Press Coverage
i4J in the News
A selection of news coverage of i4J’s work.
2025
Resolution 1-2025: In Support of Exploring Access to Justice Through Authorized Justice Practitioner Program, Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators, July 30, 2025
2024
Readout of Office for Access to Justice Director Rachel Rossi’s Trip to Arizona, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, March 4, 2024
The Diverse Landscape of Community-Based Justice Workers, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, February 22, 2024
New Jersey governor pushes medical debt relief, Becker's Hospital Review, January 10, 2024.
In Speech, New Jersey Governor Backs Phonics and Medical Debt Relief, The New York Times, January 9, 2024.
2023
Momentum and Roadblocks for Regulatory Reform, Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast, November 28, 2023
Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework For Program Growth, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, June 1, 2023
U.S. National Plan To End Gender-Based Violence: Strategies For Action, The White House Gender Policy Council, May 25, 2023
13th Annual Bench To Bedside Competition, Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute News, April 19, 2023
Allied Legal Professionals and the Legal Service Ecosystem, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, February 15, 2023
A Recap of LSC’s Innovations in Technology Conference, Talk Justice an LSC Podcast, January 31, 2023
4 Takeaways from LSC’s 2023 Innovations in Technology Conference, Connecting Justice Communities / Pro Bono Net, January 31, 2023
Authorizing a Licensed Legal Advocate Pilot Program for Domestic Violence Cases and Related Matters, Supreme Court of the State of Arizona Administrative Order No. 2023 - 21 (Replacing Administrative Order No. 2020-88), January 19, 2023
2022
The Landscape of Allied Legal Professional Programs in the United States, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, November 2022
Legal Innovation After Reform: Evidence From Regulatory Change, Stanford Law School Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, September 26, 2022.
What the Access to Justice Crisis Means for Legal Education, 11 UC Irvine Law Review 811 (2021).
New Proposal for Legal Advocates Could Help with Housing Instability in Arizona and Utah, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, August 11 2022.
5 Things Texas: 1925 abortion ban, Child health policy recommendations, Medical debt guidance, State of Reform, July 13, 2022
Kansas and Missouri could and should help rein in medical debt, researchers say, KCUR, June 14, 2022.
The 15 states with the best and worst medical debt collection protections, Becker's Hospital Review, June 10, 2022
How a Social Justice Innovation Lab is Developing New Types of Legal Services, Legal Rebels, February 16, 2022
2021
Redesigning Legal: The Role of Legal Education, Clinics, and Legal Labs, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, December 7, 2021
Applying Design and Systems Thinking Principles to Developing A2J Efforts for the Sandbox, Presentation at Utah Access to Justice Summit, October 8, 2021
Usability and Court Dispute Resolution Platforms, National Center for State Courts, Trends in State Courts, 2021.
The Public Cost of Eviction in Richmond and Virginia: Response versus Prevention, RVA Eviction Lab, VCU L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, July 2021.
Arizona's Licensed Legal Advocates: Pilot Program Aims to Provide Needed Legal Help in Certain Cases, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, March 26, 2021
Update from Innovation for Justice, Presentation at University of Arizona Board of Visitors Meeting, February 2021
New York Halted Evictions. But What Happens When the Ban Ends?, The New York Times, January 1, 2021
2020
Eviction protections for renters set to expire at the end of the year, Arizona Public Media, December 11, 2020
Unemployment aid, other programs set to expire as pandemic deepens, The Buffalo News, November 27, 2020.
The Rent is (Past) Due: A Look Ahead to January 2021, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Housing and Homelessness Dashboard Building Bridges Blog, December 3, 2020.
Nearly 19 million Americans could lose their homes when eviction limits expire Dec. 31, CBS News, November 27, 2020
New Report from NLIHC and Innovation for Justice Program Estimates Costs Associated with Eviction-Related Homelessness, National Low Income Housing Coalition, November 23, 2020.
New Research Released on the Costs of COVID-19 Evictions, The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), November 19, 2020
Update: Evictions cost Harris County over $240 million a year--that was before COVID-19, Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, September 16, 2020.
The Depression Era Lessons that can solve today’s evictions crisis, The Washington Post, September 4, 2020
Estimated Fiscal Impact of Evictions in Harris County, Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, September 2020.
Trump Plans Nationwide Eviction Moratorium Amid Stalled Stimulus Talks, MSN Newsweek, September 1, 2020
Here’s what is actually in Trump’s four executive orders, The Washington Post, August 17, 2020
The Coming Eviction Crisis: ‘It’s Hard to Pay the Bills on Nothing’, The New York Times, August 9, 2020
700 already facing homelessness in Pima County as state readies to lift eviction protection, Arizona Public Media, July 16, 2020.
Forecasting Homelessness in Arizona During the COVID-19 Crisis, Southwest Institute for Research on Women, July 2020
2019 & Earlier
Applying art to law, and shifting mindsets with Stacy Butler, Director Innovation for Justice, Reimagining Justice Podcast, November 11, 2019
Pro Bono Work Should be Encouraged and Celebrated, But Much, Much More is Needed, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, October 18, 2019
Arizona Takes Step to Scrap Rule That Keeps Big Four Out, Bloomberg Law, October 7, 2019
Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?, CityLab / The Atlantic Monthly, August 17, 2018
UA students to tackle Pima County's eviction woes in new law school course, Arizona Daily Star, August 16, 2018