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From Arizona\u27s S.B. 1070 to Georgia\u27s H.B. 87 and Alabama\u27s H.B. 56: Exacerbating the Other and Generating New Discourses and Practices of Segregation
Get PDFThe Child Soldiers Prevention Act: How the Act\u27s Inadequacy Leaves the World\u27s Children Vulnerable
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The Gendered Aspects of Social Justice Work and Occupational Segregation in the Legal Academy: A Review of 2003
Get PDFMy service as chair of the Section on Women in Legal Education ( Section ) was rather unusual. I started serving on the Executive Committee in 1999 and became Chair-Elect in 2001. Veryl Miles (Catholic) was Chair for 2001 but became Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in August that year, so I served out her term as Interim Chair from August 1 to December 31, 2001. Then I became Chair-Elect again in 2002 (because I was on sabbatical that year and could not serve as Chair) and Vernellia Randall agreed to step in as Chair. I served as Chair in 2003 and presided over Section events at the 2004 Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Many of the issues facing the Women\u27s Section when I was chair reminded me of those faced by Clara Shortridge Foltz. I was awarded a professorship honoring Clara Shortridge Foltz from California Western in May 2008, and researched Clara\u27s life prior to receiving the professorship. As many of you may know, based on Barbara Babcock\u27s excellent work as Clara\u27s biographer, Clara was the first female lawyer admitted to the bar in California, was instrumental in adding protections against sex discrimination in employment and education into the California Constitution, and helped create the first public defenders\u27 offices in the country. The rest of this article discusses the issues raised in the 2001 and 2003 Section newsletters and the issues raised in the Section\u27s panels at the 2004 annual meeting, some of which are similar to ones that Clara faced
Financial Conflicts of Interest in Science
Get PDFThis article proposes that an analysis of behavior may be utilized to create an effective policy addressing financial conflicts of interest. Importantly, this article focuses on the academics that conduct basic science.
An understanding of the background of the public-private interaction is critical to fully appreciate the rise of the financial conflicts of interest in biomedical science. Part II of this Article describes the rise of financial conflicts of interest and the types of harms that can occur in the absence of effective policy to regulate financial conflicts of interest.
Part III describes the current system addressing conflicts of interest, which relies mostly on disclosure. The policy of disclosure is inadequate and this section analyzes the deficiencies in the present system.
Part IV analyzes research in the social sciences and psychology and applies important developments in these areas to understand decisions that create financial conflicts of interest. Importantly, this section describes that the stress experienced by faculty, known as Principal Investigators (PIs) may contribute to inappropriate responses to situations that contain a conflict. This part also includes a discussion of an empirical analysis of the results of a survey analyzing the responses of academic scientists to hypothetical situations in which a conflict of interest may arise. The results of this study can be utilized to assist in addressing areas in which a financial conflict of interest policy might be most beneficial.
Part V proposes policy recommendations to regulate financial conflicts of interest. The Article proposes a new approach that involves addressing issues in the environment in order to create an effective policy. Within the university, policy proposals include implementation of education programs, use of system-wide default rules, and changes to academic requirements. The creation of novel approaches to policy can be incentivized through federal grants that reward institutions for implementing effective strategies. Outside the institution, changes to intellectual property law may functionally alter the scientific environment
Financing the Future of Legal Education: Not What It Used to Be
Get PDFThis Article will first review the substantial improvements in legal education and track the sources of the funding for these improvements. It will look at whether law school is, and continues to be, a good economic investment for most students. It will then consider the current economic circumstances of legal education and the possible coming disconnect between expectations and reality. It will conclude by considering what could improve the lot of legal education in the future and, to the contrary, what could make matters much worse
