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Jim Greiner’s Comment on the Inherent Conflict Respresented by Funding Public...
Jim Greiner has submitted a brilliant and challenging comment on my recent post about the funding of 41% of the New Orleans Public Defender from court fines, fees and assessments. It is worth very...
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Congressman Joseph Kennedy III Planning Access to Justice Caucus
Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (D. Mass) told us in a speech at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences last week that he plans to launch an Access to Justice Caucus in the House of Representatives...
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Thoughts on the Medical Consent Process and Implications for the Relationship...
Yesterday, I had a bone marrow biopsy, as part of my ongoing medical care dealing with bone marrow cancer. That biopsy is not my favorite thing, but let me tell you, as often at Hopkins, you are...
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Thinking About Access to Justice and The Coming Transition
Given that Karl Rove has effectively conceded the election, its surely time to start thinking about opportunities for access to justice in the transition. Obviously, this is going to be very different...
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Launching of National Center For Access To Justice Highlights Criminal/Civil...
The recent launch of the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School is a good illustration of the progress we are making in getting beyond the traditional and incomprehensible “wall,”...
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Cop House Lawyers Ordered In Chicago
This could be the begining of a major change. As few outside the criminal justice system know, in the US most people without resources do not get to talk to a lawyer until shortly before they see a...
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Prosecutors Getting Rid of the Independent Commission on Forensic Science is...
I simply offer you this cross examination of every investigator or expert: Q. Thanks for your testimony, I am sure it will help the jury, but just a few things to clear up. When did you get your...
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Professional-Client Partnering Lessons
Note: This is an access to just version of a recent post on my Patient Partnering Site. A recently published tool intended to be used by medical institutions to encourage their patients to think of...
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Seventh Circuit’s Response to Judge Posner Misses the Point
The Seven Circuit, through Judge Wood, has responded to Judge Posner’s criticism of the Court’s approach to those without lawyers as follows: First, while [Judge Posner] is certainly entitled to his...
View ArticleThat Defendant Gates Is Looking for a Lawyer Can Only Mean that a New...
This is really weird. A defendant in a very high profile case, Gates, goes into court today essentially without a lawyer and has a public defender stand up for him on a very short term basis. Its not...
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