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World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (2013)

2012-13 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index The World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index rates countries based on several factors and many sub-factors to determine the relative levels of justice throughout the world. The global scores (listed … Continue reading

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A More Detailed Look at Legal Services by Older Americans Act Funded Providers (2013)

A More Detailed Look at Legal Services by Older Americans Act Funded Providers David M. Godfrey, Bifocal, Volume: 34 Issue: 4 A journal of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging David Godfrey analyzed the limited data available pertaining to the legal assistance … Continue reading

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Civil Legal Aid Yields Economic Benefits to Clients and to the Commonwealth (2013)

Civil Legal Aid Yields Economic Benefits to Clients and to the Commonwealth: Some Benefits from FY12 Advocacy The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) conducted a study on the economic impact of legal aid in that state during FY 2012. Findings: … Continue reading

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Unequal Justice: U.S. Trails High-Income Nations in Serving Civil Legal Needs (2012)

Unequal Justice: U.S. Trails High-Income Nations in Serving Civil Legal Needs (2012) Steven Seidenberg, ABA journal Summary: Recent studies have produced evidence of both the superb quality and inaccessibility of the civil legal system in the United States. The World … Continue reading

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A report on Pennsylvania’s Access to Justice Act (2012)

A report on Pennsylvania’s Access to Justice Act (2012) prepared for the Pennsylvania IOLTA Board  Summary: In July 2002, Pennsylvania’s Access to Justice Act (AJA) was approved with strong, bipartisan legislative support and signed into law by then- Governor Mark … Continue reading

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Annual Report of the Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York (2012)

Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York (2012), Report to the Chief Judge of New York The task force to expand access to civil legal services in New York studied to impacts of civil legal … Continue reading

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Research in Progress: Does Mediation of Inmate Civil Rights Complaints Work? A Randomized Study (2013)

D. James Greiner, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Does Mediation of Inmate Civil Rights Complaints Work?  A Randomized Study Mediation is often justified as an access to justice device.  Mediation proponents claim that the process achieves resolutions more quickly, … Continue reading