From Access to Justice Law360

Youth Seeking A Second Chance Face ‘Justice By Geography’

Some states are changing their laws to address the fact that living with a juvenile record can make it harder for a young person to succeed as an adult. But the road to expungement is still laden with pitfalls, including varied state policies, courtroom bureaucracy, and public access concerns. 
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Glitches Still Persist In Digital Court Reporting Tech

Flaws in digital court reporting tech can result in missing testimony and incomplete transcripts, which impairs the legal system and derails how some can pursue justice. 
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Thompson Ruling Will Shore Up Malicious Prosecution Suits

Until the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday in Thompson v. Clark, many former criminal defendants seeking to sue their arresting officers in federal court for malicious prosecution faced an almost insurmountable barrier: demonstrating that their criminal proceedings ended with an affirmation of their innocence. 
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Pro Bono Spotlight

Orrick Helps State Dept. Rule Rohingya Killings Are Genocide

The U.S. State Department recently determined Myanmar’s military crackdown of the Rohingya amounted to genocide, based in part on investigative work done by a team of pro bono attorneys that included several Orrick lawyers. 
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IAALS Launches Bid To Promote Nonlawyer Representation

The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver wants to help standardize nonlawyer representative assistance to increase options for accessible and affordable legal help in the U.S. 
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Fazaga Ruling Offers Silver Lining In State Surveillance Cases

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling weighing states secrets privileges was largely considered a loss for a California mosque bringing the suit over surveillance of their congregation, but experts say the court’s narrow ruling leaves open a doorway for similar suits to pursue a largely untested legal strategy. 
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Perspectives

How Prosecutors Can End Cycle Of Intimate Partner Violence

With 10 million people in the U.S. reporting that they experience intimate partner violence each year, it’s clear that traditional forms of prosecution are falling short, especially in small and rural communities, but prosecutors can explore new ways to support survivors and prevent violence, say Alissa Marque Heydari at John Jay College and David Sullivan, a district attorney. 
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