Last week, the American Bar Association adopted a pathbreaking set of Standards for Language Access in Courts. The Standards respond to a serious problem: many court systems have little or no way to communicate with the growing number of Americans…
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[originally posted to ncforaj.org on 8 June 2011] No one knows what the Supreme Court will do in Turner v. Rogers, but its decision is likely to shape our understanding of access to justice going forward. The issue before the…
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A new Department of Justice report urges courts to examine the effects of foreclosure mediation programs. As the report documents, courts have implemented mediation programs to try to deal with the flood of foreclosure filings over the past few years. …
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The two leading court organizations in the country have taken a big step towards opening our courts to people with limited proficiency in English. This week, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators jointly released…
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Courts across the country are laying off staff, limiting hours, and in some cases, suspending jury trials. Solutions have been difficult to identify, but important work is being done. In this edition of the Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, two guests, Steve Zack,…
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In the December 5, 2011 edition of the National Law Journal, David Udell, the Center’s Director, and Cara Anna, the Center’s summer 2011 fellow, have co-authored an op ed calling for a national Justice Index. As explained in the piece,…
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The National Center for Access to Justice is delighted to announce the imminent arrival of Laura K. Abel, accomplished scholar and advocate, recently honored by the White House as a Champion of Change, as its new Deputy Director. Laura will…
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The Supreme Court on June 20, 2011 declined to find a categorical federal constitutional right to counsel for persons facing prison for willful refusal to pay child support in proceedings initiated by an unrepresented spouse. The decision explicitly leaves open…
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No one knows what the Supreme Court will do in Turner v. Rogers, but its decision is likely to shape our understanding of access to justice going forward. The issue before the Court is whether an indigent person has a…
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