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The Blind Spots in Atmospheric Trust Litigation
Intergenerational equity is a guiding principle for climate change adaptation measures and sustainable development. The fear is that those who contribute most to carbon pollution will not be around to face its dire impacts. As a result of this concern of intergenerational equity, atmospheric trust litigation has arisen through the innovative use of the centuries…
Post COP 26: Let Them Drown in the English Channel
More than 30,000 migrants have attempted to cross the Channel by sea this year, around three times more than 2020, as authorities have clamped down on other routes, including crossings by train and cargo trucks. Successful crossings have encouraged a growing number of migrants to attempt the journey via the Dover Strait. … a fisherman spotted…
Property: A Revisionist Approach
There was a time when Black farms prospered. Just two generations out of slavery, by 1910 Black farmers had amassed more than 16 million acres of land and made up about 14 percent of farmers. The fruit of their labors fed much of America. Now, they have fewer than 4.7 million acres. Black farms in…
Revolution – Nothing Less!
I need spellcheck to spell “despair.” I told my mom, “Not guilty verdicts make me cry.” She said, “Guilty verdicts can make you cry as well.” She was referring to the innocents wrongfully convicted like the in the killing of Malcolm X. It was the other side of the coin. It wasn’t the decision that…
The Maldives is Building a Floating City in Response to Climate Change
The atoll nation of Maldives is creating an innovative floating city that mitigates the effects of climate change and stays on top of rising sea levels. The Maldives Floating City is designed by Netherlands-based Dutch Docklands and will feature thousands of waterfront residences and services floating along a flexible, functional grid across a 200-hectare lagoon. The waterfront…
Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace by Minda Hart
When I became an attorney, I had a sense that I would experience workplace issues because of my race, gender, religion, marital status, ethnicity. I tried to compensate for that by learning as much as I could on the topic to get ahead of the problem. I studied the work on the ABA Commission on…
Cruella
Cruella reimagines its title character as a rock ‘n’ roll goth punk rebel, which makes her very cool and easier to root for despite the fact that the eye-popping aesthetic essentially brings out the yucky half of her double-sided personality, the part that’s quick to exploit her friends’ capacity for forgiveness and stuff like that. The…
Chadwick Boseman Missed A Year Later
Chadwick Boseman’s death caused a moment of collective trauma for the fans who adored him and for communities who drew courage from his example. As he was filming and still working, he was facing a private battle with cancer, doctors’ visits, surgeries, and the realization that his life may be cut short. He merged his…
Gender Bias Information Gap
Two summers I was sitting in my office. And I opened up the The Florida Bar Journal. The lead letter to the editor was from another legal practitioner complaining about why men were not included in a gender bias study. He complained, in essence, that gender bias does not exist. I was flabbergasted. After having…