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Article | March, 4 2024

Commentary: Funding civil legal aid vital to protect many Maryland families

Reena Shah co-authors op-ed with Commissioners, Vicki Schultz and Michelle Siri

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Blogs | January, 2 2020

This Global Key To Unlocking Justice Is Reaching More People

As we start a new year, it’s important to reflect on a global perspective on access to justice.In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted…

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Blogs | November, 14 2019

The Broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and What it Means for A2J

In April of 2019, the Maryland Access to Justice Commission joined the MSBA for ABA Lobby Days to advocate for two issues on Capitol Hill: continued funding…

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Blogs | March, 18 2019

WATCH: Changing the System | MD Access to Justice Commission

“It was really about… how can we simplify systems, how can we help people navigate these systems better?”Executive Director Reena Shah explains…

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Blogs | February, 14 2019

How a SCOTUS case involving Google may threaten access to justice in Maryland

Access for Justice Commissions and civil legal aid organizations have long argued that the cy pres doctrine can be used to direct class action residual…

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Blogs | February, 8 2019

Accurate Legal Information Is Hard To Find, Even for Librarians | Access to Justice

The Maryland Access to Justice Commission and the State Law Library are teaming up to deliver legal reference training to public librarians across the…

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Blogs | January, 21 2019

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Access to Justice

By Reena K. ShahDædalus, the quarterly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading intellectual…

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