The National Law Journal, January 19, 2009 by Rachel F. Moran
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A citizen-lawyer ethic would feed the hunger for consequential service that drives many to study law. Is this call for renewal fanciful? Not this year. As Americans lose jobs and homes, they better appreciate social safety nets that ensure minimum levels of security and dignity. People want advice from experts on law and policy about how to address the grave challenges we face. Legal principles—transparency, the individual’s right to seek relief, deference to courts and legislatures, and the necessity for administrative oversight—are ascendant. No longer is free-market enthusiasm, with its hostility to regulation, the order of the day.