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ABA Access to Justice Commissions: Grants Made and Availability Announced
Here is a list of grants just made to support the establishment/encouragement of new Access to Justice Commissions: Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education Supreme Court of Ohio Supreme Court of Oklahoma Philadelphia Bar Association Rhode Island Judiciary It … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Boards, Funding
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Transitions
This seems to be a time of transitions in the access to justice world. I’d like to take the opportunity to note the very significant contributions of those that I know about. Allison McDermott is leaving Pro Bono Net after … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Good News Spreads More on Social Media — Implications for Outreach
A fascinating story in the New York Times reports that while it s generally thought that bad news is more popular in traditional media, “if it bleeds, it leads,” the opposite is the case in social media. The finding is … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Evalation, Science, Social Media, Technology
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Randomized Studies Gain an Ally
We do not usually track electoral politics on this blog, except when it directly impacts access to justice. But this piece from Politico is irresistible in its description, by a Republican consultant, of how the Democrats used the scientific method … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Evalation, Systematic Change, Technology
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National Coalition on Civil Right to Counsel Listing of Gideon Events
The National Counsel on Civil Right to Counsel has put up a nice website on the events organized around the Gideon anniversary. Upcoming events include those in San Fransciso, DC, Durham NC, and Boston (Harvard – I will be speaking). … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Criminal Law, Defender Programs
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Memories of a Mentor, and Honoring a Prosecutor
On the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainright, I keep thinking about one of my mentors, Brownlow (Browny) Speer, who died a few weeks ago. Browny was Chief Appellate Attorney of first the Massachusetts Defenders Committee, and then its successor, … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Criminal Law, Legal Ethics, Public Defender, Vocation
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Thoughts After the Gideon Fifty Year Anniversay Gathering at DOJ
I was privileged to be invited to be at the gathering yesterday at the Dept of Justice to mark the 50th anniversay of Gideon v. Wainright. The gathering was organized by the Access to Justice Initiative of DOJ. Among those … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Criminal Law, Defender Programs, Dept. of Justice, Supreme Court
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Will the Sequester Kill Innovation — and How to Prevent That
While the sequester will do a lot of short damage — for example the loss of $29 million or so in legal aid funding, the real risk is to the culture of innovation. To the extent that managers in courts … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Systematic Change
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Alaska Early Resolution Project Using Pro Bono
Alaska has a great Early Resolution Project in which pro bono attorneys focus on cases which are settlement ready, as screened by the self-help center. As the linked document explains: Early intervention is an effective component of settlement in family law … Continue reading
Posted in Pro Bono, Self-Help Services
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Mississippi Law Journal Symposium Issue on Access to Justice
The Mississippi Law Journal Symposium issue on access to justice is out. All the articles are online. Lots of useful citeable content. Here is the Table of Contents: Kristen Kyle-Castelli, Foreword: Poverty and Access to Justice Symposium Hon. Jess H. … Continue reading
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News on Law Student Pro Bono
The National Center for Access to Justice shares some news on the New York law student pro bono rule, and beyond. The Center has released its recommendations for software to support law student pro bono. “The Center is interested in … Continue reading
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Robots and the Law, and a Question About Unauthorized Practice
An interesting article in the Boston Globe explores issues relating to robots and the law. The article points out: With most robot-like machines that exist today, any serious problems can be easily traced back to a human somewhere, whether because … Continue reading
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JOLT Publishes Additinal LSC Tech Summit Papers Online
More papers from the LSC Summit on Technology and Access to Justice have now been posted online by Harvard’s Journal of Law and Technology, adding to those already published in the journal itself. The papers are: Summit on the Use … Continue reading
Posted in LSC, Self-Help Services, Systematic Change, Technology, Unbundling
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Texas Chief Justice State of the Judiciary Message
Wallace Jefferson, the inspiring Chief Justice of Texas, has just issued his State of the Judiciary Message. I have bolded the language that might be most useful to quote, but the whole quote, and indeed the whole Message is worthy … Continue reading
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Huge Flash Memory to Speed Big Data Analysis
According to the NYT Bits Blog, a new 1.4 terabyte flash memory card has the potential to democratize access to “big data” analysis. The card, now costing only $4,000, and likely to be heavily discounted, is supposedly 25,000 times faster … Continue reading
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