Topic
Poverty
301 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America”
Main February 11, 2015"Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America"The title of this post is the title of this notable new report produced by the Vera Institute of…
PropertyProf Blog
Housing Problems in Rural America
Gillian White looks at the problem of affordability outside the country's metro regions:It can be hard to understand how finding affordable housing could be an issue in areas where housing…
Education Law Prof Blog
Race and Poverty in the Decline of Neighborhood Schools
By Derek Black
Yesterday, the Washington Post ran Jay Mathews' commentary on changes in neighborhood schooling. As the National Center for Education Statistics' chart shows below, the percentage of students attending a public…
The Faculty Lounge
Griswold and Poverty
One of the many fascinating threads from the Constitutional Law panel at AALS on Griswold was the connection between the contraception cases and poverty law. Cary Franklin spoke about the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“How to reduce poverty and improve race relations by rethinking our justice system”
Main January 7, 2015"How to reduce poverty and improve race relations by rethinking our justice system"The title of this post is the subheadline of this notable Politico commentary authored by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and Public Benefits: A Brief History
At the AALS Annual Meeting, which was filled with a number of immigration programs, I participated in an "AALS Crosscutting Program on "The Fifty Year War: Can Legislation Ameliorate Poverty?" …
Environmental and Climate
LXBN Leaders: Tackling Tough Subjects is an Everyday Thing for The Shriver Brief
Sometimes when there’s a hot button topic in the news, bloggers can be afraid to cover it. But not The Shriver Brief. For the writers there, sticky subjects like poverty…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Handy Stats on Poverty Aid and on Medicare
I heard a talk by Prof. Peter Schuck of Yale Law School on why the government performs poorly solving problems at Harvey Mansfield's government seminar the other day. The talk…
Human Rights at Home Blog
The Working Poor Are Real
Fran Quigley addresses the very real problems of the working poor, who are so ofen ignored in contemporary culture. Judging by online message boards and the…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“We must ensure everyone has access to equal justice”
Professor Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School, wrote this op-ed last week in The Boston Globe urging a greater commitment to legal services for people with low-incomes. She writes in part: …