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02152aam a2200289Ii 4500 001 0EB8A5A071B711EB8A4F4B2E3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210218010021 008 210126s2020 mau b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9780877241362 020 $a 0877241368 035 $a (OCoLC)1232928001 040 $a WWL $b eng $e rda $c WWL $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 245 00 $a Civil justice for all : $b a report and recommendations from the Making Justice Accessible Initiative / $c American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 260 $a Cambridge, Mass. : $b American Academy of Arts and Sciences, $c [2020] 300 $a v, 49 pages ; $c 26 cm. 520 $a "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. 505 0 $a 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. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-49). 650 0 $a Legal aid $z United States. 650 0 $a Legal assistance to the poor $z United States. 650 0 $a Justice, Administration of $z United States. 710 2 $a American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526014533.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0EB8A5A071B711EB8A4F4B2E3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search