Innovative Maryland Law School Public Interest Seminar
April 25, 2008
Professor Orde F. Kittrie asked the 13 students enrolled in “Crime in Maryland: Problems and Proposed Solutions” to spend the semester acting like a crime-fighting think tank, coming up with proposals and strategies that will be shared, upon request, with State’s Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy and Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. See the story in the ABA Journal News online: http://www.abajournal.com/news/md_law_prof_turns_class_into_think_tank/
CLASP Report on State Commitments to Reduce Poverty
April 24, 2008
The Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity have issued a new report on the recent initiatives by state governments to put poverty on the political agenda. The report outlines the efforts and provides charts detailing action by policy area. The report is available at
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=trac
k&j=204934421&u=2096631
ACLU Fellowship – DC fall 2008
April 22, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area is inviting applications for the two year Dunn Fellowship in Civil Liberties. Lawyers and third-year law students are invited to apply. For more information, see http://law.cua.edu/lawandsocialjusticeinitiatives/Fall%202008%20ACLU-NCA%20FELLOWSHIP.htm
