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The Civil Rights Lawyer In The 1980'S, Thelton E. Henderson
The Civil Rights Lawyer In The 1980'S, Thelton E. Henderson
Cleveland State Law Review
There has been a lot of discussion recently about civil rights and the future, if any, of the civil rights movement. Some ask whether the civil rights movement in this country is dead. In response, I hope to answer this question by examining the civil rights movement along with the role of the civil rights lawyer in the 1980's.
Is America Over-Lawyered, Shirley M. Hufstedler
Is America Over-Lawyered, Shirley M. Hufstedler
Cleveland State Law Review
Are we over-lawyered? The answer that a lawyer must give is the kind of response that always exasperates laypersons-yes and no. We do have far more lawyers than we can absorb in the existing professional structures, at costs that can be paid by persons who need those services. The unmet need for legal services is very large and growing. Program after program designed to fund legal aid for the poor has been cut or extinguished. Even in a profession that is as crowded as our own, there is always room for the very best, the dedicated and the least selfish.