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It’s a fair question.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The truth is, there are some good reasons why we don’t </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">want </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">to get our funding from Cornell. Your support makes that possible.</span></p> <p><a href="https://give.law.cornell.edu/give/624688/#!/donation/checkout" target="_blank" class="bracket-link"><img decoding="async" src="https://about.law.cornell.edu/wp-content/themes/law-lii/dist/images/icon-bracket-left.png?id=7e117a5880be64040daebff899086144" alt=""/> GIVE NOW <img decoding="async" src="https://about.law.cornell.edu/wp-content/themes/law-lii/dist/images/icon-bracket-right.png?id=41f62443ffc40fe87e5374220677a182" alt=""/></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s no secret that higher education budgets in general, and law school budgets in particular, are under (increasing) pressure. 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But this is a chance to say a little more on a little deeper level about the impacts of taking small amounts of money from a large number of donors. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For those of us who work at LII, being donor-supported drives home the impact of the information we provide to the public, free of charge, at </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">law.cornell.edu</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. When we put out the call for support this time of year and folks like you answer it, we can’t help but conclude that our work is more than just appreciated, it’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">needed</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 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