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Expanding Access to Justice with Online Tools

by Mass A2J Commission | Dec 1, 2025 | A2J in the News

Below is the full text of a Boston Bar Association article from 12/01/2025.   By Sam Glover AI-powered online legal tools fill a critical need. According to the Legal Services Corporation’s justice gap study, LSC-funded organizations turn away at least half the...

New report finds language access remains barrier across MA courthouses

by Mass A2J Commission | Oct 24, 2025 | A2J in the News

Below is the full text of a GBH article from 10/24/2025.   By Magdiela Matta Many Massachusetts residents still face barriers in navigating the court system, particularly if English isn’t their first language or they are part of the deaf or hard of hearing community,...

These people ditched lawyers for ChatGPT in court

by Mass A2J Commission | Oct 8, 2025 | A2J in the News

Below is the full text of a NBC News article from 10/08/2025. –  By Jared Perlo and Angela Yang Lynn White was out of options. Allegedly behind on rent payments to her trailer park in Long Beach, California, and facing an eviction notice, she worked with a...

Attys Urge Mass. Courts To Protect Immigrants’ Court Access

by Mass A2J Commission | Oct 7, 2025 | A2J in the News

Below is the full text of a Law360 article from 10/07/2025. –  By Rae Ann Varona Civil rights lawyers urged the Massachusetts trial court system to better protect migrants’ due process rights amid increasing arrests by federal immigration officers inside...

Now is the time to start your pro bono service

by Mass A2J Commission | Oct 3, 2025 | A2J in the News

Below is the full text of a masslawyersweekly article from 10/02/2025.   By Valerie A. Yarashus Lisa C. Goodheart Deborah M. Silva and Ilana B. Gelfman In her recent proclamation of October as Pro Bono Month, Gov. Maura Healey noted that “[c]ountless Americans cannot...
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