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Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Public Interest Lawyer?, Philip G. Schrag
Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Public Interest Lawyer?, Philip G. Schrag
Georgetown Law Faculty Lectures and Appearances
I can barely express how grateful the Law Center is to the Delaneys for their generous gift, or what an honor it is to be designated as the first Delaney Family Professor of Public Interest Law at this incredibly vibrant institution. But our celebration today is not merely the recognition of my scholarship or public service. What the Delaneys have done is to honor not only me but also the hundreds of Georgetown students, faculty, staff and alumni who perform public service. Whether they have achieved high office, like Senators Richard Durbin and Patrick Leahy, or provide free legal services …
Taking Out The Adversary: The Assault On Progressive Public Interest Lawyers, David Luban
Taking Out The Adversary: The Assault On Progressive Public Interest Lawyers, David Luban
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
This Essay concerns laws and doctrines, some very recent, that undermine the capacity of progressive public-interest lawyers to bring cases. It asks a simple-sounding question: how just is the adversary system if one side is not adequately represented in it? And it defends a simple-sounding answer: It is not just at all. As we shall see, however, neither the question nor the answer is quite as simple as it sounds.