Access & fairness
Equipping courts with scalable solutions, guidance and resources to ensure equal justice for all and accessible court services.
Ensuring justice for all
Our "Justice for All" guide offers a framework to help state courts and their community partners address unmet civil justice needs. This comprehensive roadmap includes tools and strategies to build collaborative systems that better serve every community.
Increasing access to services
Language access
Assisting courts and prospective court interpreters to expand and build language access programs.
Self-represented litigants
Sharing new approaches to assist courts with the growing number of users without legal counsel.
Rural justice
Supporting courts and justice stakeholders with creative solutions and strong networks to meet the unique needs of rural communities.
Adopting national reforms to ensure equal justice for all
Understand how financial obligations and criminal records impact individuals and communities and the importance of fair access to remedies.
Expanding court accessibility
Ensuring people with disabilities have access to the courts improves the court system for all court users and improves public trust and confidence in the courts.
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Understanding record relief
Twenty to 30 million people in the U.S. are eligible for record relief, yet only 10-20% apply, and even fewer receive it. Our guide outlines practical steps courts can take to streamline record relief, expand access to justice, and improve opportunities for jobs and housing.
Enhancing access to justice with Tiny Chats
Join Tiny Chats hosts Danielle Hirsch and Zach Zarnow for bite-sized, annotated talks with guests from the across the country who are passionate about access to justice topics and court operations.
Tap into our expertise
Our team brings a variety of experience related to access and fairness activities. We can develop custom solutions to meet your unique court and community needs.
Our latest resources on access & fairness
Courts & accommodations for users with disabilities
This webinar will explore how courts implement accommodations tailored to the diverse needs of individuals with disabilities. We will discuss how courts can handle accommodation requests and provide guidance on best practices for making informed decisions that enhance accessibility. To enrich the learning experience, we will also use hypotheticals to illustrate real-world scenarios, and the decision-making processes involved.
Serving people with disabilities and Title II of the ADA
Fines, fees & pretrial practices
Relieving juror stress: strategies for courts
Self-represented litigants
New approaches to court services assist courts with the growing number of users without legal counsel.
Civil diversion in the courts
Civil diversion programs operate within or adjacent to the formal court process to provide litigants with the time, information, and resources to resolve disputes in a less harmful way.
Getting started with eviction diversion
Accessibility
Guiding courts in following legal requirements and creating accessible spaces where everyone can fully participate in the justice system.
Leveraging AI to reshape the future of courts
Rural justice
Guiding principles for civil diversion programs
Guiding principles for court technology
The "Guiding Principles for Court Technology" report from the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators emphasizes the need for user-friendly technology, accessibility, and data-driven decision-making in the wake of COVID-19, whilst presenting principles and guidelines to ensure technology supports due process, user experience, transparency, and security in courts.
Court-based self-help centers: national survey findings, recommendations & best practices
Political court cases
Reimagining housing court: a framework for eviction diversion
This interim report highlights key findings from 24 jurisdictions and provides a roadmap for courts seeking court-led, community-based housing solutions.