Category Archives: Technology

Alan Turing Receives Royal (UK) Pardon

Posted on December 24, 2013 by richardzorza

Several of my readers have pointed out that Alan Turing has just received a pardon of his conviction for “gross indecency,” a conviction that is generally regarded to have led to his death by apparent suicide.  I blogged about Turing’s … Continue reading →

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The Story of “Call for Justice” — Leveraging Online Legal Information, the 211 System and Beyond

Posted on December 15, 2013 by richardzorza

A few months ago, I was particularly excited to hear about a Minnesota initiative that leveraged the power of 211 systems with the legal help resources developed by that state’s access community to achieve a huge increase in usage of … Continue reading →

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Claudia Johnson on NLADA

Posted on December 3, 2013 by richardzorza

I (Claudia) went to my 13th or 14th NLADA this year, excited to go to Los Angeles. Yelp—showed many local places of interest-and top of my list was visiting the LA public library after workshop hours (of course!)—they are open … Continue reading →

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Two Annoucements — TIG and a Forms Webinar

Posted on November 18, 2013 by richardzorza

Here is information for the two events taken from their announcements: Forms Webinar: The Self-Represented Litigation Network is presenting a webinar on forms on Dec 5. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/426879791 This webinar features a look at forms … Continue reading →

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New York Self-Help Follows Up on Open Souce Access to Law Reviews

Posted on October 21, 2013 by richardzorza

I rarely post based on an online comment, but this one more than deserves it. Rochelle Klempner, Counsel to NY Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Fern Fisher , just responded to my most recent post on the new public access system … Continue reading →

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Law Review Commons Has Free Online Access to Many Law Reviews

Posted on October 20, 2013 by richardzorza

Many of us are inhibited in our research in, and citation to, law reviews because we do not have access to the commercial databases. Now comes a major step.  Law Review Commons, http://lawreviewcommons.com.  It is a free open access system … Continue reading →

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Training 211 Operators on Legal Access Resources Has Major Impact in Minnesota Collaboration

Posted on September 7, 2013 by richardzorza

One of the great — and too little explored — potentials of having integrated access services is the potential of much better linkages with broader help gateways.  A recent report on such an approach in the Minnesota Twin Cities area … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, Referral Systems, Self-Help Services, Technology | 1 Comment

Roger Smith Analysis of Best Access Websites

Posted on August 26, 2013 by richardzorza

Roger Smith, a UK academic, presented at the recent ILAG on his review of websites as a potential alternative to human advice.  Here are his fascinating conclusions as to what is most important: Design is important.Too many websites are little … Continue reading →

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Another Mobile App to Get us Thinking About Potential

Posted on August 5, 2013 by richardzorza

The University of California at Irvine Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and neglect has released an app that might get us thinking. As described: Based on input from multidisciplinary community partners, we’ve created these useful features for this mobile … Continue reading →

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September Court Technology Conference to Feauture Self-Represented Track

Posted on July 30, 2013 by richardzorza

The 2013 Court Technology Conference, to be held in Baltimore September 17-19, will feature a full track on the use of technology to assist in court access for the self-represented. Session titles and descriptions are: What do Litigants Expect? Two … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Management, Meetings, Self-Help Services, Technology | 2 Comments

Thoughts from the Canadian Envisioning Equal Justice Summit — Parallel Paths to Innovation and Access

Posted on April 30, 2013 by richardzorza

I am just back from Vancouver and the Canadian Bar Association Envisioning Equal Justice Summit.  My main conclusion is that the Canadians and the US are now on very similar and potentially supportive paths. The Summit was brought together to … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman Nails the “Excel Depression” — And Reminds Us of the Risks of Errors When You Rely on Data

Posted on April 21, 2013 by richardzorza

Paul Krugman has a brilliant and sobering column on what he calls the Excel Depression. Core idea.  The austerity policies adopted worldwide were driven by academic work about the benefits of such policies. But: Finally, Ms. Reinhart and Mr. Rogoff … Continue reading →

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Good News Spreads More on Social Media — Implications for Outreach

Posted on March 20, 2013 by richardzorza

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 | 3 Comments

Randomized Studies Gain an Ally

Posted on March 19, 2013 by richardzorza

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 →

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News on Law Student Pro Bono

Posted on March 8, 2013 by richardzorza

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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