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The mass plaintiff: public interest law, direct mail fundraising and the donor/client

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Mass plaintiff organizations are the product of a 200-year-old tradition in American public interest law, beginning with the anti-slavery movement and developing towards such organizations as the ACLU. During the 1970s and '80s, their need for additional funds coincided with the growth of direct mail fundraising, and the direct mail funded mass plaintiff organization has come to dominate many areas of public interest law. These organizations have become an important part of American jurisprudence, permitting non-economic interests to pool their efforts and become repeat players in litigation.

History, Political aspects, Public interest law, Direct-mail fund raising, Direct mail fund raising

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Uncommon regulation: the public trust doctrine and the Gulf of Mexico

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The common law doctrine of public trust presents unusual problems in its usage in modern coastal development efforts. Several scholars have urged the application of the public trust doctrine in environmental protection and coastal zone management. However, this cannot be done because of three reasons: it contributes very little in resolving resource use disputes; it is has different interpretations depending on the state; and it could not prevent environmentally irresponsible actions in private properties upland of coastal and riparian areas.

Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Gulf of Mexico, Public trust doctrine

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Surveying a Chicago public housing development: metholoogical challenges and lessons learned

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Analysis of data quality of survey results in a Chicago housing development, based social desirability response bias of survey interviewers, is presented.

Product quality, Public affairs, Illinois, Data Processing, Social aspects, Methods, Quality management, Chicago, Illinois, Surveys, Surveys (Studies), Electronic data processing, Data entry, Data collection

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