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Making the Law Public
Here is an interesting post about the problem of law that governs the public not being publicly accessible. Specifically, the problem is that some laws incorporate by reference standards that have been established by non-governmental entities that can only be … Continue reading
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Progress on Improving Judicial Evaluation Surveys
I recently posted about some disturbing research strongly suggesting that the results of judicial evaluation surveys reflect cultural biases against women and minorities. I am glad to be able to report that there is some important work going on to … Continue reading
Southern District of NY Pro Se Trial Manual
The Southern District of New York provides to all self-represented litigants whose cases are scheduled for trial this Trial-Ready Manual, prepared with the assistance of the Committee of the Federal Courts of the New York County Lawyers’ Association. As the … Continue reading
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Tennessee Offers to Share Pro Bono Attorney Software That Screens and Links Those with Questions to the Atty
This from Buck Lewis, Chair of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission: After three years of planning and over a year of operation, I am pleased to tell you that Tennessee is operating a successful online pro bono web site … Continue reading
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A Perspective on Human Decency
This is only about justice in the broadest sense. I am just back from the Ukraine, with my aunt showing us, including our almost eleven year old grandson, how she survived the Holocaust. There we are, walking down the street along … Continue reading
Nevada Study Suggests that Evaluation of Judges Still Subject to Bias
This is sad, disappointing, and perhaps predictable. A careful study of attorney evaluation of judges in Nevada finds statistically significant indications that attorney evaluators are reflecting social bias. Here is the abstract: Judicial performance evaluations (JPEs) are an important part … Continue reading
NPR Story on Alaska Pro Bono SRL Unbundled Dispute Resolution
NPR (US National Public Radio) has done a great story on Alaska’s program that uses unbundled pro bono assistance to speed the resolution of cases that are “almost there.” As I understand the process, the court Self-Help program reviews the … Continue reading
Interesting Post on South Africa Proposed Law on Traditional Courts
There is obviously substantial dispute about the concept of traditional courts, with advocates promoting their use of non-adversarial values, and opponents fearful that such an approach removes the key power of courts to protect the weak and vulnerable against the … Continue reading
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DOJ Announces Approval of Colorado Language Access Plan
From DOJ: The Justice Department approved a language access plan released by the Colorado Supreme Court just last week. Adoption of the plan was required by an agreement signed on June 28, 2011, by the Department and the Colorado courts … Continue reading
LSC Intake Rules– LSC Asks for Comment on Proposed Program Letter
LSC has posted for requested comment a proposed Program Letter on “Financial Eligibility Screening Guidelines.” The whole draft is here. Comments are due April 25. Here is the body of the proposed Program Letter (footnotes omitted):
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Some Procedural Fairness Lessons for Assessing the Supreme Courts Oral Arguments in the Affordable Care Act Cases
Justice Steven Leben (Kansas Court of Appeals) and Judge Kevin Burke (Minnesota trial Court) have a fascinating article in the MinnPost about how the lessons of procedural fairness can help guide how the Supreme Court judges conduct oral arguments on … Continue reading
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National Employment Law Project Offers Webinar on Tools for LEP Applicants for Unemployment Benefits
Here is the description: Since the Clinton Administration, there has been an Executive Order in place requiring entities that receive federal funding to assess needs in their communities and have a plan for access to their services for the limited … Continue reading
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New Free Sue Talia Unbundling Webinar
Wed. April 18, 9:00 AM, Pacific, Sue Talia will be doing an online webinar (registration link). It is free. Anyone can sign up to participate live. It will also be posted for free on the PLI website for a year. … Continue reading
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Online State Codes Project Passes Milestone — First State, Virginia, Now In Public Beta
This is a nice idea. Here is the idea, from their website: State codes are wretched. Seriously, look at a few: California’s, New York’s, Illinois’, and Texas’ are all good examples of how stunningly difficult that it is to understand … Continue reading
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How Others See Us in the US
Roger Smith, of the UK organization Justice, has a guest blog on Richard Moorhead’s Lawyer Blog, on “The internet and the provision of legal advice.” It takes a somewhat pessimistic view of what has been achieved. Here are his observations … Continue reading
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