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Commentary: Funding civil legal aid vital to protect many Maryland families
Reena Shah co-authors op-ed with Commissioners, Vicki Schultz and Michelle Siri
Bridging the Justice Gap: New Story Map Reveals Civil Legal Aid is Essential to Meeting Basic Human Needs in Maryland
Maryland Access to Justice Commission calls for systemic civil justice reforms as 2.4 million Marylanders struggle with food, housing, and personal safety…
A2JC Dispatch – October 2026 Issue
In this month’s Dispatch, we highlight a new Story Map and our #KeepACE public awareness campaign to protect vital funding for Maryland’s Access to Counsel…
A2JC Executive Director Reena Shah Joins Podcast to Discuss AI and Access to Justice
Maryland has about 40,000 lawyers. Roughly half a percent of them work in civil legal aid. Add more lawyers, and you still hit a ceiling, because every…
MSBA and A2JC Join Governor to Call on Attorneys to Defend Due Process in Immigration Cases
In a joint op-ed for The Daily Record, Governor Wes Moore, Maryland Access to Justice Commission Chair Erek L. Barron, and Maryland State Bar Association…
A2JC Dispatch – September 2026 Issue
In this month’s Dispatch, we share the Final Report and Recommendations of the Innovations in Tiered Legal Services Task Force, recap our AI & A2J Summit…
New Guidance on Civil Fee Waivers to Improve Court Access
Access to justice should not depend on a person’s ability to pay. Yet for many court users, filing fees and other litigation costs can create significant…
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