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Research into Medical Procedures and Outomes in War Zones (A Model for Us?): Washington Post Article
For those of us advocating more systematic research on innovations and outcomes, an article in today’s Washington Post may be helpful. The article describes the relative success of the military in figuring out what new treatments work and getting them … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Evalation
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Three More SJI Board Nominees Confirmed.
The US Senate has confirmed three more people to the SJI Board. This is pasted from the SJI website: Chase Rogers has been the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2007. Prior to that, she served as a … Continue reading
UK Legal Aid Cuts
As many of you know, the UK legal aid system is far better funded than that in the US, with Earl Johnston, for example, estimating that the per capita spending on civil legal aid in the UK is ten times … Continue reading
SJI Funding Deadline and Information: Reengineering is Priority Area
The next deadline for SJI scholarship and grant applications is February 1, 2011. Note that the special interest areas for Project Grants this year include: Immigration Issues in the State Courts, Courts and the Media, Elder Issues, and Court Budgeting … Continue reading
An Idea on How to Calculate the Cost of Full Access to Justice to the Courts
There has always been a methodological problem in estimating the costs of access to justice. While the needs studies give us a count of how many people are in need of access services, we never know how much they need. … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Counsel, Access to Justice Generally, Research and Evalation, Unbundling
Tagged Needs Studies
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Good News on IOLTA FDIC Fix — Passes Senate and Goes to the President for Signature
As reported on the Legal Times Blog, the Senate has passed the IOLTA fix, which would ensure continuing full FDIC insurance for IOLTA deposits. The legislation now goes to the President for signature. Had this not passed (and there had … Continue reading
This blog now is at www.accesstojustice.net
Richard Zorza’s Access to Justice Blog is now accessible through the unique domain http://www.accesstojustice.net. So feel free to share with your friends and lists. Here is a description of the blog: Richard Zorza’s blog, at http://www.accesstojustice.net, is about access to … Continue reading
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Justice Corps News from Cook County — A Great Foreclosure Mediation Support Model
As many of you know, I have been a big advocate of the Justice Corps Program, which uses AmeriCorps students to assist people in courts. Los Angeles has piloted the concept with great success. Now comes news from Cook County … Continue reading
Chicago Bar Foundation Has New Report on Legal Aid Including Brief Service Stats, and Citing Useful 2009 Report on Effectiveness of Self-Help Services
The Chicago Bar Foundation has released a new Report, Legal Aid in Cook County A Report on Basic Trends in Need, Service and Funding. Lots of interesting stuff, but I want particularly to highlight these stats on the percentage of … Continue reading
As To Really Important Question: Folks did NOT Like the Old Top Graphic, Now Replaced
Update: The photo is now replaced. Almost everyone hated the photo, and no one really like it. Thanks for your feedback. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am experimenting with the poll tool that is included with the blog platform. Since I am getting … Continue reading
Wonderful New Historical Analysis Tool from Google — Shows Changing Views of “Courts,” “Justice,” and “Fairness”
Google has another mind expanding tool out. They have scanned millions of books back to 1500, and created a tool that lets you analyze the frequency of use of a word since then. I tried running the history of the … Continue reading
Dept of Justice Access Initiative Website and Foreclosure Mediation Resouce
Too little attention has been paid to the recently launched website of the Department of Justice Access to Justice Initiative Website. While it is somewhat bittersweet to view, given that Prof. Tribe is leaving, it is still important to see … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Foreclosure
Tagged Laurence Tribe
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Justice Laurie Zelon Gets Award –Take a Look at the Powerful and Innovative Elkins Task Force Report on Family Courts in California
Many of you know Associate Justice Laurie Zelon of the California Court of Appeals. Given how hard she works for access to justice, and how much she contributes, I know hat you will be as pleased as me to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Systematic Change
Tagged California, Family Law, Zelon
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Foreclosure and Credit Cases — What is to be done?
I find myself more and more embarrassed that those of us in the access to justice movement have not been able to figure out how to do more to help particularly the self-represented deal with these cases. see. e.g. New … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Foreclosure, Pro Bono, Self-Help Services
Tagged California, Ohio
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Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Analysis of State Budgets — And Some Suggestions
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (proud disclosure — where my son works!) has a well-earned reputation for the integrity of its projections and analysis. Recently they issued this Report on just how bad the state budget situation remains … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
Tagged Budgets
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