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Roy Balleste, The Consciousness of Astronautical Ethics, in Human Flourishing: The End of Law (W. Michael Reisman and Roza Pati eds., Brill|Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2023)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Grant Christensen, Corporate Governance and Native Alaskan Corporations, in Routledge Handbook of Polar Law (Vibe Ulfbeck et al. eds., Routledge Press, 2023)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Kirsten K. Davis and Jay Mootz, Introduction to Rhetoric and Contemporary Law, in Classical Rhetoric, Modern Law (Jay Mootz et al. eds., University of Alabama Press, 2023)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Kirsten K. Davis, The Lawyer, Speaking: The Law as “Perfect Orator”, in Classical Rhetoric, Modern Law (Jay Mootz et al. eds., University of Alabama Press, 2023)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Roy Balleste, Introduction to Cyberlaw, in Research Agenda on CyberSecurity Policy (Edward Elgars Publishing, 2023)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Christine E. Cerniglia et al., Creating Blueprints for Law School Responses to Natural Disasters, in The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy: Risk, Recovery, and Redevelopment (Susan S. Kuo et al. eds., Cambridge University Press, 2022)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
A recent onslaught of domestic natural disasters created acute, critical needs for legal services for people displaced and harmed by storms and fires. In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Michael struck much of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, displacing millions from their homes. Wildfires burned throughout California and tested the capacity of pro bono and legal aid systems across the state. In 2018, Hurricane Florence flooded North Carolina, and Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle. California again suffered wildfires, the largest and most devastating in recorded history. Natural disasters are both more common and more destructive, the “new abnormal.”
Social and economic inequities emerge sharply after each natural disaster. Low-income and vulnerable people both suffer more from disasters and experience heightened barriers to accessing the post-disaster resources necessary to survive, rebuild, and return home. Marginalized and vulnerable populations, in particular, need legal assistance and expertise to overcome these barriers.
Natural disasters also inspire law students, law clinics, law schools and law faculty to help. Law school responses to assisting with post-disaster legal needs have been diverse. Some efforts have been law student initiated, while several law school clinics have provided legal assistance in a variety of ways. Some law schools have launched clinics with a devoted budget and strict focus on disaster practice. Some took on disaster work because it was the greatest need for existing clients and communities. Others shifted the focus of existing clinics to disaster needs, and still others launched temporary clinics in various forms to respond to acute crises. Some wanted to help but did not have ready relationships or resources to be responsive.
Each of the authors has direct experience surviving natural disasters and providing legal assistance from within the academy. This article provides necessary information about the nature of natural disasters, the ecosystem of response systems, and common legal issues for law schools and clinical programs interested in providing legal assistance to disaster-affected communities. It then describes varying models of law school institutional responses to increasingly common natural disasters. Building on lessons learned through these experiences, law schools can develop a blueprint for community-engaged disaster response. Building a framework for institutional responses in the legal academy can advance and improve access to justice for vulnerable communities recovering after a disaster and can provide students with an opportunity to learn from this social justice engagement.
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Kristen David Adams, Understanding Philosophical Movements Law Review Editors May Encounter, in The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors (Darby Dickerson and Brooke J. Bowman eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2022)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Brooke J. Bowman, The Editorial Adventure, in The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors (Darby Dickerson and Brooke J. Bowman eds., 2022)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Susan D. Rozelle and Carolyn Ramsey, Feminist Rewrite of People v. Berry, 556 P.2d 777 (Cal. 1976), in Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Criminal Law Opinions Rewritten (Cambridge University Press, 2022)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
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Grant Christensen et al., Tribal Court Litigation, in Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation (American Bar Association, Business Law Section, 2021)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.