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Georgia Has A New Habitability Protection For Tenants, But What Does It Mean?, Elizabeth Grant, Gordon Wayne

Scholarly Works

Georgia’s Safe at Home Act became law on July 1, 2024, and established the standard that residential premises be “fit for human habitation.” The Act strengthens tenant protections by targeting severe housing issues affecting 15% of Georgia households, particularly Black and rural communities. It adds cooling as an essential utility, caps security deposits, and mandates a three-day notice to pay before eviction filings. However, the undefined “fit for human habitation” term awaits judicial interpretation, complicated by limited legal access and rare appellate precedent. Though a key step forward, this brief Comment suggests that additional measures are needed to secure tenants’ …

Hollow Choices: The Choice Neighborhood Initiative (Cni) And The Performance Of Participation, Lena Kufferman

Geography Undergraduate Senior Theses

Since HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros' pledge in 1995 to “end public housing as we know it, ” the United States has seen the rapid depletion of public housing stock. Alongside this mass demolition, a new redevelopment paradigm emerged: a community-oriented planning model that requires resident participation. HUD’ s shift toward participatory planning began with HOPE VI in 1992, which sought private investment to demolish public housing, and was formalized in 2010 through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI). This thesis examines a CNI planning phase—a stage overlooked in existing scholarship, which largely stresses post-occupancy outcomes like displacement, (im)mobility, socioeconomic integration, and …

Cardozo Celebrates The Class Of 2025 At 47th Commencement, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

On June 4, 2025, Cardozo celebrated its 47th Commencement at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, conferring degrees on 304 J.D. graduates and 83 LL.M. graduates. Dean Melanie Leslie ’91 reminded students of their responsibility to uphold the Constitution, while keynote speaker Hon. Caitlin J. Halligan urged them to pursue meaningful paths in the law. Student speakers Koral Bahat, Denise Pasi, and Talia Raoufpur reflected on resilience, diversity, and community. Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman encouraged graduates to lead with integrity and purpose.

The ceremony also honored faculty and administrators with awards for excellence in teaching, service, and student …

Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy And National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andme's Bankruptcy Sale. Hearing Before The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, United States House Of Representatives, 119th Congress, First Session., Margaret Hu

Congressional Testimony

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Brief Of Legal Ethics Scholars As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Susan D. Carle

Amicus Briefs & Court Filings

Amici curiae are leading legal ethics scholars with expertise regarding the rules, precedents, and other authorities regarding the professional responsibility and legal ethics obligations of lawyers. While this case involves protection of crucial Sixth Amendment rights of criminal defendants, it also implicates the professional responsibility and legal ethics obligations of attorneys representing clients at trial. Amici have a professional interest in ensuring that the Court is fully informed of the important professional responsibility and legal ethics issues in this case. Specifically, amici submit this brief to explain that the trial court's order in this case creates significant and serious problems …

Symbiotic International Law: Combatting Uyghur Forced Labor, Preston Jordan Lim

Faculty Publications

Since 2017, the Chinese government has launched a campaign of repression against the Muslim Turkic minorities of Xinjiang, a region located in China’s Northwest. While most scholars have focused on the mass internment of Uyghurs and other minorities, this Article highlights an under-discussed aspect of China’s campaign: the construction of a sophisticated forced labor system. Minority forced labor supplies key sectors of the global economy—from the automotive to the energy sectors—and allows Chinese companies to outcompete foreign firms. The unprecedented scope and sophistication of what I term the “modern Xinjiang forced labor system” imperils the very future of the international …

Folder 108, Summer Work, July 1944, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 109, Summer Work, Law School Curriculum, 1994, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 110, Teaching Load, 1944, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 111, John Peyre Thomas, Jr., James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 112, University Of South Carolina Directory Of Instructional And Administrative Staff, 1937-1938, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 113, University Of South Carolina Graduate School, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 114, Marcellue Seabrook Whaley, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 115, William H. Wicker, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 116, Wig And Robe, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 117, Women In Law School, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 96, In Re Thomas Albert Sanders, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 97, Selden Society, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 98, Senate Clerkships-T. Allen Legare, Jr., James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 99, South Carolina Bar And Selden Society Yearbook, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 100, South Carolina Bar Admissions Statistics, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 101, South Carolina Bar Association, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 102, Speech On Oaths, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 103, James Alexander Spruill, Jr., James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 104, Mary Ophelia Strickland, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 105, Student Activities Committee, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 106, Summer Work, 1944, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Folder 107, Summer Work, June 1944, James Nelson Frierson

Frierson, James Nelson (1920-1946)

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Lulucf Is More Than A Mouthful: How The United States Could Implement The European Union’S Land Use, Land-Use Change, And Forestry Policy To Help Fight Against The Us Agricultural Lobby And Fight Climate Change, Isabella Neihardt

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

Climate change is this generation’s defining issue, and one that has passed the point of requiring critical attention and response. Agriculture is a major contributor to anthropogenic global warming, but it has largely evaded environmental regulation in the United States (US) due to “agricultural exceptionalism” and a powerful agricultural lobby. Activities in the land use, land-use change, and forestry (“LULUCF”) sector can effectively offset carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from agricultural activities through a process known as a “carbon sink.” In the European Union (EU), the agricultural sector is already regulated through Regulation (EU) 2023/839, the first LULUCF regulation of its …

Competition In The Global Law Market: Offshore Development Of The Statutory "Rule In Hastings-Bass", Andrew P. Morriss

Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols. 28:2 onward (2019-present)

This Article examines the competitive dynamics in the global law market through the lens of the statutory evolution of the Rule in Hastings-Bass across various International Financial Centers (IFCs). Following the UK Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Pitt v Holt and Futter v Futter, which significantly restricted the judiciary’s ability to void trustee decisions under the Rule, seven IFCs (Jersey, Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Dubai International Financial Center, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands) enacted statutes to preserve and clarify the Rule within their jurisdictions. These legislative actions highlight the strategic adaptations by IFCs to enhance their legal …