Legal Deserts: A Multi-State Perspective On Rural Access To Justice, Lisa R. Pruitt , Amanda L. Kool, Lauren Sudeall Lucas, Michele Statz, Danielle M. Conway, Hannah Haksgaard
Dec 2017
Legal Deserts: A Multi-State Perspective On Rural Access To Justice, Lisa R. Pruitt , Amanda L. Kool, Lauren Sudeall Lucas, Michele Statz, Danielle M. Conway, Hannah Haksgaard
Lisa R Pruitt
Rural America faces an increasingly dire access-to-justice crisis, which serves to exacerbate the already disproportionate share of social problems afflicting rural areas. One critical aspect of that crisis is the dearth of information and research regarding the extent of the problem and its impacts. This article begins to fill that gap by providing surveys of rural access to justice in six geographically, demographically, and economically varied states: California, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. In addition to providing insights about the distinct rural challenges confronting each of these states, the legal resources available, and existing policy responses, the article …
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Aug 2016
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Holly Doremus
24 pages.
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Aug 2016
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Holly Doremus
24 pages.
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Aug 2016
Water, Growth And The Endangered Species Act, Holly Doremus
Holly Doremus
24 pages.
Protecting Employee Rights And Prosecuting Corporate Crimes: A Proposal For Criminal Cumis Counsel, Josephine Sandler Nelson
Dec 2012
Protecting Employee Rights And Prosecuting Corporate Crimes: A Proposal For Criminal Cumis Counsel, Josephine Sandler Nelson
J.S. Nelson
To address multi-dimensional conflict of interest problems in directors and officers (D&O) indemnification cases, we propose a solution that was originally developed for civil insurance cases in California, but that has an even more powerful and appropriate application in the context of criminal employee defendants.
Corporate crime costs the United States a staggering $600 billion a year. By contrast, the total cost of all non-corporate crime in 2001 from robbery, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft combined was $17.2 billion; less than one-third of what fraudulent activities at the single company of Enron cost investors, pensioners, and employees in the …
The Case Against The California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments, Peter Dreier
Jun 2011
The Case Against The California Tribal Casino Compact Amendments, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
