Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
Jorge Labarga, the Florida Supreme Court chief justice, has become anĀ outspoken advocate of “Civil Gideon,” the idea that certain civil courtĀ issues should require the same access to legal representation we have inĀ criminal courts. He’s been making the rounds… Read More
The Wall Street Journal is taking notice of momentum for a “civil Gideon” approach to lawsuits involving life-changing decisions, like foreclosure or family custody. The WSJ reports that the newly approved state budget “… allocated $85 million for… Read More
The asbestos litigation industry is buzzing over how the arrest of a major New York politician might ā or might not ā create a storyline for other high-volume “magnet” communities, says Courts Monitor Publisher Sara Warner in a… Read More
Access to a lawyer and location of their case is very much more likely to determine the fate of “Border Kids” than laws or other factors, according to a POLITICO analysis that found a “very uneven brand of… Read More
If 2015 is going to be the “Tipping Point” year for civil Gideon in the United States, then stories like a recent Newsweek report are going to play an important role. Writer Victoria Bekiempis calls the right to… Read More
