Train car with graffiti rolling through Kamloops BC Canada
That’s my surf break. #LawSt
Survey chart titled, "Rise of AI & GenAI is the highest-ranking impactful trend."
Courts rated the rise of AI & GenAI
as the most significant trend – rated as transformational or high impact by 55% of respondents. Next highest were recession risks and cost of living (50%), shortage of skilled workers (46%) and Baby Boomers and Gen Xers exiting the workplace (46%). #LegalAi #Lawst
#Lawst is the hashtag I use when I look at the inherent disincentives to prevent adequate court funding and its downstream impacts.
#Lawst happening at real time.
Bookmark for future #Lawst citation.
The justice system suffers from a tragic flaw. It cannot find itself. As a public good, it should not fund itself. This fiscal barrier has made it difficult for courts to really innovate on a shoestring. None of this is new knowledge. #Lawst
(Thanks to @stemlegal for sharing.) #Lawst
Forcing the justice system to rely on fees rather than properly funding it, has stunted the system we rely upon for justice. - @doctorow at #LVI2020 #lawst
This is a great preview of what all courts will be dealing with soon. We've starved courts into inefficiency, and now expect more from them than ever. cc: @StateCourts #lawst twitter.com/JoshuaLenon/status/12653...
@BridgetMaryMc #lawst
Ultimately, this is the solution to the #A2J crises. Either we fund courts adequately or we accept injustice as a feature, not a bug. #Lawst https://https://t.co/X20TmqwpHx
“There's probably an analogy to be drawn that people trying to seek out legal assistance is probably not much different than those people in the U.S. who are trying to get medical coverage but can't afford it.” http://ow.ly/SHaa50xvRAB #Lawst
One Lawyer, One Day, 194 Felony Cases. (In total, Mr. Talaska needed to do the work of five full-time lawyers to serve all of his clients.) #Lawst http://ow.ly/XziK30nx1d3
Ontario judge calls the press into his courtroom to highlight continued underinvestment in access to justice (#A2J). “The government...is either willfully blind to the erosion of trust … or it believes that spending will not result in more votes." #Lawst http://ow.ly/DlnP30mGW7R
Nearly a third of all workers in the Kansas justice system have starting salaries below the 2017 federal poverty level for a family of four. #Lawst
Read more here: http://http://ow.ly/RsGU30iiUy4#storylink=cpy http://ow.ly/RsGU30iiUy4
Great post from @bobambrogi on the different contributors to the #A2J gap. I think uncertain court funding (#Lawst) and the fact that A2J is not a B2C opportunity needs to be highlighted more. http://ow.ly/LV9K30hXp3Y
"In too many instances, local politicians treat the court system as an ATM for their spending priorities." #Lawst http://ow.ly/lUK130alq9G
The world is watching. @IBAnews podcast looks at the effects of cutting #legalaid funding in the U.S. #Lawst http://ow.ly/JCKW30aiO31
Austin, TX forced to crowdsource funding for drug, domestic violence, & veterans' courts due to politics. #Lawst http://ow.ly/kKvR30aiNiv
Lawyers across Canada have sought to suspend more than 800 criminal cases for unreasonable delay. #lawst http://ow.ly/e9Tc3092ugE
6,000 criminal cases could see charges stayed or withdrawn due to delays in Ontario. #Lawst http://ow.ly/8TAN306ogBw
A2J issues cannot be resolved without discussing legal aid funding. Pro bono is not the answer. #Lawst http://ow.ly/Kr8B300yCF8
San Fran. DA is relying on private non-profits to develop digital solutions. Evidence of legal's funding gap. #Lawst #futurelaw
#Lawst RT @Lmonet: Justice Department warns local courts about illegal enforcement of fees and fines www.abajournal.com/mobile/article/justice_d...
ACLU lawsuit 'comes as no surprise,' Orleans public defenders say. Govt. needs to fund the 6th Amendment. #Lawst http://ow.ly/XHTAc
Watch for an assault on the Kansas Supreme Court. #Lawst http://ow.ly/Sa6HA