About

Our Purpose

1. Many law students lose sight of why they came to law school. The Journal of Law in Society is a scholarly dialectical forum for students who come to law school with a passion to redress social injustices.

2. There is a disconnect between Wayne State Law School and the larger Detroit Community. As the scholarly arm of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, The Journal of Law in Society not only builds awareness about issues affecting Detroit, but also makes connections with scholars, jurists, legal practitioners, community organizations, and students who are the front lines of researching, combating, and solving these problems everyday.

Volume 12, Nos. 1 and 2 (2010-2011).

Our Mission

Founded in 1997, The Journal of Law in Society is a student-managed publication of Wayne State University Law School that provides scholarly discourse on the intersection of law and society. Each year, the Journal identifies a range of issues affecting Detroit and other parts of the world, and then publishes articles that address those issues within their social context. By way of research and scholarship, the Journal aims to connect Detroit to broader national and international discourse, as well as serve as an educational and practical tool for its audience.

Our Goals

1. The Journal will publish two issues a year. Each will address a specific legal question in relation to a cutting-edge social issue. The Journal also will publish a Symposium issue that includes articles from participants of the Journal’s annual Symposium.

2. The Journal will host an annual Symposium that advances the aims of both the Journal and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, and that is both relevant and necessary to the larger Detroit community.

3. Together with the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, the Journal will strengthen the relationship between Wayne State Law School and the larger Detroit Community.

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Events

Calendar of Events

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Social Work Continuing Education Program: A Glimpse of Detroit's Black History - Opening Up the Dialogue
May 16 2012 at 11:00 AM
Wayne State University Law School - Damon J. Keith Center
Through this experiential learning opportunity, we will increase awareness of discrimination, civil rights issues during the Motown era, and significant contributions to society by Detroit’s African American community. Participants will learn more about important sites and issues of black history in Detroit to sensitize participants while increasing their understanding of the African American’s struggle for equality. The presentations and discussions will increase sensitivity and heighten awareness and skill building techniques for working with diverse populations. The Damon Keith Center exhibits will be the points of reference for the day’s topics and tour sites.  A set of questions and reflective exercises will be given at the beginning of the program for participants to consider throughout the day.  A narrative bus tour of sites in Detroit will increase understanding of geographic proximities of urban renewal and black history, and give a better understanding of present day Detroit. A visit to the Virgil H. Carr Center to learn more about promoting African and African American cultural arts traditions within Michigan’s multicultural community. Motown Museum will provide insight into the Civil Rights era in Detroit and nationally, including discrimination of the artists as they broke through racial borders and how their contributions have made a lasting impact on the nationally and abroad.  Participants will have discussions with prominent Detroiter’s, Bert Dearing Jr. and Andrew Pope, about their personal experiences growing up during this time in Detroit.  
University Bound Summer Program - Schoolcraft College
May 18 2012 at 3:30 PM
Wayne State Law School - Damon J. Keith Center
The University Bound Program is a partnership between Schoolcraft College and Wayne State University, whose primary goal is to help students successfully complete their Schoolcraft coursework and transfer to Wayne State or any other university with the intent of completing a bachelor's degree. Services are designed to enhance students' skills and provide academic and personal support so that they can make a smooth transition to a university setting.
Student Trial Advocacy Program Try-Outs
May 19 2012 at 12:00 PM
Law School Building, Moot Courtroom
Candidates will conduct a witness examination and opening or closing arguments to gain entry into STAP. Registration is required on TWEN.
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