Recently added articles from Fordham Urban Law Journal:
The high cost of segregation: exploring racial disparities in high-cost lending.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Racial Disparities in Subprime Lending II. Causes of Racial Disparities in Subprime Lending and the Role of Segregation A. Underlying Economic Inequality B. Geographic Differences and Borrower Behavior C. Racial Discrimination, ...
Over-indebtedness, the subprime mortgage crisis, and the effect on U.S. cities.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I.The Increased Availability of Consumer Debt A. Deregulation 1. Housing Purchases: Then 2. Housing Purchases: Now B. Responses to the Unaffordability Problem C. Technology D. U.S. Labor Markets E. Changed ...
Bringing it all back home: how to save main street, ignore K Street, and thereby save Wall Street.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Where We Are and How We Got Here II. Where We Were and How We Got There III. Bringing It All Back Home Conclusion </Pre> INTRODUCTION After a number of heady false starts, against the backdrop of threatened financial catastrophe, Congress and ...
Private risk, public risk: public policy, market development, and the mortgage crisis.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> IntroductionI. The Development of Risk-Limiting Mortgage Markets in the United States A. The Local Building and Loan B. The 1930s: Federal Leadership in Home Finance C. The Growth of Unstructured, Plain-Vanilla Securitization D. The Rise of ...
Reducing home mortgage foreclosures in a predatory lending environment: a case study of a mid-sized city in Central New York.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Predatory Lending: Features and Tactics II. Syracuse Case Study A. Neighborhood Characteristics/Area Examined B. Bank Performance 1. Conventional Mortgage Lending 2. Subprime Mortgage Lending C. Foreclosure Findings ...
Rewriting contracts, wholesale: data on voluntary mortgage modifications from 2007 and 2008 remittance reports.
Apr 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Loss Mitigation and Loan Modifications: the Voluntary Approach. II. Study Method III. Loan-Level Data on Mortgage Refinancings, Defaults and Losses During the 2007-08 Crisis A. Growing Defaults, Foreclosures and REO B. Losses on ...
The city and international law: in pursuit of sustainable development.
Apr 01, 2009; ... "The battle for sustainable development will almost certainly be decided in cities .... We need cities in good shape, wisely using their resources in an innovative and sustainable way, cities for all, for us today and for future generations." (1) <Pre> Introduction I. The ...
Cities and accessibility: the potential for carbon reductions and the need for national leadership.
Feb 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Mobility & Accessibility: Four Policy Levers A. Transportation Infrastructure B. Transportation Pricing C. Transportation Education D. Land Use 1. Density 2. Diversity 3. Destination Proximity 4. Distance ...
Our bandit future? Cities, shantytowns, and climate change governance.
Feb 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Cities, Shantytowns, and Extra-Legal Settlements A. The Neglect of Cities B. Defining Interests Within Cities II. Consequences of not Hearing from Cities in Climate Change Debate III. Refocusing the Climate Change Debate and Norm Articulation ...
Climate change, consumption, and cities.
Feb 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Beyond Symptoms: Addressing Consumption A. Land Use and Transportation B. Buildings and Energy Consumption II. The Limits of Existing Federal Initiatives A. Proposed Federal Legislation B. The Limited Role of the Market in Reducing VMT ...
Global cities and the governance of climate change: what is the role of law in cities?
Feb 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. Urban Climate Governance A. International Context B. Local Government and Climate Governance in the United Kingdom C. Local Government and Climate Governance in the United States II. Climate Policy and Action in London ...
Keynote address.(Conditions of Confinement Colloquium)(Speech)
Jan 01, 2009 ... It has been my experience that most people's perception of prison confinement is based on either a negative personal encounter with a prison or offender, or in the case of too many, a lack of personal contact with prisons and offenders. And that is no surprise; given the history of where ...
Leveraging maximum reform while enforcing minimum standards.(Conditions of Confinement Colloquium)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> IntroductionI. Constitutional Standards Set a Low Bar; Enforcement Does Not Promote Public Safety A. Who is Incarcerated? B. What Helps Reduce Recidivism? C. What Does Conditions Litigation Traditionally Accomplish? II. Conditions ...
Getting real about race and prisoner rights.(Conditions of Confinement Colloquium)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction A. Two Stories that Must Be Read TogetherI. The Rise and Decline of Prisoner Rights A. The Rise of Prisoner Rights B. The Decline of Prisoner Rights 1. The United States Supreme Court Retreats 2. The United States Congress ...
Eighth Amendment gaps: can conditions of confinement litigation benefit from proportionality theory?(Conditions of Confinement Colloquium)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> Introduction I. A Brief History of Eighth AmendmentInterpretationA. Early Interpretations of "Cruel and Unusual" PunishmentsB. Modern Interpretations of "Cruel and Unusual" PunishmentsII. The Principles and Practices of ...
The path of mentally ill offenders.(Conditions of Confinement Colloquium)
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> IntroductionI. The People A. James, an Iraq War Veteran with PTSD B. Millie, an Abuse Victim Who Lost Her Children C. Wally, a Victim of Childhood Mental Illness II. Pre-Conviction Issues A. Crisis Intervention Teams and Mental Health ...
Discrimination, coercion, and the Bail Reform Act of 1984: the loss of the core constitutional protections of the excessive bail clause.
Jan 01, 2009; ... <Pre> IntroductionI. A Brief History of the Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment A. The Petition of Right B. The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 C. The Excessive Bail Clause of the English Bill of Rights D. Inclusion in the Bill of ...
The Fourth Amendment and immigration enforcement in the home: can ICE target the utmost sphere of privacy?(U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Oct 01, 2008; ... <Pre> Introduction I. ICE's Current Practices II. Searching for a Standard for Home Enforcement: Fourth Amendment Requirements in Other Contexts A. Standards for Home Entry in the CriminalContext1. Searches Based on Consent2. Searches ...
Slots in the city: a critical look at the balance of decision-making power in gaming legislation.
Oct 01, 2008; ... <Pre> IntroductionI. Gaming A. The History of Gaming in America B. The Modern Era: Casino Gaming 1. Voter Approval of Gaming-Enabling Legislation 2. Local Involvement in the Casino Licensing Process II. Local Government ...
The Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act: the prospect of congressional intervention into the Department of Justice's corporate charging policy.
Oct 01, 2008; ... <Pre> Introduction I. The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege and White-Collar Investigations A. The Origin and Mechanics of the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege B. The Mechanics and Implications of Waiving the Attorney-Client Privilege and ...