Combining statistical and ethnographic analyses, this article explores the prevalence and
ramifications of eviction in the lives of the urban poor. A quantitative analysis of …

" Equal Justice Under Law" is one of America's most proudly proclaimed and widely violated
legal principles. But it comes nowhere close to describing the legal system in practice …

Lawyers keep the gates of public justice institutions, particularly through their roles in formal
procedures like hearings and trials. Yet, it is not clear what lawyers do in such …

In 1995, prison and jail inmates brought about 40,000 new lawsuits in federal court-nearly a
fifth of the federal civil docket. Court records evidence a success rate for inmate plaintiffs …

" Equal justice under law" is one of America's most firmly embedded and widely violated
legal principles. It embellishes courthouse entries, ceremonial occasions, and occasionally …

We report the results of the first of a series of randomized evaluations of legal assistance
programs. This series of evaluations is designed to measure the effect of both an offer of and …

Over the past decade, the phenomenon of self-representation in civil cases has received
increased scrutiny. The courts' struggles with huge numbers of cases involving at least one …

Law and sociology are often presented as two distinct disciplines and bodies of knowledge.
For example, Cotterrell–a socio-legal theorist–seeks to understand 'the nature and effects of …

A fatal mistake. A defendant is sentenced to die because the jury was misinformed about the
law. The justice system should be designed to prevent such a tragic error. Yet our interviews …

A striking aspect of recent American political campaigns is the almost complete silence
surrounding access to justice. Equally striking is the absence of concern about that silence …