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Strengthening Democracy: The Challenge Of Public Interest Law, Scott Harshbarger Nov 2017

Strengthening Democracy: The Challenge Of Public Interest Law, Scott Harshbarger

Maine Law Review

The Twelfth Annual Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service was held in the fall of 2003. Scott Harshbarger, former President of Common Cause and Massachusetts Attorney General, delivered the lecture. Established in 1992, the lecture honors Judge Frank M. Coffin, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, an inspiration, mentor, and friend to the University of Maine School of Law.


Public Interest Law: Facing The Problems Of Maturity, Louise G. Trubek Jul 2011

Public Interest Law: Facing The Problems Of Maturity, Louise G. Trubek

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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A Foreword - The Ben J. Altheimer Symposium: Reframing Public Service Law: Innovative Approaches To Integrating Public Service Into The Legal Profession, Chanley Painter Jul 2011

A Foreword - The Ben J. Altheimer Symposium: Reframing Public Service Law: Innovative Approaches To Integrating Public Service Into The Legal Profession, Chanley Painter

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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The Future Of Public Interest Law, Scott L. Cummings Jul 2011

The Future Of Public Interest Law, Scott L. Cummings

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Public Interest Lawyer?, Philip G. Schrag Jan 2009

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 Jan 2003

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.


Private Lawyers And The Public Interest, Patrick L. Baude Jan 2001

Private Lawyers And The Public Interest, Patrick L. Baude

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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