Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-49).
Contents:
From the President of the American Academy -- Executive summary: access to civil justice for all should be an urgent priority -- Why a major initiative for access to civil justice is needed now -- Major recommendations: 1. increased investment -- 2. Legal services lawyers -- 3. Pro bono assistance -- 4. New advocates -- 5. Greater collaboration -- 6. Simplification and innovation -- 7. National coordination -- Conclusion -- Recommendations by challenge area: Family, health, housing, veterans -- Project participants -- Endnotes.
Summary:
"Civil Justice for All, a report of the American Academy's Making Justice Accessible project, provides a national overview of the crisis in legal services by focusing on four common categories of civil legal problems: family. healthcare, housing, and veterans affairs. By addressing these issues within the larger context of American civil justice, this report advances a set of clear, national recommendations for closing the gap between the supply and the demand for the legal assistance for low-income Americans"--Page iv.
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