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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
A Mountain To Climb: The Inaccessibility Of Rural Courts
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill in November, following the Senate’s lead, that would add two federal court locations in rural…
Inadequate Access to Legal Aid Across America: ABA’s Alarming Findings
A recent report from the American Bar Association (ABA) sheds light on a critical issue within the U.S. legal system — the scarcity of civil legal aid…
ABA Hosts Webinar Today on its New Report Exploring State of Civil Legal Aid in America
Three experts and a prominent legal writer will discuss the state of civil legal aid in the United States in a special online program hosted by the American…
“CLEAR” to Study Reforms to Legal Education and Admissions
The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) are embarking on an 18-month study committee that will…
U.S. Trustee Program Provides Nearly 10,000 Language Interpretation Sessions in Fiscal Year 2023 for Debtors with Limited English Proficiency
Consistent with its commitment to access to justice for all, the U.S. Trustee Program provided 9,910 free telephone interpretation sessions for debtors…
Gideon at 60: Summarizing A Snapshot of State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform
In 1963, the Supreme Court decided in Gideon v. Wainwright that, for criminal cases to be fair, defense lawyers are “necessities, not luxuries.” States…
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