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Justice Thomas urges SCOTUS to abandon precedents
What it will take to heal racial divisions and transform the US justice system
Real change in our justice system will require hard work by every one of us
Why Are Women Lawyers Underrepresented in Criminal Justice?
The Women in Criminal Justice Task Force highlights the challenges facing women practitioners in the criminal legal system and is working to address those challenges.
Why Justice Divides Us
SCOTUS Laughter As A ‘Blood Sport’: When The Justices Aren’t Trying To Be Funny
It isn't for the sake of humor, it's actually a power grab.
How Attorney’s Affect Your Access to the Justice System
Do you need assistance from an attorney? Learn more about fees and different methods attorneys use to collect them.
Lawyers Must Build Trust in the Justice System
To say we are experiencing challenging times is an understatement. Yet, there is also momentum brewing to change the status quo. Within that, lawyers must
Why We Need Criminal-Justice Reform
Our system incentivizes excessive prosecution and punishment—as I found out.
Timely Justice Or Shameful Justice?
New legislation to speed up the process even more is drawing both cheers and jeers.
Is there Justice in this world?
What is justice? I don't mean just mere conformity to the law/rules of the land (or society or culture). Rather, I am referring to the broader and larger c...
When SCOTUS Rules on DACA, Then What?
Empirical SCOTUS: Is oral-argument talking time all it's cut out to be?
Supreme Court oral arguments are not entirely what they seem. Although at first blush they may appear to be an opportunity for attorneys to make their arguments directly to the justices, they often become occasions for the justices to test out their theories of a given case and to gauge other justic
Building a Culture of Justice
For a justice system to be truly just, it must be accessible to all individuals. However, litigants may face challenges when courts are not responsive to the...
What Is True Justice?
The issue of justice has unfortunately been derailed.
6 Tips for Talking to Non-Lawyer Friends About SCOTUS
When it comes to handing out free legal advice to friends, most lawyers have strong feelings against this, or will eventually develop them. But that doesn't mean you can't still talk to your non-lawyer friends about legal current events,...
How to Change the Criminal Justice System
For reasons that are somewhat obscure to me, in recent days I have felt the need to defend criminal justice practitioners. This is odd f...
Can nonprofit firms bridge the access-to-justice gap?
Nonprofit law practice is a fairly new concept, and the economic viability and legal nuances of 501(c)(3) status still are open questions.
What is Procedural Justice?
This three-minute animated video provides a simple overview of procedural justice, why it matters, and how it can improve compliance and other justice-system...
Justice is a Familiar Term, But Do We Know the Meaning?
Justice can sometimes be a confusing term. When you think you have it figured out,…
What Does Justice Mean to You?
Read highlights of the panelist’s responses to the question, “what is justice for you?”
May 13 and 20. Justice: Who Is My Neighbour?
“Who is my neighbour?” is a troublesome and complex question. The neighbour dilemma is especially thorny when it is linked to justice issues that involve a sense of responsibility for other people’…
