{"id":4794,"date":"2004-04-19T16:50:28","date_gmt":"2004-04-19T20:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/04\/19\/report-on-access-to-justice-s"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:51","slug":"report-on-access-to-justice-state-by-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/04\/19\/report-on-access-to-justice-state-by-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on Access to Justice State by State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Access to Justice Partnerships State<\/A> by State (April 2004) is a newly completed study from SPAN: Access to Justice Project<\/A> that gives information on programs in existence in each state that are working to improve access to justice by all citizens.  The report says there is an accelerating trend toward creation of state Access to Justice Commissions or the equivalent—formal state-level bodies dedicated to expanding and improving civil legal assistance in the state, often created by state Supreme Court rule, composed of appointed representatives of the bar, the judiciary, providers and other key  constituencies. <\/FONT><\/P>
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“In 1999, only five states had active entities of this type. Today, the nationwide total has risen to 16, including new bodies created in 2003 in Alabama, Arkansas and Vermont. And, that number is likely to grow by at least half a dozen by the end of 2004.”<\/FONT><\/P>
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