Thank you for visiting the Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy web-site. The Institute was established in 1992 by Professor Marcia Johnson as a research and writing think tank at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Since that time the Institute has published various articles that focus on its urban mission.

Mission Statement
The Institute’s mission is to help solve legal and social problems facing the urban community through scholarship and advocacy.

Institute publications and projects have addressed:

• Eliminating Recidivism through Education
• Political Activity and Tax-Exempt Organizations
• Abstinence-Plus Education
• The Community Reinvestment Act: Expanding Access
• Employment and Labor Handbook
• Students’ Resource Guide To Thurgood Marshall School Of Law And The City Of Houston
  

The Institute expanded its advocacy initiative in the winter 2001 when it established the Institute for Trial Advocacy. In Spring 2003, the expansion continued with the creation of the Drug Defense and Advocacy Clinic. In 2004, the Institute developed its Justice Project.