Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Article Title

Social Change, Judicial Activism, and the Public Interest Lawyer

Authors

Thelton Henderson, United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Abstract

This essay details what it means to be a public interest lawyer, as well as the challenges that face a public interest lawyer today. The paper addresses challenges such as the increasingly complex social and discriminatory issues, limited funding and resources, restrictions on cases, and the charge of judicial activism.

Recommended Citation

Thelton Henderson, Social Change, Judicial Activism, and the Public Interest Lawyer, 12 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 33 (2003),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol12/iss1/4