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  Access to Justice is More Than the Right to Counsel: The Role of the Judge in Assisting Unrepresented Litigants

  Paris R. Baldacci

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  Pro Pro Bono: Volunteer Lawyers Are an Essential Part of Access to Civil Justice

  Amy Barasch, Esq.

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  The Fight for Justice in Housing Court: From the Bronx to a Right to Counsel for all New York City Tenants

  Susanna Blankley

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  The Downside of Disruption: The Risks Associated with Transformational Change in the Delivery of Legal Services

  Raymond H. Brescia

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  Moving Women out of Poverty: A Call to Action for Legal Aid

  Catherine Carr

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  Denying Access to Justice During a Carceral Crisis

  Brett Dignam

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  Tort Reform: Blocking the Courthouse Door and Denying Access to Justice

  Joanne Doroshow

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  Promoting Justice from the Inside: The Counseling Role of Local Government and School District Attorneys

  Lisa F. Grumet

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  Expanding Access to Justice: Alternatives to Full Representation in New York State

  Randal Jeffrey

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  Justice, Justice Shall Ye Pursue

  Honorable Jonathan Lippman

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  Access to Justice in Buffalo and Beyond: Making the Justice System More Welcoming for Refugees

  Fidèle Menavanza, MS, LLB

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  IMPACT: Collected Essays on Expanding Access to Justice (2016)

  New York Law School

  This publication of the Impact Center for Public Interest Law and the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School was developed in conjunction with the Impact Center’s April 2016 symposium, Equal Before The Law? Civil Rights and Access to Justice. It features 16 articles by prominent policymakers, nonprofit leaders, advocates and scholars on the following topics:

  • Immigration
  • Housing and Community
  • Prisoners’ Rights
  • Tort Liability
  • Women’s Rights
  • Alternative models of Access to Justice
  • The Role of Government Officials

  Contributors include: Hon. Jonathan Lippman; Paris Baldacci; Amy Barasch; Susanna Blankley; Raymond Brescia; Catherine Carr; Brett Dignam; Joanne Doroshow; Lisa Grumet; Randal Jeffrey; Fidèle Menavanza; Andrew Scherer; Karen Simmons; Claire Thomas & Lenni Benson; David Udell; and Joan Vermeulen.

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  WHY A RIGHT: The Right to Counsel and the Ecology of Housing Justice

  Andrew Scherer

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  Filling the Gaps: Another Way to Tackle the Access to Justice Crisis

  Karen Simmons

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  Caught in the Web: Immigrant Children in Removal Proceedings

  Claire R. Thomas and Lenni B. Benson

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  The Civil Legal Aid Movement: 15 Initiatives that are Increasing Access to Justice in the United States

  David Udell

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  Access to Justice in Latin America: A Changing Legal Landscape

  Joan Vermeulen