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Fighting For The City In Context: William Nelson And The Legal History Of New York, William P. Lapiana Jan 2009

Fighting For The City In Context: William Nelson And The Legal History Of New York, William P. Lapiana

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Professor Ross Sandler has contributed a full review of Fighting for the City to this symposium issue. This short comment is meant to supplement that review by emphasizing topics that are of particular interest to an historian of the American legal profession, and of American legal education in particular and New York City in general. It is also meant to draw some connections between Fighting for the City and two of Professor William Nelson's other works: In Pursuit of Right and Justice, his biography of Edward Weinfeld, a lawyer and judge of the District Court for theSouthern District of New …


Globalization, Investing In Law, And The Careers Of Lawyers For Social Causes—Taking On Rights In Thailand, Frank W. Munger Jan 2009

Globalization, Investing In Law, And The Careers Of Lawyers For Social Causes—Taking On Rights In Thailand, Frank W. Munger

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Lawyering At The Extremes: The Representation Of Tom Mooney, 1916-1939, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2009

Lawyering At The Extremes: The Representation Of Tom Mooney, 1916-1939, Rebecca Roiphe

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This article explores the complex and often strained relationship between Tom Mooney, the famous labor radical who was framed for a bombing murder, and his lawyers over the course of the 23-year long battle to gain his freedom. The author uses the lawyers’ archives to explore the intense difficulties that arise between a client who believes the legal system is hopelessly corrupt and his lawyers who hope to free their client and redeem the justice system at the same time. While sympathetic to Tom Mooney and the lawyers, Roiphe concludes that an independent legal profession struggling to negotiate its obligation …


Sim City: Teaching “Thinking Like A Lawyer” In Simulation-Based Clinical Courses, Kris Franklin Jan 2009

Sim City: Teaching “Thinking Like A Lawyer” In Simulation-Based Clinical Courses, Kris Franklin

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Global Funder, Grassroots Litigator—Judicialization Of The Environmental Movement In Thailand, Frank W. Munger Jan 2009

Global Funder, Grassroots Litigator—Judicialization Of The Environmental Movement In Thailand, Frank W. Munger

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Some Advice About Ignoring Advice About Collaborations, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2009

Some Advice About Ignoring Advice About Collaborations, Michael L. Perlin

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