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Legal Challenges

Examining the most pressing challenges in the legal system — understanding their causes and exploring practical solutions and reforms.

Learning Path — 18 articles

1 Closing America's Access to Justice Gap Closing America's Access to Justice Gap. Everything you need to get started with access to justice gap, explained … 9 min Start Here 2 Court Backlog Crisis: Causes and Evidence-Based Solutions Court Backlog Crisis: Causes and Evidence-Based Solutions. An accessible introduction to court backlog solutions, … 9 min Start Here 3 Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Legal Remedies for Exoneration Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Legal Remedies for Exoneration. A practical guide to wrongful conviction remedies, … 9 min Start Here 4 Inequality in the American Legal System: From Arrest to Appeal Inequality in the American Legal System: From Arrest to Appeal. A practical guide to legal system inequality, covering … 9 min 5 Navigating Regulatory Compliance: Common Challenges and Strategic... Navigating Regulatory Compliance: Common Challenges and Strategic.... A guide to regulatory compliance challenges, … 9 min 6 The Legal Aid Shortage: Why Millions Go Without Legal Help and How... The Legal Aid Shortage: Why Millions Go Without Legal Help and How.... A practical guide to legal aid shortage, covering … 10 min 7 Systemic Racism in the Legal System: How Racial Bias Operates from... Systemic Racism in the Legal System: How Racial Bias Operates from.... A practical guide to systemic racism legal, … 8 min 8 The Right to Counsel: When the Sixth Amendment Guarantee Falls Short The Right to Counsel: When the Sixth Amendment Guarantee Falls Short. A practical guide to access to counsel, covering … 8 min 9 Prison Reform in America: Ending Mass Incarceration and Building a... Prison Reform in America: Ending Mass Incarceration and Building a.... A practical guide to prison reform guide, … 8 min 10 Bail Reform: Ending the Practice of Punishing Poverty Before Trial Bail Reform: Ending the Practice of Punishing Poverty Before Trial. A practical guide to bail reform guide, covering key … 8 min 11 Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Why Rigid Sentences Fail Justice and... Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Why Rigid Sentences Fail Justice and.... A guide to mandatory minimum sentencing, covering … 8 min 12 The Death Penalty Debate: Capital Punishment Under Constitutional... The Death Penalty Debate: Capital Punishment Under Constitutional.... A practical guide to death penalty debate, … 8 min 13 Civil Asset Forfeiture: When Property Is Seized Without a Criminal... Civil Asset Forfeiture: When Property Is Seized Without a Criminal.... A practical guide to civil forfeiture guide, … 8 min 14 Legal Ethics for Lawyers: Navigating Professional Responsibility... Legal Ethics for Lawyers: Navigating Professional Responsibility.... A practical guide to legal ethics lawyers, covering … 8 min 15 Judicial Independence: Why Courts Must Be Free From Political... Judicial Independence: Why Courts Must Be Free From Political.... A practical guide to judicial independence, covering … 7 min 16 Plea Bargain Reform: Why 97 Percent of Criminal Cases Never Go to... Plea Bargain Reform: Why 97 Percent of Criminal Cases Never Go to.... A practical guide to plea bargain reform, covering … 8 min Advanced 17 Juvenile Justice Reform: Reimagining Accountability for Young... Juvenile Justice Reform: Reimagining Accountability for Young.... A practical guide to juvenile justice reform, covering … 8 min Advanced 18 Mental Health Courts: A Therapeutic Alternative to Incarceration... Mental Health Courts: A Therapeutic Alternative to Incarceration.... A practical guide to mental health courts, covering … 8 min Advanced