From “Information” to “Advice” in the Provision of Legal Services - Courts Law Kathryne M. Young, Getting Help, 2024 Wisc. L. Rev. 1149.Robin J. EffronThe access-to-justice movement—comprised of lawyers, activists, and scholars—has traditionally focused on ensuring people have access to legal resources, tribunals, and lawyers to pursue remedies or mount defenses. As Kathryne Young says in Getting Help, the conventional approach asks: “How do we, as lawyers, serve those seeking help? How do we provide more legal services to lawyerless parties?” But this framework rests on two problematic assumptions: that people recognize [...]

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‘In chaos, there is opportunity’: Journalist Austin Tice’s family finds hope The Tice family called on President Biden and President-elect Trump to bring the missing American journalist home amid the chaos in Syrian power.

It's been more than 12 years since my friend Austin Tice disappeared and was captured in Syria. I've been thinking about him a lot this weekend.

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Oh wow. I am possibly one of the very few people my age who has very, VERY detailed memories (to the extent a 10 y/o can have them) about the John Tower hearings. This definitely brought me back...