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The Never Ending Tale: Racism And Inequality In The Era Of Broken Windows, Jonathan Oberman, Kendra Johnson Jan 2016

The Never Ending Tale: Racism And Inequality In The Era Of Broken Windows, Jonathan Oberman, Kendra Johnson

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Class Warfare: The Disappearance Of Low-Income Litigants From The Civil Docket, Myriam Gilles Jan 2016

Class Warfare: The Disappearance Of Low-Income Litigants From The Civil Docket, Myriam Gilles

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In recent years, much attention has been paid to the startling disparities in income and wealth in contemporary U.S. society. The enormous concentration of economic power in the top 1% is the culmination of decades of significant income and wealth gains for the top, combined with stagnant or decreasing growth for the majority - a trend that continues apace. But nowhere is the gap more glaring than in the civil docket, where class actions brought by or on behalf of low-income consumers and employees are on the verge of disappearing.

To be sure, the decline in class actions is only …


Broken Windows: Restoring Social Order Or Damaging And Depleting New York’S Poor Communities Of Color?, Jonathan Oberman, Kendra Johnson Jan 2016

Broken Windows: Restoring Social Order Or Damaging And Depleting New York’S Poor Communities Of Color?, Jonathan Oberman, Kendra Johnson

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