Your daily ration of civil justice rationing
With Independence Day media attention focused on the “border children” challenging immigration capacity and policy, some are surprised to discover that immigration is a civil, not criminal, legal action. That means that “illegal” immigrants have not broken a… Read More
New York City has created what’s being called “the nation’s first system of public defenders for poor immigrants facing deportation,” according to the Associated Press and other news organizations. Called “The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project,” the… Read More
A statewide coalition in Pennsylvania has documented what it termed a “staggering” number of unrepresented low-income litigants involved in civil lawsuits, adding that the lack of representation impacts the quality of life for many. The Pennsylvania Civil Legal… Read More
The state that produced the landmark 1963 “Gideon” cases that guaranteed public defenders for poor criminal defendants is having a discussion of “civil Gideon,” according to the Tampa, Florida newspaper. “Just as the Gideon case led to public defenders… Read More
Immigration officials have long avoided active enforcement in areas deemed “sensitive,” like places of worship, public demonstrations or medical facilities. Now advocates want to add the courthouse to that list as enforcement is being taken against people showing… Read More
