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Peter Benjamin Edelman (born January 9, 1938) is an American legal scholar. He is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of poverty, welfare, juvenile justice, and constitutional law.
Peter Edelman is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and poverty law and is faculty director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality.
Peter Edelman is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and poverty law and is Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality.
Peter Edelman recounts his relationships with the Kennedys and Clintons, discusses his roles in Democratic presidential campaigns, and talks about his attempts to defend welfare and expand health care reform while serving in the Clinton Administration, which ultimately lead to his resignation following the passage of welfare reform..
Oct 24, 2017 · Peter Edelman, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown Law, publishes his new book, “Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America” (The New Press) on October 31.
Peter Edelman oral history, 2015. Georgetown law professor. Specializes in the fields of poverty, welfare, juvenile justice, and constitutional law. Was aide to RFK and in Clinton Administration, where he resigned to protest Clinton’s signing the welfare reform legislation.
Mar 25, 2020 · Peter B. Edelman addressing the Fordham Law community. In his remarks at Fordham Law, Edelman argued that three intertwined crises impact young people of color across the country—the criminalization of poverty, lack of lawyers, and the connection between racism and poverty.
