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Plain Language and LEP — Resource Site
In all the talk about LEP and plain language, this site has tended to sit under the radar. This great resource site includes a wide range of model plain language informational sheets, including non-English information. WriteClearly.org includes informational materials, and … Continue reading
PSLawNet Blog — a Great News Resource
I must give a shout out to the PSLawNet Blog, which does a great job of collecting and spreading a wide range of access to justice news. They report on more news than my blog does. Here, for example, is … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Open Society US Progams New Head Has ATJ Experience
As announced by incoming OSF head Chris Stone, US programs have a new head. It is Kenneth H. Zimmerman. The OSF profile notes his legal aid roots: Zimmerman began his career as a legal services lawyer in Oakland, California, where … Continue reading
NCSC Court Trends 2012 Online — Article on Turner v Rogers and Due Process
The NCSC publication Future Trend in State Courts 2012, is now up on their website. From the preface by Mary McQueen: This year’s edition of the National Center for State Courts’ Future Trends in State Courts series focuses on “Courts … Continue reading
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More on the Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Forum — DC In Person and Streaming Seats Available
Here is the text of the invite from HHS to the 2 PM Eastern, Wed June 20th session, to be held at Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 1st Floor Auditorium, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201: You are invited to … Continue reading
Posted in Meetings, Self-Help Services, Simplification, Supreme Court, Systematic Change
Tagged Child Support, HHS, Turner v. Rogers
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Data Mining — Using Google Tools to Track Changes in Legal Needs
This should make everyone sad, regardless of political affiliation. Its a study, described in the New York Times, using Google Insights, of the relationship between racism and voting in the 2008 election. What the researcher did, brilliantly, was to use … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Evalation, Technology
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Richard Moorhead on Simplification and Beyond
Richard Moorhead, UK academic, expert on self-represented issues, and frequent source of ideas for this blog, has a fascinating post up on the Guardian’s blog. He talks about the claimed relationship between legal complexity and predictability and discusses a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Court Watching Pays Real Dividends
Eight months ago, I blogged about a promising domestic violence court watching project in Montgomery County MD. Turns out the project has been a great success: “We’re very excited. Clearly there have been dramatic changes, and we are pleased with … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence, Judicial Ethics
Tagged Court Watching
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On Preventing Unconscious Judicial Bias — a Model Personal Approach
Thoughtful judges recognize the inherent risk of unconscious bias, and the difficulty of preventing it. A wonderful article based on an interview with Federal District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina lays out his approach to sentencing, and perhaps even more important, … Continue reading
Nice Simple Triage Chart
Monica Fennel, back in 2008, created this simple chart for people answering phones in Indiana. I thought it was worth sharing as a good example of clear thinking. We are to note that it is no longer fully up to … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Transparency, Triage
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Will Hornsby Reports on Year’s Key Events
Each year, Will Hornsby, as staffer for the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, puts out a summary of key events. It is all worth a read, but particularly useful is this summary of rule and ethics … Continue reading
Claudia Johnson Blogs on the Equal Justice Conference
I have been lucky enough to have been in almost every single Equal Justice Conference since 2002. My first EJC was with Tanya Neiman—she gave me the opportunity to come with her and do a workshop on holistic advocacy while … Continue reading
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NYT Blog on OMB Memo — “The Dawn of the Evidence-Based Budget” — Implications and Ideas
The Times has a fascinating blog starting with a discussion of a recent OMB memo requiring federal agencies in their 2014 budget planning to build in use of evidence and a focus on low-cost evaluations. As the Memo puts it: … Continue reading
Posted in Dept. of Justice, LSC, Research and Evalation
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New York Times Invites Responses to Udell Letter on Pro Bono Requirment for Possible Publication in Sunday Review
Get your keyboards clacking. Today the New York Times publishes David Udell’s letter on the new New York State requirement for bar applicants of 50 hours of pro bono as service. David supports the requirement, as not burdensome and as … Continue reading
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Access to Justice as a Bipartisan Issue
As the election heats up, it is important to note that access to justice is a bipartisan issue. While obviously there are significant differences of perspective between the parties on matters of funding, particularly for LSC, in many states, support … Continue reading
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