bill quigley
Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law, Faculty Member
It is past time to make the minimum wage a living wage. This article explains the history, religious and social support for significantly raising and indexing the wages of millions of working poor people.
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Human rights advocacy can be a powerful opportunity for prisoners to put the injustices before the public, a useful supplement to litigation, and a low cost alternative tool to highlight and address continuing violations of prisoners’... more
Human rights advocacy can be a powerful opportunity for prisoners to put the injustices before the public, a useful supplement to litigation, and a low cost alternative tool to highlight and address continuing violations of prisoners’ rights. This paper will provide an overview of basic human rights, discuss the various human rights that are afforded to prisoners, examine the workings of the U.N. Human Rights Advocacy, and conclude with a discussion of prisoner advocacy under the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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This article tells the stories of social justice advocates, some lawyers, some advocates, and some people who were students when Hurricane Katrina hit and who later went on to become lawyers. Though the stories stand on their own, their... more
This article tells the stories of social justice advocates, some lawyers, some advocates, and some people who were students when Hurricane Katrina hit and who later went on to become lawyers. Though the stories stand on their own, their wisdom is distilled into thirteen lessons in the hope that these experiences might guide others facing similar disasters.
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Racial discrimination is widespread in the legal system of the United States. A recent example from Louisiana will help underscore the statistics that follow.
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Interviews with organizers about how lawyers can help and hurt community organizations
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It is past time to make the minimum wage a living wage. This article explains the history, religious and social support for significantly raising and indexing the wages of millions of working poor people.
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Summary of the official laws against blacks in Louisiana before the Civil War.
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How to get started as a law school clinical professor
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Social justice and law are not always friendly. This paper helps law students and lawyers think about being a lawyer and social change.
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How the US laws regulating the poor started changing before the civil war
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How the original 13 states regulated poor people
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Colonial poor laws in America
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English Poor Laws and how they created the foundation for the way US laws regulate the poor
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lawyers can wreck social movements, here are a few questions to see if they are helping or hurting
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How social justice advocates responded to Hurricane Katrina and 13 lessons for people in the next disaster
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What human rights laws and tools are available for prisoners to challenge their conditions?
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History of official racial discrimination in Louisiana prior to the Civil War.