already located close to highways...

No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Debate

Posted on September 19, 2007
The Washington Post is hosting an informative debate re: No Child Left Behind reauthorization. Commentators include Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Reg Weaver (president of the NEA), Kati Haycock (president of the Education Trust), Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and several educators...

Disaster Law

Posted on September 16, 2007
As my Law Review comment suggests, I have an interest in disaster law, and the best way to provide effective, efficient, and equitable responses to mass disasters. As noted by Jurisdynamics, the American Bar Association adopted the Principles for Rule of Law in Times of Major Disaster--a very welcome development.

Teach for America: 10 Best Places to Start a Career

Posted on September 16, 2007
Teach For America's next application deadline is September 21. The national service program requires a two year commitment to teach in the country's lowest income communities. A significant portion of TFA alumni continue with a career in education after the two year commitment...

Seton Hall Law Review Symposium

Posted on September 16, 2007
On November 2, the Seton Hall Law Review will be hosting its annual symposium: When the Fighting Stops: Roles & Responsibilities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction. The panels will discuss multilateral strategies on conflict and reconstruction and will assess the architecture of post-conflict reconstruction...

Erosion continues...

Posted on May 07, 2007
It seems that despite best efforts, at least one well-qualified scientist finds serious flaws in the Army Corps of Engineers' repairs to the levee system that failed to protect the residents of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. The NY Times article notes that the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (aka, "Mr...

Changing Historical Funding Scheme

Posted on March 18, 2007
After taking on chronic problems (though beneficial to some vested interests) in the NY health care system, Gov. Spitzer is now wrangling with the state legislature over the allocation of state dollars for education. Traditionally, New York City has received about 39% of new spending; in this year's proposed budget, it is slated to receive about 46%...

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