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When will schools take bullying
seriously?
Daniel B. Weddle
Bullying causes real and long-lasting harm to children,
but most school administrators fail to address the problem
until it is too late. Current law offers few incentives
for schools to change. The author proposes a new theory
of liability that would redefine “reasonable supervision”
and hold schools accountable for failing to protect their
students.
Litigation behind bars
Pamela K. Sutherland and David C. Fathi
Prisoners are politically powerless, deprived of the
right to vote, and largely despised by the general population.
For the tens of thousands of inmates who are infected
with hepatitis C, the situation is even worse. When they
are denied access to needed medical care, trial lawyers
can use existing law to enforce prisoners’ constitutional
rights.
Preserving elders’ housing
rights
Michael Allen and Susan Ann Silverstein
Housing discrimination against the elderly is usually
based on actual or perceived disabilities. Adequately
enforcing senior citizens’ fair-housing rights is
therefore a matter of understanding and applying housing
laws that prohibit such discrimination.
Justice for abused foster
children
Carolyn A. Kubitschek
Many foster children suffer horrendous abuse, and sometimes
death, at the hands of those assigned to care for them.
For such children, the path to justice is fraught with
procedural and substantive hurdles. Learn how to maneuver
your way through the system.
The hidden hazards of clinical
trials
Frances H. Miller
Human subjects cannot avoid the uncertainties associated
with participating in clinical trials. But they are entitled
to non-negligent treatment, as well as full disclosure
about the experimental nature of such protocols and any
conflicts of interest that might undermine researchers’
objectivity. Litigation may provide a remedy when participants
are harmed.
After 9/11, an assault on civil
liberties
Interview with Kareem Shora and Timothy Edgar
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shook America’s
sense of invulnerability and sparked sweeping legislation
designed to shore up the nation’s defenses. Two years
later, many critics—including these two civil rights
advocates—view those changes as draconian attempts
to curtail civil liberties, with a disproportionate effect
on Arab-Americans. The critics are winning key victories.
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