This article details the history of Black police officers in Chicago organizing to combat the department’s routine mistreatment of the city’s Black communities.
Traci Burch examines how the rate of criminal convictions of residents can decrease political participation in already disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Carol Heimer explores the role of regulated organizations in promoting regulatory success in the context of global HIV treatment and research.
In this edition, John Hagan’s presentation at the White House for a conference on the multi-level effects of parental incarceration in the U.S. is detailed.
This edition details Stephen Daniels’ presentation at ABF’s Fellows CLE, titled “The Impact of Tort Reform on Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and Access to Civil Justice”.
Christopher Schmidt explores the libertarian challenge to the civil rights movement and the right to discriminate debates in this book chapter.
Tera Agyepong argues against the practice of sentencing children to life without parole sentences in this article.
This article, featuring Laura Beth Nielsen, examines the financial strategies of public interest law organizations and how they impact social change efforts.
To further our commitment to diversity, the ABF seeks to establish a new Research Center on Diversity and Law to investigate urgent questions surrounding diversity in the legal profession, as well as equal justice and opportunity. This edition of Researching Law outlines the functions of the Center and details the kick-off conference held in May of 2012.
This article, featuring Carol Heimer, explores the challenges faced by healthcare providers in HIV clinics as they navigate the protocol of regulatory agencies.
This chapter by Susan P. Shapiro discusses conflicts of interest in surrogate decision-making when family members have personal interests at stake.
In this article John Donohue III compares the national response to gun violence in Australia and the United States.
