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Global Reflections on Positionality in Rural Access to Justice Research (Chapter 11: Do what has to be done: How the codes we live by shape rural access to justice.)
No full textComment on Proposed MLSA Lay Advocacy Program
No full textMontana faces a severe justice gap: nearly half of low-income residents have unmet civil legal needs, and rural counties lack attorneys. High costs, distance, and cultural barriers make traditional solutions ineffective. The Montana Legal Services Association proposes a Certified Lay Advocate Program to training community-based advocates to provide free, specialized legal help under supervision of a lawyer. This model, which has proven successful in Alaska and other states, is evidence-backed, expands access to the law, reduces costs, and delivers culturally competent assistance for critical issues like domestic violence and housing
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
No full textThe National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is a landmark in United States environmental law. For more than half a century, under its authority, all federal agencies contemplating proposed actions that pose significant environmental impacts have incorporated an analysis of those impacts into their decisions. These analyses provided an avenue for opponents to challenge an agency’s final decision in federal court. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued a “course correction” to rein in the disparate approaches that the lower courts had applied to cases challenging federal agency decisions on NEPA grounds. The unambiguous guidance the Court lays out for lower courts to follow when hearing such challenges streamlines the approval process for federal projects while promising to limit the success of challenges to those projects on NEPA-based grounds
Hormonal Decay After Death: Evaluating DHEA-S as a Potential Molecular Marker for Postmortem Estimation
No full textPost-mortem interval (PMI) estimation is a central component of forensic anthropological investigation, but traditional methods for estimating time since death lose accuracy after ~72 hours. Recent research indicates that some steroid hormones may undergo predictable degradation patterns after death, offering potential use as biochemical clocks for PMI estimation beyond this threshold. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and its sulfate form (DHEA-S) are of particular interest due to their metabolic stability, systemic influence, and association with trauma. This study investigates whether DHEA-S hormonal degradation patterns correlate with time elapsed since death and body temperature, evaluating their potential as biochemical PMI markers. 160 mL of fresh, whole blood were divided and stored under three conditions: refrigeration (3°C), room temperature (20°C), and incubation (37°C). Sera from sample aliquots under each condition were separated every eight hours across five days. DHEA-S concentrations were determined via commercial ELISA, and DNA quantified on both sera and red blood cells (RBC) via qPCR. DHEA-S concentrations were analyzed with respect to time and temperature using regression modeling. Results demonstrate that sera can be separated after five days from samples stored at room and refrigerated temperatures but not at elevated temperature after four days. This research will investigate whether there is a correlation between hormone concentrations and time across multiple variables, and whether DNA remained quantifiable throughout the study period
Trusted Together: A Commognitive Perspective on a Primary Source Project in Multivariable Calculus
Get PDFWhen an instructor asks their students to read, discuss, and learn from primary historical sources as replacements for traditional textbook expositions, it requires trust both of their students and of the source authors. This article draws on the commognitive theory of learning to justify this trust. The article demonstrates how a primary source project related to Green’s Theorem can be used to both help students see that mathematical objects evolve over time, and to give students opportunities to increase their participation in the mathematical community through the adoption of new mathematical discourses
I&I - Why trust is essential
Get PDFIn this installment of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and economist Bryce Ward explore the critical role trust plays in society. They discuss its origins, its importance, and why trust in institutions is on the decline. With insights from research and historical perspectives, they break down how information flows impact trust and offer ideas on how we might rebuild it.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1382/thumbnail.jp