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Making the Circuit Court More Fair and Accessible for People Without Lawyers
The CBF/Circuit Court Pro Se Advisory Committee has been hard at work making the courts more user-friendly and accessible for the growing number of people without lawyers and helping shape the...
10th Annual Passport to Chicago a Big Success!
Over 150 people in our legal community and beyond came together last week to celebrate the 10th annual Passport to Chicago at our new venue, Revival Food Hall. Located in the historic National...
Behavioral Economics: Meet Access to Justice
Last year I made up a new term, Macro-Legal-Economics, to highlight the need for our profession to better understand the larger trends that drive access to legal services for everyday people and how...
2023 Investing in Justice Campaign Off to a Strong Start
The Investing in Justice Campaign is in full swing, and we have been inspired by the early results. The Campaign officially kicked off on Wednesday, April 12 at a reception hosted by our rock star...
CBF Op-Ed Featured in Law360
As we mark the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wrainwright and the now well-established right to a lawyer in criminal cases, there has been growing attention on creating a similar right for evictions...
CBF on the Hill to Advocate for Access to Justice
Building off of the positive progress made on our priority issues in 2022, a small but mighty group from the CBF returned to Washington D.C. in late March to continue our advocacy efforts in...
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