Sentences with phrase «meaningful access to the courts»

This week's posting focuses on Georgia State's new Center for Access to Justice, which was founded in 2016 to support those working to ensure meaningful access to the courts and equal treatment in the civil and criminal justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.»

Until our justice system is color - blind and able to treat immigrants equally under law, we must end the cycle of incarceration that defaults to locking immigrants behind bars rather than providing meaningful access to our courts.»

Jason is a Commissioner of the Riverfront Commission in Mesa County, Colorado; President of the Board of Directors of the Pro Bono Project of Mesa County; Chair of the Mesa County Bar Association's Call - A-Lawyer project and is committed to providing all persons with meaningful access to the courts.

Not exact matches

An interesting article last week in the UK Human Rights Blog makes the point that it is not so much the unelected bench that results in a democratic deficit, as the lack of meaningful public access to court decisions.

The problem, they say, is that the courts are failing to use technology to open up the justice system and provide meaningful access to justice to the extent possible in the internet age:

He is also encouraged by evidence that courts are deepening their commitment to access to justice, such as last year's adoption by the Conference of Chief Justices of Resolution 5: Reaffirming the Commitment to Meaningful Access to Justice foaccess to justice, such as last year's adoption by the Conference of Chief Justices of Resolution 5: Reaffirming the Commitment to Meaningful Access to Justice foAccess to Justice for All.

According to a press release from the Supreme Court of Florida, «Thousands of Floridians struggling to make ends meet, including many Floridians with moderate incomes, still face barriers when they seek meaningful access to civil justice.

In a 2 - 1 decision, the panel said that the Treasury gave no justification for currency to be uniform to the touch and sent the case back to the district court to determine how the blind will be given «meaningful access» to paper money.

However there is also language in the order indicating that «the family court's refusal to grant Mother's motion for a continuance denied Mother, a necessary and proper party, meaningful access to this State's courts.»

Matterhorn provides meaningful, usable, and fair solutions that expand online and mobile access to our courts for the public.

As a result of various problems with the PACER system, the average member of the public has no meaningful access to federal court records.

The Los Angeles Superior Court Language Access Services Division provides multilingual interpretation and general language services in court proceedings to ensure meaningful participation in the judicial court process for individuals with limited English proficiCourt Language Access Services Division provides multilingual interpretation and general language services in court proceedings to ensure meaningful participation in the judicial court process for individuals with limited English proficicourt proceedings to ensure meaningful participation in the judicial court process for individuals with limited English proficicourt process for individuals with limited English proficiency.

According to Miller, all of these changes restrict the ability of plaintiffs to reach a determination of their claims» merits, which has resulted in a narrowing effect on citizen access to a meaningful day in court.

Particularly, at a time when the gaps in access to justice continue to grow, when there are no meaningful increases in funding for Legal Aid, and as litigants and accused increasingly represent themselves in court, it is essential that protections are in place to ensure that every citizen has access to equal justice regardless of income level or ability to pay.

Their efforts to serve the public by providing an accessible, fair, efficient and innovative forum for justice also include several notable initiatives with direct public impact: In addition to hosting the second - ever Twitter Town Hall, the Court is also taking greater efforts to improve meaningful access to justice for self - represented litigants (SRLs), and has recently released Guidelines for Using a Support Person in Provincial Court.

3.12.1 It is recognised by the Court and Children's Contact Services that the families accessing the service are likely to require other assistance by way of complementary services to establish or re-establish meaningful relationships between a child and his or her parent.

- DivorceNM.com was developed to provide meaningful access to the New Mexico Family Courts without breaking the bank.