Race Class and Other Hurricanes

Wow...you know you’re busy when you can’t even find time to post random links and YouTube videos on your blog. Ugh!

I finished my legal writing memo regarding whether a woman who has had female genital mutilation qualifies for asylum in the U.S. under the “humanitarian exception” or United Nations Convention Against Torture. I wrote an article for the Prolific Reporter (the law school student newspaper) about our trip to New Orleans. I’m helping promote our upcoming school presentation (please come if you are interested and have time). AND I’m interviewing for summer jobs with the Attorney General’s office this summer. Whew!

All of this will simmer down, of course, just in time for finals. 

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