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Consumer Bankruptcy Should Be Increasingly Irrelevant--Why Isn't It?, Pamela Foohey
Consumer Bankruptcy Should Be Increasingly Irrelevant--Why Isn't It?, Pamela Foohey
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This symposium piece is a response to Professor Nathalie Martin's Bringing Relevance Back to Consumer Bankruptcy. This response overviews the place consumer bankruptcy presently occupies in the United States. In doing so, it details why consumer bankruptcy remains relevant in the face of a socio-economic structure and of laws that suggest that bankruptcy may not be a particularly useful place for struggling Americans to turn to for help. The response ends by calling for a bolder vision for consumer bankruptcy in light of the shifting place of the bankruptcy system in America’s increasingly thread-bare social safety net.
Access Law Schools & Diversifying The Profession, Deseriee A. Kennedy
Access Law Schools & Diversifying The Profession, Deseriee A. Kennedy
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Lawyers do not reflect the racial diversity in the United States. The legal profession continues to struggle with ways to achieve and maintain racial diversity. Law schools play a critical role in the path to practice, and therefore an examination of the barriers to the profession they created is warranted. This essay critiques the over-reliance on standardized testing in law school admissions and advocates for an open admissions process that prioritizes racial and academic diversity. It suggests that the benefits of minimizing the role of standardized tests far outweigh any perceived costs in legal education. This essay concludes that the …
Socialists And Housing, Michael Lewyn
Socialists And Housing, Michael Lewyn
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My review of Capital City by Samuel Stein
Subways And Covid-19: A Literature Review, Michael Lewyn
Subways And Covid-19: A Literature Review, Michael Lewyn
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Discusses a variety of articles and blog posts which address the impact (or lack thereof) of the New York subway system upon the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cares Act Gimmicks How Not To Give People Money During A Pandemic And What To Do Instead, Pamela Foohey, Dalie Jimenez, Christopher K. Odinet
Cares Act Gimmicks How Not To Give People Money During A Pandemic And What To Do Instead, Pamela Foohey, Dalie Jimenez, Christopher K. Odinet
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The coronavirus pandemic upturned Americans’ lives. Within the first few weeks, millions of Americans reported being laid off from their jobs. Other people were working reduced hours or were working remotely from home. Children’s daycares and schools closed, and parents were thrown into new roles as educators and full-time babysitters, while, in some instances, also continuing to work full-time jobs. The profound financial effects caused by even a few weeks of the coronavirus’ upheaval spurred Congress to pass the CARES Act, which purported to provide economic relief to individuals and businesses.
For individuals, the CARES Act includes five provisions that …
The Folly Of Credit As Pandemic Relief, Pamela Foohey, Dalie Jimenez, Christopher K. Odinet
The Folly Of Credit As Pandemic Relief, Pamela Foohey, Dalie Jimenez, Christopher K. Odinet
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Within weeks of the coronavirus pandemic appearing in the United States, the American economy came to a grinding halt. The unprecedented modern health crisis and the collapsing economy forced Congress to make a critical choice about how to help American families survive financially. Congress had two basic options. It could enact policies that provided direct and meaningful financial support to people, without the necessity of later repayment. Or it could pursue policies that temporarily relieved people from their financial obligations, but required that they eventually pay amounts subject to payment moratoria later.
In passing the CARES Act, Congress primarily chose …