Analysis & Commentary
Civil Justice
New York Must Keep Helping Homeowners
New Yorkers should demand adequate legal representation and counseling for our neighbors facing foreclosure. The investment will pay off for all of us.
Authored by: Mark Ladov and Roopal Patel
– 12/29/11
Immigrants Deserve Equal Access to the Courts
The ABA should vote to increase language access in the courts. This will show the nation that the legal profession is serious about ensuring that the courts are accessible to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, language ability and income
Authored by: Laura Abel and Tina Matsuoka
– 08/01/11
Reasons to Oppose the Government Litigation Savings Act
This fact sheet summarizes how proposed federal legislation would unjustly prohibit those seeking to enforce important rights – such as free speech, gun rights, pollution protections, religious freedoms, and other civil rights – from recovering attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act or EAJA.
– 07/01/11
FY 2012 Appropriations Process for Civil Legal Services
Overview of efforts to ensure adequate funding for legal services and repeal restrictions in the FY 2012 appropriations process.
– 06/02/11
Cuts Threaten Civil Legal Aid
This page documents the economic recession's impact on civil legal services for the poor.
Authored by: Neeta Pal
– 04/22/11
FY 2011 Appropriations Process for Civil Legal Services
Overview of efforts to ensure adequate funding for legal services and repeal restrictions in the FY 2011 appropriations process.
– 03/01/11
Evidence Based Access to Justice
Laura Abel examines the lack of an evidence based approach in efforts to expand access to the justice system for people facing such civil legal problems as foreclosure, eviction, child custody disputes and more.
Authored by: Laura Abel, in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
– 01/21/11
Study Finds Systemic Problems in North Carolina’s Court Interpreter System
Authored by: University of North Carolina School of Law, Immigrant and Human Rights Policy Clinic
– 05/05/10
Timeline of FY 2010 Appropriations Process and Efforts to Repeal Key LSC Restrictions
An overview of the successful rollback of the legal services restrictions in 2009
– 04/26/10
Fact Sheet | The Restriction on State, Local, and Private, and Other Non-LSC Money
An explanation of the harms created by the federal restriction on legal services programs’ funding from state and local governments, private donors, and other non-LSC federal money.
Authored by: Brennan Center, CLASP, the Leadership Conference, NLADA, UAW, OMB Watch
– 03/29/10