Category Archives: Health Care Rights
The Mother with Poor Judgment and Other Tales of the Unexpected: A Civic Republican View of Difference and Clinical Legal Education, by Peter Marglies
This article presents civil litigation assistance from the perspective of “civic republicanism,” Margulies’ preferred term for open mindedness, flexibility, and lack of bias for lawyers when approaching new clients. Margulies also promotes the benefits of clinical legal educations, and expounds … Continue reading
Subordination, Rhetorical Survival Skills, and Sunday Shoes: Notes on the Hearing of Mrs. G., by Lucie White
Lucie White contends that Goldberg v Kelly suggests “the Nation’s basic commitment” to provide “procedural justice” to all individuals within its borders. Equal and just treatment under our justice system requires of us an ongoing pursuit of “procedural justice,” which … Continue reading
Appellee’s Answer Brief, Florida Dept. of Health v. Miguel Mora Rodriguez, Case No. 1D07-3323 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
Appellee’s Answer Brief, Florida Dept. of Health v. Miguel Mora Rodriguez, Case No. 1D07-3323 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
A Guide to Naturalization, by US CIS
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) created this guide to provide useful and consistent information to people interested in naturalization. Naturalization is commonly referred to as the manner in which a person not born in the US voluntarily becomes … Continue reading
Mathews v. Eldridge
This case balances against Goldberg v Kelly, and indicates that the Court still limits the extent to which procedural due process may outweigh the Court’s interest in efficiency. Ultimately, the Court held that due process is “flexible” and requires only … Continue reading
Goldberg v. Kelly
This 1970 SCOTUS ruling held that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment requires an evidentiary hearing before a recipient of certain government benefits can be deprived of such benefits. While an individual is not always entitled to a … Continue reading
Lawyers and Clients: Connection Across Difference and Similarity, by Ellman et al
Ellman, Dinerstein, Gunning, Kruse and Shalleck, Lawyers and Clients (2009), Chapter 2, Connection Across Difference and Similarity
A Clinical Practitioner’s Guide to Social Security Benefits, by Flowers et al
Flowers, Gorin and Swain, A Clinical Practitioner’s Guide to Social Security Benefits (2010)
ABA Model Rule, 1.14: Client with Diminished Capacity
ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct, 1.14: Client With Diminished Capacity with Comments