The Civil Justice Research
Initiative explores, through interdisciplinary, academically-based
and independent research, how the civil justice system can be made
more available to everyone seeking relief.

94

Rank of the united States among 113 countries in “accessibility and affordability of civil justice.”

100Million+

Number of people in the United States living with civil justice problems, many involving basic human needs like housing, health care and custody of their children.

86

The percent of the civil legal problems reported by low income Americans for which they received inadequate or no legal help.

CIVIL JUSTICE NEWS

Federal Court Records Users Could See $100 Million in Refunds

A proposed settlement would end class action litigation over overcharging for court files. Read the news here. 

EVENTS

Conversations on Civil Justice: Post-Chevron Deference to Agency Interpretations of the Law: The Implications of Loper Bright, Friday, December 6, 2024, 1-2 p.m. Pacific Time (webinar)

Why is it now easier to challenge federal agency interpretations of the law? How have recent Supreme Court decisions changed the legal analysis for regulatory challenges? What are the implications for federal agencies and civil litigation? Please join us for a discussion of post-Chevron deference to agency interpretations of the law, and the implications of Loper Bright with Matt Wessler of Gupta Wessler, Berkeley Law Professor Sharon Jacobs, and Judge Jeremy Fogel (Ret.), Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute. The Conversations on Civil Justice Series is supported by a gift from the AAJ’s Robert L. Habush Endowment. Cosponsored with the Berkeley Judicial Institute.

CIVIL JUSTICE RESEARCH

Civil Litigation as a Tool in a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

The Civil Justice Research Initiative recently published a report Civil Litigation as a Tool in a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence, authored by Robert S. Peck, Jonathan Corn, and Sanjana Manjeshwar. Read the paper here.