JUSTICE ACTION CENTER CAPSTONE (2) (CON 255)

Professor Rick Marsico

The JAC Capstone is a required, two-credit course exclusively for students affiliated with the Justice Action Center. The capstone is a written project with practical application about a social justice topic. Projects have included a law or policy analysis of empirical data, a policy paper, a committee report, model legislation, regulatory comments, a practitioner or pro se manual, or an amicus brief. The capstone can also take the form of a portfolio of work from a student’s participation in a social justice legal experience, such as a class action lawsuit, an organizing campaign, or a real estate or other transaction that benefits traditionally underserved communities. Students are supervised by faculty and, if appropriate, practicing attorneys. Students complete their projects in their final year of study and present them in a public forum.