The time has come to end the use of cash bail in Pennsylvania, says The Cost of Buying Freedom: Strategies for Cash Bail Reform and Eliminating Systemic Injustice, a new report from the Sheller Center’s Justice Lab and Redeemed PA, a community organization.. According to the report, the cash bail system discriminates on the basis of poverty, not dangerousness (as one interviewee noted …
Preparing for a “Looming” Recession: Practical Tips for Lenders
Preparing for a “Looming” Recession: Practical Tips for Lenders. by James Vandermark (LAW ’09) and Nancy Sabol Frantz, The word “looming” seems to have become very popular during the past several years within the context of describing potential commercial credit maturities and defaults and, more recently, a potential recession.
[PDF] Law School Financial Aid Fact Sheet
TYPES OF AID Federal Work Study (FWS) – FWS is awarded to upper level law students who are enrolled at least half-time and demonstrate financial need. If FWS is part of your financial aid package, you must work in order to earn this funding and you will be paid on an hourly basis every two weeks up to the amount listed on your letter for each semester.
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. Federal Direct Graduate Plus Loan. Private/Alternative Loan. Annual Loan Limit. $20,500. Up to cost of attendance minus financial aid. Most up to cost of attendance minus financial aid. Aggregate Loan Limit. $138,500. None. Many lenders have no limit. However, some may have a limit of $150,000 to $250,000 …
Loan Repayment Options – Temple Law
Beginning in July 2024, borrowers who have both undergraduate and graduate loans will pay a weighted average of between 5% to 10% of their discretionary income. Loan Forgiveness – The shortest repayment term before forgiveness is 10 years (120 monthly payments) for individuals who borrowed $12,000 or less.
Learning From Mistakes: An Imperfect Cross-Examination
That is the rationale for this and forthcoming “learning from mistakes” columns. Although there are no hard data to back up this assertion, it is undeniable that poorly constructed cross-examinations occur on a daily basis in courtrooms across this nation. And they are conducted by lawyers with years of experience who, sadly, don’t …
The Danger of the Non-Leading Cross-Examination
A non-leading question rarely belongs in a cross-examination, and the opening it gives the witness to run and explain is rarely if ever offset by the answer one hopes for. Irving Younger’s simple commandments – always ask leading questions and never ask what you don’t know the answer to – resonate here. If accounts of Paul Manafort’s …
Get Your Priorities Straight – The Temple 10-Q
Observers and participants sometimes call chapter 11 bankruptcy a “melting ice cube” because the longer the process takes, the more value slips away. This is undoubtedly true in many cases. But the equal and opposite risk is that haste makes waste.
Exit Interviews for Graduating Students – Temple Law
The Office of Credit and Collections in the University Office of the Bursar is responsible for managing the exit interview process. Their office will maintain a record of those students who have completed the Perkins Loan exit interview. It should take you approximately 15 minutes to complete the exit interview for the Perkins loan.
The Cost of Buying Freedom: Strategies for Cash Bail Reform and …
May 03, 2017. Download Report. Justice Lab students John Farrell, Paige Joki, and Adorah Nworah have authored The Cost of Buying Freedom: Strategies for Cash Bail Reform and Eliminating Systemic Injustice, on behalf of Redeemed PA, a community organization advocating for criminal justice reform.. This report outlines the dangers of the cash bail system to Pennsylvania communities and justice …