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Poverty
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
ABA Webinar Today on Women’s Rights, Cultural Heritage Preservation, and Economic Relief in Afghanistan
By Jamie Abrams
Today from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST the ABA is hosting a free webinar titled Afghanistan on the Brink: Risk Assessments for Women’s Rights, Cultural Heritage Preservation and Economic Relief.…
The Right Coast
California Will Be Fine If Larry Elder Becomes Governor
Most of the rest of the country knows this is all crazy, and many Californians do, too. But they don t seem to understand how damaging all the silly posturing…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Veil of the COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates: Ignorance of Poverty, Injustice Towards the Poor
Sarah Ganty (Yale Law School), The Veil of the COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates: Ignorance of Poverty, Injustice Towards the Poor, 12 Eur. J. of Risk Regul. (forthcoming May 2021):Socioeconomic disadvantages are…
The Right Coast
California needs new leadership – Santa Barbara News-Press
The decline in downtown Santa Barbara and the ostentatious affluence in Montecito are emblematic of a growing and very disconcerting problem. Increasingly, there are two Californias, one of extreme poverty…
Simple Justice
Can We Buy Our Way Out Of Poverty?
A foundational belief of liberalism is that no one in this wealthy and wonderful nation of ours should go to sleep (or school) hungry, die for lack of basic health…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Event: May 18th Webinar on Poverty, Inequality and Human Rights
On May 18, 2021, from 2:30 – 4pm EST, join the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Northeastern Law School’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, and U. Minnesota’s Human Rights…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Event: Webinar marking the publication of the new Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty
Please join Northeastern Law School's Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for a webinar on Wednesday…
Family Law Prof Blog
Parenting Program Helps Children Growing Up in Poverty
By Family Law
From News-Medical.Net:COVID causes childcare programs closed and social distancing measures in place, many children are missing out on opportunities for development. Parent education programs such as "the Smart Beginnings Project" and…
Simple Justice
Cash Bail Redux: Does It “Criminalize Poverty”?
As word spread that Kyle Rittenhouse was out on $2 million dollar bail, the screams of the unduly passionate could be heard around the nation. No, they weren’t screams of…
Simple Justice
Poverty Is Not A Crime, But Is It A Defense?
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread. ―-Anatole France It’s no crime…