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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Mississippi Law Journal Symposium: Poverty and Access to Justice (Friday, Feb. 8)
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Details and a list of speakers available at TheFaculty Lounge. You can RSVP here,using the following information: Event ID: 1881Event Password: Supra--A
International Law Prof Blog
Madagascar Must Combat Poverty to Eradicate Slavery
A United Nations independent expert today called on the Government of Madagascar to take “urgent measures” in its fight against poverty, adding that poverty was the driving factor in the…
International Law Prof Blog
Should Being Homeless be a Crime in Hungary?
Recent legislation in Hungary outlawing homelessness risks having a discriminatory impact on those living in poverty, two United Nations independent experts warned last week as they urged the authorities there…
PropertyProf Blog
Map of the Day: Poorest Counties
By propertyprof
The 100 poorest counties in the USA based on per capita income: Steve Clowney
The Right Coast
Marginal Revolution Small steps toward a much better world. Page 2
Poor people often do things that are against their long-term interests such as playing the lottery, borrowing too much and saving too little. Shah, Mullainathan and Sahfir have a new…
PropertyProf Blog
Truly Disadvantaged Places
By propertyprof
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a lengthy article on William Julius Wilson and the effect of geography on a person's life outcomes:Families that moved to safer and better-off…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Study Examines What Happens When Women Are Denied Abortions
care2 blog: Women Denied Abortion More Likely To End Up On Welfare, by Jessica Pieklo:As abortion access has grown increasingly more restricted across the country a new report has, for the first time,…
The Right Coast
Instapundit
SO LET S BE CLEAR: While Starving New Yorkers Dumpster-Dive For Food, while commuter delays rage, and while Staten Islanders beg for food, gas and clothing, Mayor Bloomberg has time…
ImmigrationProf Blog
AALS Mid-Year Meeting on Immigration and Property
2013 AALS Workshop on Poverty, Immigration and Property Call for Presentations and Paper We are seeking proposals for presentations and papers for the 2013 Mid-Year Meeting Workshop on Poverty, Immigration and Property.…
The Faculty Lounge
Mississippi Symposium on Povery and Access to Justice
On Friday, February 8, 2013 the University of Mississippi Law School will host a symposium on the problem of access to the justice system by the poorest among us. Here…