{"id":714,"date":"2025-07-08T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:58:53","slug":"rural-law-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/rural-law-and-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Law and Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-714\" data-postid=\"714\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-714 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tlyn991 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eair992 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d985344 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Rural Law and Justice Research and Interest Group            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Justice, governance, and legal institutions in rural communities            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_h92w407 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ezkq378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6fqi378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i0gr447   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">What We\u2019re About<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"989\">The Rural Law and Justice Research Interest Group brings together scholars and practitioners exploring how law, legal institutions, and justice systems operate in rural contexts. The group provides a space for interdisciplinary collaboration among sociologists, legal scholars, criminologists, policymakers, and others interested in the intersections of law, policy, community, and rural life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1273\">Members of the RIG examine a wide range of issues including access to justice, policing and corrections, legal consciousness, rural crime, environmental regulation, tribal sovereignty, property law, and the broader social impacts of legal and policy frameworks on rural populations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1468\">The RIG fosters critical conversations about power, equity, and governance, with the goal of informing scholarship and supporting practical reforms that improve justice outcomes in rural areas.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jmlk529 tb_gs591685 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8y0r70   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Annual Dues:<\/h3>\n<h4>Regular Members &#8211; $10<br>Student Members &#8211; $5<\/h4>\n<h4>Get Involved:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Attend our sessions and networking events at the RSS Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Participate in planning discussions or propose new activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Contact our leadership team to get connected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_bwuw860 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"\/membership\/account\/profile?registration=%2Fmembership-purchase%2F\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-hands-helping\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-hands-helping\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join our RIG                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_iuhv963 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_30ky963 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qgxj935   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>What We Do and How to Get Involved<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1655\">The Rural Law and Justice RIG supports research, dialogue, and collaboration at the intersection of rural sociology and legal studies. We:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"2175\">\n<li data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1799\">\n<p data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1799\">Organize paper sessions and roundtables at the RSS Annual Meeting focusing on rural legal systems, policy analysis, and community impacts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1922\">\n<p data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1922\">Promote interdisciplinary engagement among academics, practitioners, and students interested in rural law and justice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"2067\">\n<p data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"2067\">Provide space for discussing emerging issues such as mass incarceration, legal deserts, civil justice access, and rural-urban legal divides.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2068\" data-end=\"2175\">\n<p data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2175\">Welcome students and early-career scholars through mentorship and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2368\">To get involved, join the RIG through your RSS membership, attend our sessions and business meeting at the RSS Annual Meeting, and contribute to shaping future RIG activities and initiatives.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_m4vx385 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/annual-meeting\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-double-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join us at our Annual Meeting                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a 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module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_w54l146 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-w54l146-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Hannah Haksgaard, Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-w54l146-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_inqj146\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_l9n2146 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yxu3146   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW189521348 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189521348 BCX0\">University of South Dakota<br><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55893663 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55893663 BCX0\">hannah.haksgaard@usd.edu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio: <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73381291 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73381291 BCX0\">Hannah <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW73381291 BCX0\">Haksgaard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73381291 BCX0\"> is a Professor at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law where she teaches classes on family law and property. She writes on those subjects as well as the rural lawyer shortage, which is the topic of her new book, \u201cThe Rural Lawyer\u201d (Cambridge University Press 2025).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_i2nb854\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_4n0l973 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_p52n184 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rnvj184 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tls0184   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83d\udcf0 News and Announcements<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- advanced-posts module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-advanced-posts tb_w6hw184   themify_builder_content-w6hw184\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper news list-post classic tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5274\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-5274 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-rural-law-and-justice has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_hjnt184 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_efcw184 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_jqml184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/haksgaard-awarded-by-the-american-agricultural-law-association\/\">\n\t\tRSS Member and Law Professor Hannah Haksgaard Awarded by the American Agricultural Law Association\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_a78f184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-12-10T19:01:17+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-10T19:01:17+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">December<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-12-10T19:08:07+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_4pc6184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tHannah Haksgaard, a professor at the University of South Dakota, was awarded the Professional Scholarship Award by the American Agricultural Law Association for her recent book \ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5271\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-5271 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-natural-resources news_announcements-rural-law-and-justice news_announcements-rural-policy has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_hjnt184 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_efcw184 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_jqml184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/shoemaker-wins-american-agricultural-law-association-award\/\">\n\t\tRSS Member and Law Professor Jessica A. Shoemaker Wins American Agricultural Law Association Award\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_a78f184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-12-10T18:54:44+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-10T18:54:44+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">December<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-12-10T19:00:02+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_4pc6184 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tJessica A. 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href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5211842\">Trading Acres<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4560215\">Just a Place or a Just Place: Domestic Violence, Urban-Rural Differences, and Access to Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalelawjournal.org\/forum\/legal-deserts-and-spatial-injustice-a-study-of-criminal-legal-systems-in-rural-washington\">Legal Deserts and Spatial Injustice: A Study of Criminal Legal Systems in Rural Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.upenn.edu\/penn_law_review\/vol172\/iss5\/1\/\">The Law of Geographic Labor Market Inequality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smalltowns.soc.iastate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/504\/2024\/10\/PetersBartlingMeyer_2024_RuralLegalDeserts_SDLR.pdf\">Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy: Identifying and Describing Lawyer Gaps in Non-Metropolitan Counties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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