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Our state courts are the frontlines of justice in the United States. With state trial courts handling 83 million cases in 2017 (95 percent of all U.S. cases), most people’s experience with our justice system is in state courts. It is imperative,… MORE
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In 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado greenlighted limited scope (i.e., “discrete task”) representation by attorneys through enactment of Local Rules D.C.COLO.LAttyR 2(b)(1) and LAttyR 5(a)-(b), allowing limited… MORE
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It’s no secret that the United States is facing an access to justice crisis. Our justice system is failing. We are failing to uphold what the country’s founding fathers upheld as their ultimate goal and virtue: justice for all. George… MORE
IAALS Remembers Chief Justice Mark Cady, Champion of Judicial Independence and Family Justice Reform
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We at IAALS are among the many saddened by the untimely passing last week of Mark Cady, Iowa’s Chief Justice. He had served as a judge for some 33 years—on Iowa’s district court from 1986–1994, on the state court of appeals from 1994–1998, and then… MORE
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Many aspects of human life have moved online—shopping for groceries, applying for jobs, taking classes, etc. So it’s no surprise that some legal processes, such as dispute resolution, are also moving to a digital platform.
Dispute resolution has… MORE
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IAALS is excited to announce the creation of a new Advisory Committee in support of its US Justice Needs project. In collaboration with HiiL, IAALS is conducting research to assess the justice needs of people and businesses in the United States.… MORE
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A lot has been written about how changing legal regulation may reduce the access to justice gap by allowing more innovative and effective delivery of legal services to consumers. This post looks at the other side of the equation: how would changing… MORE
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At the end of September, Chief Justice John D. Minton of the Kentucky Supreme Court disqualified Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd from presiding over a politically charged lawsuit challenging an investigation conducted by Republican… MORE
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Imagine the following scenario: instead of relaxing on Thanksgiving, your grandfather is being taken to a mental hospital because he had a dementia episode and your uncle called the police to protect the family. Then imagine: come Christmas, your… MORE
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In partnership with HiiL, the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law, IAALS is conducting a nationwide survey of the legal needs of individuals in the United States over the course of the next year as part of its US Justice Needs project. We hope to… MORE