DC is jokingly called "a city full of lawyers." But for the poor, getting legal help in a child custody battle, a landlord-tenant dispute or to resolve an inheritance conflict is virtually impossible. Kojo hears from the Access to Justice Commission, created three years ago by the DC Court of Appeals, to see what improvements have been made, and what still needs to be done better.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2008-10-08/equal-access-justice
Equal Access to Justice?
Listen Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Economy, SocietyGuests
Peter Edelman
Chair, D.C. Access to Justice Commission; Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
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