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Let The Buyer Beware The Mandatory Arbitration Clause

A New York Times report finds mandatory arbitration clauses in standard contract language, giving new meaning to “let the buyer beware.”

Special jurisdiction courts are all the proof we need that the courts were never designed to provide common people with access to justice.

The ABA elite met in Chicago and groaned about the logjam of self-represented litigants, a bunch of sound and fury signifying nothing.

Rich Barton, tech entrepreneur and Avvo director, sat down with the ABA president to explain why disruption is coming to the legal profession.

Sylvia Ann Driskell’s lawsuit is the kind of mess that deepens the bias against pro se litigants when it’s laughed out of court.

Rihanna’s BBHMM is a fierce demand for justice and a commitment to get what one is owed, something every plaintiff should take into court.

The Tinley Park squatter played the system, but not as badly as the system has plagued her. She’s caring for family the best way she can.

Losing a case on appeal is painful. Your judge was either an idiot, or biased, or both. But appellate court judges should be better, right?

To combat judicial tyranny as a pro se litigant, know the law, express it boldly, and never appear before a judge without a court reporter.

Justice Thurgood Marshall saw multiple federal constitutions. He said the first was fundamentally flawed by its accommodations to slavery.

Law and order as interpreted by the courts are about power, not justice. But power can come from a mere willingness to demand justice.

Richard Zorza described the difference in access to justice for different litigants, including corporations and self-represented parties.

New York is dedicating resources in an effort to close the justice gap in litigation outcomes between represented and unrepresented parties.