Revised Course Description (based on 21-22 CEL REport)
In particular, students in this course will examine how inequities in American society shape the
legal system and potential solutions. New Americans, including refugees and immigrants, are
often financially and culturally disadvantaged when navigating courts. In the classroom,
students will learn how a purportedly equal justice system can, in fact, reproduce and exacerbate
inequalities. The class with partner with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, which provides free legal
services to those who otherwise could not afford it. Through this partnership, students will
provide direct and supporting services to Legal Aid and its clients. Students will provide
invaluable assistance to Legal Aid, which depends on volunteers and donations, while
experiencing first-hand the ways inequities permeate our legal system and the opportunities and
challenges to transforming that system.