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Shaping Professional Knowledge: The Intended And Unintended Consequences Of Fellowship Funding In Law Schools, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein

Cynthia Epstein

The development of knowledge in any profession is determined by many factors including the cultural receptivity to new ideas within the field and in the larger society, the interests and visions of the professions’ leaders, and the availability of resources for recruitment of talent, resource development and dissemination of knowledge. This paper examines the impact of resources within the legal profession, and particularly regarding the role of resources in determining public interest career options. It draws from a larger study of the factors that facilitate and deter the choice of legal careers in the public interest. I find that fellowships …

Power And Law, Bait And Switch: Debunking “Law” As A Tool Of Societal Change The Disappearing Act Of Affordable Housing In The District Of Columbia, Samuel Jefferson

Samuel Jefferson Jr.

ABSTRACT

POWER AND LAW, BAIT AND SWITCH:

DEBUNKING “LAW” AS A TOOL OF SOCIETAL CHANGE

The Disappearing Act of Affordable Housing in the District of Columbia

by Samuel L. Jefferson, Jr.

I. Introduction

“It was a typical sunny, hot and hazy July afternoon in Washington, D.C. when I, as a 17-year-old, walked down the hill towards my apartment complex. As I approached, I noticed people gathered in the street in front of my building. I also noticed that someone had been evicted. As I moved closer, I noticed that the belongings were mine and my family’s. That’s when, at least …