Friday Factoid: Public Interest Law Colloquium at Yale Law
June 22nd, 2012
For the past 15 years, the Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Colloquium has brought together scholars and students to discuss topics ranging from the challenges of being a public interest lawyer to the role of mass media in the field, to encountering criminal law, federal funding of services, low-wage workfare and more. In 2011, the colloquium focused on the roles of members of the executive and legislative branches of government in serving the public interest and how they can work together effectively. The 15th Annual Colloquium, entitled “Accessing Justice, Rationing Law,” looked to answer the question “How can courts respond to the demand for their services?” by examining how to adequately represent criminal defendants and grant “civil Gideon” for people unable to afford lawyers, and what role alternative processes can play in addressing these challenges.
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