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Freedom from Domestic Violence as a Human Right
This is a somewhat new approach that may change the legal framework in the long term. The Cincnatti City Council declared that freedom from domestic violence was a human right. Here is a link to the resolution. The key language … Continue reading
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Former Alabama Chief Justice Talks About Value of Judicial Education on Managing SRL Cases — Praises Curriculum Launched at Harvard
Former Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, at the ABA, talks about the importance of judicial education on SRL issues, and the use of the Curriculum, prepared by the Self-Represented Litigation Network and launched at Harvard. “We will never have … Continue reading
Posted in Judicial Ethics
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Feb 8 Webinar on Upcoming LSC TIG Grant Round, With Letters of Intent Due March 12, 2012
From the website: A webinar on LSC’s 2012 Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) funding cycle will be held on Wednesday, February 8 at 12:30 p.m. EST. The webinar will cover: Eligibility for the TIG program; 2012 Areas of Interest; The application … Continue reading
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High Performance Courts
One approach the National Center has been taking to improve the functioning of courts nationally is to focus on overall strategies for achieving “high performance.” There are seven such strategies, highlighted here in an article by Judge Kevin Burke, Brian … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Court Management
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Leveraging Forms, Unbundled Assistance, and Lawyer Referral Systems
Here is an idea that might simultaneously assist in the adoption and expansion of forms, promote unbundling, and bring the lawyer referral services groups into better addressing access issues. It is simple. Court forms should include in the general instructions … Continue reading
Second Judges Journal Article: Towards Best Practices in Complex SRL Cases
I am happy to announce that the Winter 2012 issue of Judges Journal contains the second of my two post-Turner articles. Here is a link to the full article. It is titled: A NEW DAY FOR JUDGES AND THE SELF-REPRESENTED: … Continue reading
Posted in Judicial Ethics, Self-Help Services
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Procedurally and Substantively Interesting Right to Counsel Case in Mass
It may be no surprise that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found a right to counsel in child adoption proceedings in which the adoption is sought by a private party, and the petition is opposed. (Follow this link, select SJC … Continue reading
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Larry Tribe on Colbert Report Tonight
Is there any better an argument (is there any other argument?) for having cable than this. Larry Tribe on the Colbert Report From the Colbert News Hub: To start the week, Stephen welcomes one of the country’s most esteemed legal … Continue reading
FLASH: Politico Reporting DOJ Initiative Head Moves to White House as a Deputy Chief of Staff
Here is the Politico story. It’s surely mixed news. On the one hard, the DOJ Access Initiative, which has done so much to broaden the sense of possibility for access in Washington, loses a highly effective, well liked, and well … Continue reading
Massachussets Pioneers Economic Benefit Statement
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (state granting program) has released a 2011 Economic Benefit Statement. Key language: The work of MLAC-funded legal aid programs substantially boosts the Commonwealth’s economy each year by bringing in tens of millions of federal dollars, … Continue reading
Tool for Translation of Websites Posted by Illinois Legal Online and
Illinois Legal Aid Online and Legal Assistance Foundation have done something very interesting. Not only have they launched a new Spanish language website, which mirrors their main site, IllinoisLegalAid.org, but to do so, they have created a tool which links their … Continue reading
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Texas Supreme Court Moves Forward on Forms
Real leadership from the Texas Supreme Court. Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson has responded to the State Bar’s position on forms with this letter to the President of the State Bar. Here is the key language:
Texas Reports on 22 State Research Into Impact of Forms
The Texas forms mess, as so often with such situations, is yielding some useful byproducts. This data, collected by the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and blogged about by Carl Reynolds, the Administrator of the State Administrate Office of the … Continue reading
Carl Reynolds, Texas State Court Administrator, Blogs on Forms Issue
Carl Reynolds, the Administrator of the Texas Office of Court Administration, has posted a blog post on the state bar’s reaction to the forms issue. It is well worth reading, not only for its substance, but for showing the value … Continue reading
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Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog 