NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Every year, millions try to navigate US courts without a lawyer

  • Written by Lauren Sudeall Lucas, Associate Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Center for Access to Justice, Georgia State University
imageGoing to court? You're on your own.tlegend/shutterstock.com

Judge Richard A. Posner, a legendary judicial figure, retired abruptly earlier this month to make a point: People without lawyers are mistreated in the American legal system.

In one of his final opinions as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, he expressed...

Read more: Every year, millions try to navigate US courts without a lawyer

More Articles ...

  1. Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick with a challenge
  2. Why Trump's tirades are losing their potency
  3. The history of the persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya
  4. Chasing the flame: Does media coverage of wildfires probe deeply enough?
  5. How Trump could undermine the US solar boom
  6. Study: More, and more diverse, US college students voted in 2016
  7. Comics captured America's growing ambivalence about the Vietnam War
  8. 'Medicare for all' could be cheaper than you think
  9. The South Vietnamese who fled the fall of Saigon -- and those who returned
  10. Why it's offensive to offer a lamb dinner to the Hindu god Ganesha
  11. Saving amphibians from a deadly fungus means acting without knowing all the answers
  12. How the latest effort to repeal Obamacare would affect millions
  13. Flood insurance is broken. Here are some ways to fix it
  14. Science communicators must consider short-term objectives while keeping their eyes on the prize
  15. Trump speaks at the UN: 5 takeaways
  16. Some of the best parts of autonomous vehicles are already here
  17. The most important ways parents can prepare children for school
  18. Why today's teens aren't in any hurry to grow up
  19. As a warming climate changes Kodiak bears' diets, impacts could ripple through ecosystems
  20. Languages don't all have the same number of terms for colors – scientists have a new theory why
  21. Rich American seniors are getting healthier, leaving the poor behind
  22. Scientists are unraveling the mystery of your body's clock – and soon may be able to reset it
  23. Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma won't lead to action on climate change
  24. How the government can steal your stuff: 6 questions about civil asset forfeiture answered
  25. RAISE Act: Global panel of scholars explains 'merit-based' immigration
  26. The enduring power of Mosul's rich and diverse past
  27. How the Pentagon tried to cure America of its 'Vietnam syndrome'
  28. Can taking down websites really stop terrorists and hate groups?
  29. Using truly secure passwords: 6 essential reads
  30. Rebuilding after disasters: 5 essential reads
  31. Harvey and Irma present nearly perfect conditions for Zika-spreading mosquitoes
  32. How affirmative action could cure cancer and heart disease
  33. How 'dreamers' and green card lottery winners strengthen the US economy
  34. Roots of racism: 6 essential reads
  35. Seeds in space – how well can they survive harsh, non-Earth conditions?
  36. 'Jesus People' – a movement born from the 'Summer of Love'
  37. Hurricanes drive immigration to the US
  38. How solar power can protect the US military from threats to the electric grid
  39. Vietnam: Who was right about what went wrong – and why it matters in Afghanistan
  40. How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on soldiers, honor and war
  41. Even when it's sitting in storage, coal threatens human health
  42. How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on honor and war
  43. Vietnam War: Who was right about what went wrong – and why it matters in Afghanistan
  44. During Vietnam, music spoke to both sides of a divided nation
  45. Can 'Game of Thrones' teach us about the meaning of life?
  46. During Vietnam War, music spoke to both sides of a divided nation
  47. Paris and Los Angeles bids to host Olympics expose deeper crisis at Olympic Games
  48. Irma price gouging highlights sad truth: Consumer fleecing is the new normal
  49. 5 things that have changed about FEMA since Katrina – and 5 that haven't
  50. Sleepy teenage brains need school to start later in the morning