April 25, 2023
by Hannah Milem
Access to Justice
Criminal Justice
“Injustice happens in empty courtrooms.”[1] This belief serves as a guiding star for Courtwatch PG, a growing courtroom observation effort based in Prince George’s (PG) County, Maryland. Courtwatch PG is powered by Life After Release, an advocacy…
April 17, 2023
by Percy David Metcalfe
Labor & Employment
In recent months American unions have garnered significant attention and U.S. public approval of unions has increased considerably.[1] The successful campaign of an upstart union at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island and the rapid organization of Starbucks…
April 13, 2023
by Lauren Taylor Smith
Family
Health
Introduction
Many families in the United States struggle with accessing and affording quality childcare. In a country where childcare can often be the largest part of a family's budget, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of the inequities that…
April 12, 2023
by Ruby L. Grace
Housing and Homelessness
In early January of 2023, D.C. swore in Brian Schwalb as its new Attorney General. Schwalb is replacing Karl Racine, who served for eight years and made a name for himself prosecuting shady landlords and property developers, creating a stronger consumer…
April 4, 2023
by Sarah M. Spangler
Criminal Justice
Pending legislation in New York holds tremendous implications for access to justice for indigent immigrants, as the state may well become the first to guarantee representation for its immigrants in deportation proceedings.1 State legislators first introduced…
April 3, 2023
by Rachel Amelia Danner
Access to Justice
Health
As of September 2022, over 90 million low-income individuals across the country were enrolled in Medicaid – the country’s means-tested entitlement program for provision of medical services and long-term care.[1] Enrollment and coverage have increased…
March 31, 2023
by Holly J. Ludvigsen
Criminal Justice
There are currently almost 2 million people incarcerated in the United States, and this country has a higher incarceration rate per capita than any other country. The mass incarceration of Americans, particularly Black and Brown Americans, has reached…
March 20, 2023
by Shiva M. Sethi* and Mark Gaston Pearce**
Labor & Employment
*Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. expected 2024; Research Assistant at the Worker’s Rights Institute; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. 2017.
**Executive Director of the Worker’s Rights Institute; National Labor Relations…
March 19, 2023
by Clare Perez
Criminal Justice
One of the many paradoxes in our criminal justice system is the fact that we hold people in jail pending trial even though, legally, they are innocent until proven guilty.[1] People who are arrested often appear before a judicial officer for a pretrial…
March 18, 2023
by Shannon Henris
Family
Rights
In a previous piece,[1] I discussed anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and associated barriers to accessing public benefits in the United States. Addressing the compounding inequities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals will require a multi-faceted approach on two levels:…