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Trending Access to Justice Stories for the Week of 4/25 to 4/29
- Can legal aid hotlines help people overcome the obstacles to justice (law.com)?
- A look at the way courts are (or aren't) adjusting to legal tech changes in the UK via The Economist (economist.com)
- On the future of legal services for the poor (longreads.com) (mostly in in criminal cases) in the US
- Texas ATJ Commission launches (star-telegram.com) integrated legal help program for survivors of sexual assault:
- Research shows (courtinnovation.org) that when people find the court process to be fair, they are more likely to comply with orders
- BC launches legal self-help site (news.gov.bc.ca) to expand access to justice for those at all income levels
- Maybe Flight Attendants Can Teach (accesstojustice.net) Courts Something about Overcoming Unconscious Bias
- A great legal help infographic from Canada (cleoconnect.ca). Know of any like these in the States?
- AZ is latest jurisdiction to invest (2civility.org) in creating more efficient and effective court, expanding access to justice
- 'Civil Gideon' Task Force Would Be an Important First Step (law.com)
- WI Supreme Court seeks (wicourts.gov) legislative study on access to civil legal services
- Head here to see the Georgetown Law Iron Tech legal help (law.georgetown.edu) apps presented this week. Incredible innovations
- Importance of White House Initiative, Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, Gets Recognition in Bar Journal (accesstojustice.net)
- You can now watch SRLN's Remote Services for Self-Represented Litigants Webinar here (srln.org)
- China, Environmentalists and the Rule of Law (accesstojustice.net)
- Get sick and get sued- a look at medical debt in Nebraska (propublica.org)
- Is tech making it more difficult (wired.com) for lawyers to justify the billable hour? Will unbundling grow?
- Colorado lawmaker tries (abajournal.com) for fines and fees reform
- Vanderbilt Law School students build (law2050.com) ATJ apps to help with/ triage, medical partnerships, and legal info
- Supreme Court Nominee Garland's speech highlights (twitter.com) access to justice