Poverty Law II, Spring Semester 2009 University of St. Thomas Law School Professors Bogucki and McDonough |
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Week |
Monday 4:00-5:20 pm Classes and Preparation |
Monday 5:35-6:55 pm Classes and Preparation |
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January 12 Overview of the Class: Professors Bogucki and McDonough |
January 12 Juvenile Law Introduction: Overview of Options for Youth PowerPoint slides provided the day of class Professor Bogucki What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp.3-10 |
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January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday |
January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday |
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January 26 Housing: Chronology of Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship Professor McDonough |
January 26 Juvenile Law: Mandatory Reporting Professor Bogucki Minn. Stat. 626.556 et seq. Powerpoint slides and group exercises provided the day of class What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp.13-60 |
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February 2 Juvenile Law: Bases for Chips, Private Chips, 72 Hour Holds, Types of Abuse and Neglect Professor Bogucki Please Focus on Minn. Stat. 260C.007, Subd 6 PowerPoint slides, group exercises provided the day of class Chips petition posted on web page What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp. 69-90 |
February 2 Poverty Law Book Club Professor Bogucki Economic Justice for All Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy Please come with at least three discussion questions and your favorite passage. |
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February 9 Migrant Workers Law Patricia Perez-Jenkins and Ana Maria Gomez Gomez, Attorneys at Law, Migrant Legal Services |
February 9 Housing Law: Public and Subsidized Housing Evictions Professor McDonough McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, VI.D.11, E.1.h, E.10.d, E.12, F.4, F.10, G.4.a., G.10, G.16.d-e; |
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February 16 Government Benefits for Immigrants Guest Speaker: Laura Melnick, Staff Attorney, Southern Regional Minnesota Legal Services |
February 16 Indian Child Welfare Laws Katalina Jiménez, Staff Attorney, Youth Law Project Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis |
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February 23 Juvenile Law: Role of the Professionals: Judge, Lawyers, Guardian Ad Litem, Child Protection Workers, and Professional Responsibility Issues in Representing Children Professor Bogucki |
February 23 Juvenile Law: Bases for Chips, Private Chips, 72 Hour Holds, Types of Abuse and Neglect continued Professor Bogucki What I Wish I’d Learned in Law School Pp. 97-145 |
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March 2 Juvenile Law: Chips, Dispositions, Case Plans, Permanency Planning, and Financial Implications of Permanency Planning Professor Bogucki |
March 2 Juvenile Law: Order for Protection, Delegation of Parental Authority, and Other Options for Youth Professor Bogucki |
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March 9 Wrongful Adoption Professor Bogucki Cases to Be Assigned |
March 9 Pro Bono Work in Private Practice Kate DeVries Smith, Attorney at Law Pauly, DeVries Smith and Deffner L.L.C Research Paper # 1 Handed Out |
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March 16 Managing Stress: Poverty Law Book Club Professor Bogucki The Truth About Burnout Research Paper # 1 Due |
March 16 Housing Law: Criminal Activity Claims in Private and Subsidized Housing Professor McDonough |
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March 23 No Class- Spring Break |
March 23 No Class- Spring Break |
12 |
March 30 Consumer Law: Predatory Lending and Home Ownership Scams Mark Ireland Attorney at Law Foreclosure Relief Law Project |
March 30 Development of Services for Persons With Developmental Disabilities Luther Granquist, Attorney at Law, and Anita Schermer, Advocate Research Paper # 2 Handed Out |
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April 6 Tax Issues for Low Income Persons Christina Cook, Attorney at Law, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Inc. Research Paper # 2 Due |
April 6 Juvenile Law: Poverty Law Book Club Professor Bogucki Keith Richards, Tender Mercies: Inside the World of a Child Abuse Investigator |
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April 13 No Class-Easter Break |
April 13 No Class-Easter Break |
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April 20 Special Education Law Amy Goetz, Attorney at Law, School Law Center http://schoollawcenter.com/about.html |
April 20 Last Class Class Party Go Home! |