Archive
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Adam Liptak reports on a recent study which found that lawyers paid by the hour are less qualified and achieve worse results for their…
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Cost of J.D.s is Depleting the Public Interest Ranks
July 11, 2007
Travis Altman writes in TheStreet.com that the rising cost of a law degree is harming grads’ abilities to go into public interest work. “Attorneys…
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How Law Firms Could Help New Orleans
July 9, 2007
Slate reports that even two years after Katrina, there is still a shortage of public defenders in New Orleans. What can law firms do help…
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Can a Law Change a Society?
July 2, 2007
Last week’s Supreme Court decision declared that public schools can’t take explicit account of race to achieve integration, but will a colorblindness mandate succeed? New…
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Keep in touch, HLS Class of 2007!
June 27, 2007
Even after graduation, we’d still like to send you news of current public interest opportunities. And of course hear any news from you! To subscribe,…
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Vote Against Banner Shows Divide on Speech in Schools
June 27, 2007
The Supreme Court backed a principal’s decision to punish a student for unfurling a banner reading “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” off school property but at a school-sponsored event.