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Gore Headlines Liberal Confab, Justin Scheck
Gore Headlines Liberal Confab, Justin Scheck
History of GGU Law
Al Gore spoke at GGU Law to headline a kickoff party for 'the local chapter of the American Constitution Society.
White Proudly Serves As Dean Of Golden Gate Law, Alex Sachare
White Proudly Serves As Dean Of Golden Gate Law, Alex Sachare
2004-2008: Frederick White
Alumni magazine Columbia College Today profiles Fred White.
Disability Matters: Toward A Law School Clinical Model For Serving Youth With Special Education Needs, Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Patricia A. Massey
Disability Matters: Toward A Law School Clinical Model For Serving Youth With Special Education Needs, Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Patricia A. Massey
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This article examines the role that law school clinics could play in remedying a gap in legal services for youth with special education needs while simultaneously enhancing law students’ awareness and understanding of disabilities and providing students with unique skills. The authors show that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), recently reauthorized by Congress, places the burden of enforcement on parents but leaves these parents — particularly those marginalized by poverty, race, language or immigration status — without sufficient access to legal representation. The authors suggest that this representation gap is aggravated by lawyers’ and law students’ lack of …