By Michael Grinthal* If in the last 45 years you have read a law review article about, attended a conference on, or taken a course about lawyering for social change, then you’ve come across the phrase “community lawyering” (or “rebellious lawyering,” or “critical lawyering,”[1] or “law and organizing”). The meaning of community lawyering can sometimes…
By Matthew Skurnik* On Monday, in what animal rights activists are calling a first of its kind ruling, a New York state trial court issued an order to show cause in a habeas corpus proceeding on behalf of two chimpanzees being held for research at Stony Brook University. In granting the order, the court demanded…
To mark the release of Volume 9.1, Notice & Comment will be highlighting each of the articles in its own blog post. Today’s featured article: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Conservative Judicial Activism: The Politicization of the Supreme Court Under Chief Justice Roberts. Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) writes: A troubling and unmistakable trend has developed over several decades, and accelerated in…