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	Arizona Commission on Access to Justice - 2020 Annual Report Arizona Commission on Access to Justice - 2019 Annual Report Arizona Commission on Access to Justice - 2018 Annual Report Arizona Commission on Access to Justice - 2017 Annual Report Arizona Commission on Access to Justice Report (June 20, 2016) Report Summary (2016) Arizona Commission on Access to Justice Report (March 26, 2015)
	Arizona's Access to Justice Month (April 7, 2021) Press Release Access to Justice Proclamation (April 6, 2021), Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona CDC Eviction Moratorium. (March 29, 2021) Joint Statement from the CFPB and the FTC. (March 29, 2021) Federal Pass-Through Funding for Courts Supports Innovations and Equity (March 5, 2021) The Pew Charitable Trusts Free Online Legal Forums Help Navigate Court System (March 2, 2021) Payson Roundup Where Five States Stand on Nonlawyer Practice of Law Regs (February 5, 2021) Law360.com Justices, Leaders Address COVID-19 Barriers to Equal Justice, (February 7, 2021) Law360.com What’s Justice Got To Do With It? The Experience of Tenants in the Maricopa County Justice Courts. (May 21, 2020) The William E. Morris Institute for Justice How Debt Collectors are Transforming the Business of State Courts (May 6, 2020) The Pew Charitable Trusts 2020 Podcast Handout: Amended Best Practice: Executive Order 2020-14 (May 4, 2020) Maricopa County Justice Courts 2020 Podcast: Amended Best Practice: Executive Order 2020-14 (May 4, 2020) Maricopa County Justice Courts News Release: Guidance for Processing Eviction Matters During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 29, 2020) 2020 Podcast: CARES Act, Subsidized Housing and Evictions (April 13, 2020) Maricopa County Justice Courts Meeting Materials Training for Nonlawyers to Provide Legal Advice Will Start in Arizona in the Fall (February 6, 2020) ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter Karen Lash On Finding Legal Aid Funding In High Places (October 20, 2019) Law360 Arizona Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project Commendation (May 2019) Governor's Office Legal Services Corporation Optimistic About Bipartisan Support in Congress Despite White House Proposal to Defund (May 2019) Legal Services Corporation Trump Administration Floating Changes to Poverty Measure That Would Reduce or Eliminate Assistance to Millions of Lower-Income Americans (May 7, 2019) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Working Families Tax Relief Act Would Raise Incomes of 46 Million Households, Reduce Child Poverty (April 10, 2019) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Limited Practice Legal Professionals: A Look at Three Models (Winter 2018-2019) The Bar Examiner 44,000 Phoenix Area Households Evicted Last Year as Epidemic Grows (February 18, 2019) Arizona Republic Access to What? (Winter 2019), Daedalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Everyone Needs Legal Help. That Doesn't Mean Everyone Needs a Lawyer (February 13, 2019), New York Times Mesa's Community Court Helps Break Vicious Cycles, (February 11, 2019), East Valley Tribune Making an App to Make a Difference (February 12, 2019), New York Times Trump's Payback for Payday Lenders (February 12, 2019), New York Times Low-income housing crisis takes toll on Tucson renters (November 18, 2018), Arizona Daily Star In rapid-fire court hearings, tenants are often no-shows (November 19, 2018), Arizona Daily Star Housing anxieties heightened by lack of affordable options (November 20, 2018), Arizona Daily Star ASU Law Students Serve and Advocate for Arizona's Homeless Community (October 2018), The State Press Ducey, Arizona Cardinals players visit 'Second Chance' program for prisoners. (October 24, 2018), The Arizona Republic In the Phoenix area, rapid evictions leave renters with few options. (September 13, 2018), The Arizona Republic Americans Want to Believe Jobs are the Solution to Poverty. They're Not. (September 11, 2018), The New York Times Letter of Support to Legal Services Corporation (May 23, 2018) Law Day Activities Focus on Public Access to Justice (May 2, 2018) Legal Technicians Belong in Courtrooms (April 13, 2018), ABA Journal April Access to Justice Month, (April 4, 2018), Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona Statewide Memorandum, Guide for Remote Petition Process for Order of Protection Ex Parte Hearings (June 16, 2017)-ACAJ referred this project to CIDVC Guide - Remote Petition Process for Order of Protection Ex Parte Hearing Guide - Safe Communications for Remote Ex Parte Protective Order Hearings April Access to Justice Month Proclamation (March 17, 2017), Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona Conference of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court Administrators (February 24, 2017), Government Relations Office Roles Beyond Lawyers: Evaluation of the New York City Navigators Program - Executive Summary (December 14, 2016) The Access and Fairness Campaign (2017-2019), National Center for State Courts Go to court without leaving home (September 7, 2016), ABA Journal One More Way the Courts Aren't Working for the Poor (May 16, 2016), The Nation Undue Process: Poor people lose homes, children, and money without a lawyer (May 19, 2016), Salon Justice Dept Condemns Profit-Minded Court Policies Targeting the Poor (March 14, 2016), The New York Times Strategic Agenda 2016 Update Avvo readies rollout of fixed-fee legal services (January 12, 2016), ABA Journal John Oliver on Bail (August 17, 2016) Tax Credit for Justice (December 2015), Arizona Attorney Court by Court, Lawyers Fight Policies That Fall Heavily on the Poor (October 23, 2015), The New York Times State’s Chief Judge, Citing ‘Injustice,’ Lays Out Plans to Alter Bail System (October 1, 2015), The New York Times Instead of Jail, Court Fines Cut to Fit the Wallet (October 9, 2015), The New York Times Maricopa County Superior Court program expands access to services (October 6, 2015), Wafa Shahid, Conkrite News Cutting the Poverty Rate with Civil Legal Aid (September 28, 2015), Martha Bergmark Perkins Coie to Fund Two Legal Services Attorneys Through Fees Awarded in Arizona Prison Reform Class Action (August 19, 2015), Press Release New CCJ/COSCA Resolution on 100% Access, and How to Get There, Is a Tipping Point (August 11, 2015), Richard Zorza Poverty, more than geography, determines who gets online in America (July 15, 2015), The Verge Put Lawyers Where They're Needed (June 17, 2015), The New York Times Can we close the justice gap? (Spring 2015), Duke Law Magazine Avvo readies rollout of fixed-fee legal services (January 12, 2016), ABA Journal John Oliver on Bail (August 17, 2016)
	Report on the Future of Legal Services in the United States (2016), American Bar Association ABA's Directory of Law Governing Appointment of Counsel in State Civil Proceedings Formal Opinion 470: Judicial Encouragement of Pro Bono Service (May 20, 2015), American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Update on Illinois Standardized Court Forms
	Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: An Emerging Consensus (June 2019), Justice Lab Georgetown Law Marketing Bytes...and Sites, Apps & Other Digital Properties (May 2018), Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts Access to Justice Commissions: Increasing Effectiveness through Adequate Staffing and Funding (August 2018), American Bar Association Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives Building a Litigant Portal Business and Technical Requirements (November 2015), NCSC and SJI A Court Compass for Litigants (July 2016), IAALS A Court Compass for Litigants: Building an App for That (June 2016), IAALS June IAALS Convening to Discuss Building a “Court Compass” App for Litigants (May 2016), IAALS Poverty: 2014 and 2015 (September 2016), American Community Survey Briefs America's Civil Courts: Whom Do We Serve?, Self Represented Litigation Network Cases Without Counsel: Research on Experiences on Self-Representation in U.S. Family Court (May 2016), IAALS Online Case Resolution Systems: Enhancing Access, Fairness, Accuracy, and Efficiency (2016), Michigan Journal of Race and Law Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014 (September 2015), U.S. Census Bureau Social Return on Investment Analysis (SROI) Report from CSACO and Arizona Legal Aid Services Navigator Snapshot Report (December 2014), New York State Court Navigator Program State Emeritus Pro Bono Practices Fair Justice for All Final Report
	The Arizona Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Website
	Advancing Justice Together Charitable Tax Credit Video Support Access to Justice through the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit - 2017