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Poverty Law
University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas Schools of Law

Poverty Law II, Spring

TEXTBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF LAW BOOKSTORE

What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School

Keith Richards, Tender Mercies: Inside the World of a Child Abuse Investigator, Child Welfare League of America, Inc. 440 First Street N. W. Third Floor, Washington, DC, ISBN 0-87868-738-6

Economic Justice for All, Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy, National Conference on Catholic Bishops, ISBN 1-57455-135-3, United Stated Catholic Conference, Inc. Washington, D.C.

HOUSING LAW:

Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota, and Other Housing Law Materials, including:
Housing Links
Housing Statutes and Rules
Tenants’ Right in Minnesota and Housing Fact Sheets
Repair Cases
Tenant in Foreclosure
Housing Court Judge Reviews
Expungements
Security Deposits
Emergency Resources for Tenants
Forms

YOUTH LAW:

Overview of Options for Youth

Chips Cases

Slide Show

Flow Chart

Petition

CHIPS Exercises

Role of the Professionals: Judge, Lawyers, Guardian Ad Litem, Child Protection Workers, and Professional Responsibility Issues in Representing Children

Role of Professionals

Social Work Ethics

Permanency Planning, and Financial Implications of Permanency Planning

Order for Protection, Delegation of Parental Authority, and Other Options for Youth

Slide Show

Affidavit and Petition

Instructions

Notice

Law Enforcement Information sheet

Delegation of Powers

Managing Stress:  Poverty Law Book Club

Workplace Stress Could be Killing Careers, by Colleen Henry, WISN News

The Toll of Trauma, by Diane Molvig, Wisconsin Lawyer

GUESTS:

Migrant Farmworker and Immigration Law

Outline

Criminal Records, Background Studies, and Expungement:  Barriers to Employment for Low Income Workers

Outline

Government  Benefits for Non-citizens

Outline

Slide Show

MORE MATERIALS WILL BE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER