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Panel: The Future of the Labor Movement: What is the Lawyer’s Role? Saturday, February 19 th , 2011, 9.30am We’ve all seen the bumper stickers. Unions gave us the weekend, the 8-hour day, the middle class, etc. etc. But in 2011, with median...
Check out our homepage here and the registration site here for RebLaw 2011: Feb. 18-20. Our amazing/awesome/inspiring panels are listed here , in no particular order. Also, as a bonus, check out this rooster . So metal. Or maybe you like monkeys better...
Single-sex public school s have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Should we worry about this? Are there equity concerns here? Or is this just a better and legally justifiable way to serve some low-income students?
Some innovative legal entrepreneurs are trying to use adverse possession to claim abandoned, foreclosed properties for the homeless-- but is the law on their side ? Come debate housing policy, racial and socioeconomic integration efforts, and much more...
Bob Herbert penned a powerful Op-Ed this week about the atrocious rate of suspicionless stops that take place in New York City--which, of course, disproportionately affect young people of color, regardless of the neighborhood in which they are stopped...
When Yale students discovered that police were harassing the Latino community in East Haven, they took action .
Don't be a conformist. Be a cool cat and come to RebLaw 2001: February 18th-20th at Yale Law School.
The Times ran a great magazine article on the topic that paints a vivid picture of the victims of this debate.
Exciting news . Do you think this change in policy will now take on its own momentum? Is more court intervention needed so that progress toward equity can't later be reversed?
Is a Texas law that allows DNA evidence in some instances but not other unconstitutional? The Post and the Times cover the argument.
Spending is up on campaigns, ABC News , NPR , and others report--but does democracy or free speech benefit?
In the 1960s, the Moynihan Report was criticized for describing a so-called "culture of poverty." The topic was off-limits for decades, but is once again receiving attention from groups like the Brookings Institution and even Congress , according...
Several articles--one by the New York Times , one on MyStateline.com , and another from the San Diego Union-Tribune --debate what impact legalizing marijuana might have on politics in Mexico and on American's health. CBS News counters that legalizing...
...and i iz tellin you, come to RebLaw 2011. Feb.18th-20th. Yale Law School. U can haz sweet, sweet justice.
A New York Times Editoria l reports that New York State will spend $170 million this year on it 21 juvenile facilities and calls the practice "wasteful and ineffective." Can you envision a more just and effective way to help at-risk youth? How...
A rash of suicides puts cyber-bullying--and particularly the harrassment of gay and lesbian youth--in the spotlight. Can the law help? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/us/04suicide.html?scp=1&sq=several%20recent%20suicides%20put%20light%20on%20pressures...
The Times worries that, in tough economic times, the future of Neighborhood Legal Services is in jeopardy. Can Rebels unite to keep low-income legal services strong? Come find out at RebLaw 2011!
A victory for equality --but likely a long road ahead. What do you think about the recent ruling, Rebels?
Save the dates. February 18th-20th, 2011. Yale Law School. Get ready to rock.