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Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil LibertiesUPDATE: The winner of the 2010 Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties is Christopher Tirrell; this year, due to the many strong applications we received, three runners-up will receive $500 each. The runners-up are Fitzann Reid, Ben Polk and Adam Chang. Congratulations! The fellowship competition is open to first-year law students who intend to carry out significant activities during the summer (in between their first and second year) in the areas of civil rights and/or civil liberties. Proposed activities may include a writing or research project, work with a public interest organization in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties, work on a civil rights or civil liberties law case under the supervision of a faculty member or lawyer, or any other work in the areas of civil rights or civil liberties. The fellowship recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium. Robert Masur dedicated his legal career to protecting the rights of the unemployed, minorities and the poor. A 1973 graduate of Stanford Law School, he spent six years at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago where he litigated a number of employment and consumer law cases. In 1976, he successfully argued an employment discrimination case before the Supreme Court. He entered private practice in 1981, where he focused on consumer protection law. His friends and family established the Robert Masur Fellowship Program in his memory to support the work to which he was dedicated, and to encourage young people to pursue public-interest legal careers. Applicants should send a proposal, no more than two pages, describing his or her intended summer project, along with a resume, a brief letter of recommendation, and the name of their faculty or organizational sponsor to:
Robert Masur Fellowship Applications for the 2010 fellowship are now closed. For more information, email jayati@nationinstitute.org. Due to the many worthy applications we received, in 2009 two fellowships were granted: to Ryan Townsend Rash and Brenna S. O'Connor. Mr. Rash's internship was at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute in California, where he assisted tribal nations in creating codes, specifically, laws, policies and protocols in order to adjudicate criminal activities in the Tribal Nation's land base or reservation. Ms. O'Connor worked with the New Hampshire Public Defender's office in Manchester, conducting interviews with witnesses, clients and other participants, with a special focus on indigent defense. The Institute congratulates Mr. Rash and Ms. O' Connor and wishes them success in all of their future endeavors. The Nation Institute is a non-profit organization that supports research, educational programs, seminars and other projects with an emphasis on civil rights, civil liberties, and critical, progressive journalism. |
The Great American StickupHow Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street
"One of the best reporters of our time."—Joan Didion In The Great American Stickup, celebrated journalist Robert Scheer uncovers the hidden story behind one of the greatest financial crimes of our time: the Wall Street financial crash of 2008 and the consequent global recession. Scheer goes back to Washington, D.C., a veritable crime scene, beginning in the 1980s, where the captains of the finance industry, their lobbyists and allies among leading politicians destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning effectively since the era of the New Deal. Check out Scheer's book tour! MoreMarfa Dialogues/Diálogos en Marfa: Politics and Culture of the Borderundef 0 | Marfa, Texas See acclaimed Nation Books authors Charles Bowden and Mark Danner speak at Marfa Dialogues: Politics and Culture of the Border, three days of art, film, music, and literature. Presented by Ballroom Marfa and The Washington Spectator, in collaboration with The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa Public Radio and Marfa Book Company.
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