I have written a feature article on the Citizens' Justice Institute and all that it accomplishes! Below is a tease of the whole thing. It will either be published online some point soon or hopefully accepted by a newspaper or magazine - I'm sending it out to editors now! Let me know what you think/if you're interested in reading it!
"Without Justice, There's Just Us"
One man dared to challenge a judge; another took on his arresting officer, and, much worse, his ex-wife. Both had success in the courtroom. What is more amazing is that these ordinary people with no legal training handled these lawsuits by themselves, which is known as pro se (Latin for ‘oneself’) representation. Few people are aware of how successful pro se litigants can be, and fewer still know how to go about trying it. For people who lack the finances to hire a lawyer, or for people who have had bad experiences with relying on lawyers in the past, pro se representation can be the solution – and one organization is out to encourage and help these struggling litigants.
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