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Call for Papers: Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy - Housing, Elderly, Juvenile Justice

The Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy solicits articles on housing (deadline Aug. 1, 2008), the elderly (deadline Sept. 1, 2008), and juvenile justice (deadline Nov. 1, 2008). Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on June 24th, 2008 | Poverty Law, Elder Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Criminal Law, Property Law | no comments

National Conference on Homeless Youth and the Law - Seattle

The American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, American Bar Association Commission on Youth at Risk, and the National Network for Youth, in collaboration with Casey Family Programs, present the National Conference on Homeless Youth and the Law, June 19-20, 2008, at the University of Washington School of Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on June 20th, 2008 | Poverty Law, Family Law | no comments

Call for Papers: Race, Class, Sexuality, Gender in the Pacific Northwest

DISORIENT: A Journal of Race, Class, Sexuality and Gender in the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington School of Law

Call for submissions to undergraduate and graduate students, professors, activists and attorneys for 2007-2008 Inaugural Issue — deadline: July 1, 2008. Jump to full post

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on May 13th, 2008 | Law and Sexuality, Poverty Law, Law and Race, Law and Gender, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Jurisprudence | no comments

March 24, 2008 Colloquia/Workshops

Georgetown Law & Philosophy

Paul Kahn (Yale Law), Evil and Blame & Out of Eden

Georgetown Statutory Colloquium

Bradford Clark (George Washington Law), Process-Based Federalism Readings 1 & 2

Georgia

Camille A. Nelson (Saint Louis Law)

Rutgers-Camden

Howard Gillette (Rutgers-Camden History), Civitas in the Design of Housing for the Poor

Seton Hall

Michael Gerhardt (UNC Law)

St. John’s

Melanie Leslie (Cardozo Law), Strengthening Fiduciary Norms in Nonprofit Corporations

Suffolk

Beth Lyon (Villanova Law), Migrant Works and Clinical Pedagogy

Temple

Amy Sinden (Temple Law)

Texas

Adair Morse (Chicago Business)

Jonathan Simon (UC Berkeley Law), War on! Why a “War on Cancer” should replace our “War on Crime” (and Terror)

Yale Corporate Law

Gandolfo V. DiBlasi (Sullivan & Cromwell), Certified Public Scapegoat: Enron, Arthur Andersen & David Duncan

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on March 24th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Law and Politics, Law and Philosophy, Poverty Law, Law and Society, Law and Economics, Criminal Law, Health Law, Business Law, Uncategorized | no comments

Housing Crisis for Youth Aging out of Foster Care - New York

The St. John’s University School of Law Child Advocacy Clinic hosts a symposium, No Place to Live: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care, March 28, 2008. A PDF flyer is here.

The School of Law is bringing together distinguished scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines, including policy makers, affordable housing professionals and advocates for children and the homeless, to discuss the housing crisis that is facing adolescents as they exit foster care around the country. Young people experiencing this crisis will also play a vital role. We will engage in expert dialogue which both raises awareness and explores concrete solutions to this critical national issue.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 14th, 2008 | Poverty Law, Family Law, CONFERENCES, Property Law | no comments