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Constitutional Cohesion And The Right To Public Health, James G. Hodge, Daniel G. Aaron, Haley R. Auger, Ashley Cheff, Joseph Daval
Constitutional Cohesion And The Right To Public Health, James G. Hodge, Daniel G. Aaron, Haley R. Auger, Ashley Cheff, Joseph Daval
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
Despite years of significant legal improvements stemming from a renaissance in public health law, Americans still face major challenges and barriers in assuring their communal health. Reversals of legal reforms coupled with maligned policies and chronic underfunding contribute to diminished public health outcomes. Underlying preventable morbidity and mortality nationally are realities of our existing constitutional infrastructure. In essence, there is no general obligation of government to protect or promote the public’s health. Under principles of “constitutional cohesion,” structural facets and rights-based principles interwoven within the Constitution protect individuals and groups from governmental vices (i.e., oppression, overreaching, tyranny, and malfeasance). Structural …
Winning The Right To Housing : Critical Reflections On A Holistic Approach To Public Interest Litigation, Fay Faraday, Tracy Heffernan, Helen Luu
Winning The Right To Housing : Critical Reflections On A Holistic Approach To Public Interest Litigation, Fay Faraday, Tracy Heffernan, Helen Luu
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Reclaiming The Role Of Lawyers As Community Connectors, David F. Levi, Dana Remus, Abigail Frisch
Reclaiming The Role Of Lawyers As Community Connectors, David F. Levi, Dana Remus, Abigail Frisch
Faculty Scholarship
With the prospect of nonlawyers stepping in to do low-fee legal work, how should the legal profession conceive of its relationship to that work and ensure that nonlawyers bolster rather than undermine the value that lawyers add to society? Lawyers should reclaim their role as connectors in their communities: interstitial figures with the knowledge, skill, and trust to help resolve disputes, move beyond stalemates, dispel tensions, and otherwise bring people and resources together in productive solutions. They should do so, at least in part, through pro bono work for poor and low-income clients. It would be a mistake to stand …