Access to justice in protective order proceedings
We are partnering with a professor at Howard University Law School to examine (1) the impact of counsel for respondents in protective order hearings on hearing outcomes and violations (2) how protective order use may have changed during the pandemic.
Use of video in criminal court proceedings
We are partnering with several localities to examine defendants’ experience of appearing in court by video both before and during the pandemic.
Understanding the experience of immigration proceedings
We are designing several projects to examine the experiences of individuals who are going through immigration proceedings, both asylum and removal proceedings. One involves analyzing data about the flow of cases through the federal immigration court system. The second will investigate attorney's experiences in working with their clients during removal proceedings. The third will examine the network of resources for immigrants in several U.S. cities.