According to the Legal Services Corporation, 86% of lower-income Americans received little or no legal help on their civil legal problem. Lower-income people suffer more from issues like evictions, disability issues, veterans issues, healthcare, increasing debt, and domestic violence. This is the segment of our population that most needs legal assistance. Instead, they are struggling with a complicated legal system and unmanageable lawyer fees.
The following are podcasts with professionals discussing different aspects of access to justice and what we can all do together.
Benjamin Crump and Antonio Romanucci, the attorneys representing Floyd’s estate, speak about the civil rights lawsuit brought against the City of Minneapolis and the police officers accused of wrongfully taking Floyd’s life.
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Simon Tam continues his discussion about fighting back against Cancel Culture and the vital importance of constructive disagreement.
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Jessica Henry speaks about some of the strange and heart-rending stories she's uncovered and how the legal community can work towards eliminating such injustices.
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Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law outline the way that well-meaning movements ended up funneling people into environments where they faced even more scrutiny and punitive measures.
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Host Ralph Baxter welcomes Gillian Hadfield to talk about reinventing law and how it can benefit the people.
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Robert Katzber explains why he chose to praise and criticize people by name, and why jury duty is such a valuable experience.
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Host Dan Linna talks to Laura Nirider about wrongful convictions in the US and how social media can help address and reduce their occurrence.
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Judge Scott Schlegel of the 24th Judicial District discusses video conferencing in criminal courts and how it’s helping to keep the Justice System moving.
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Legalweek panelists Rebecca Sandefur, Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer, Andrew Arruda, and Justice Deno Himonas share highlights from their panel discussion on current reforms that aim to enable greater access to justice.
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Architect and activist Deanna Van Buren joins the Matters team to talk about restorative justice and its potential to reshape our criminal justice system.
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Mark Godsey discusses his conversion to an advocate for the wrongfully convicted and his grasp of the psychology that consistently lands the wrong people in prison.
Criminal justice reform advocate Shaka Senghor has a candid conversation with the Matters team about how the flaws in the justice system harm vulnerable populations.
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Shaka Senghor shares insights from his time in prison and discusses his efforts for criminal justice reform.
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Deanna Van Buren talks about restorative justice through architecture and how peacemaking centers can help transform people and communities for the better.
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Colleen Chien and Sarah Lageson talk about their research into the modern trials and tribulations of expungement, sealing and criminal records.
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