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CCJ's Senior Scholar, Kathryne Young, Publishes in Stanford Law Review Paper on Consent-to-Search

Thursday, September 3

As part of our Access to Justice Scholars Program, CCJ's Senior Scholar for Empirical Access to Justice Research, Kathryne M. Young, published a study in the Stanford Law Review examining the Supreme Court's consent-to-search doctrine — testing the empirical assumptions it rests on.

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CCJ Publishes Public Comment Supporting California's Community Justice Worker (CJW) Program

Monday, August 24

Consistent with our long-standing advocacy around expanding legal roles for non-lawyers, CCJ has been closely reviewing and engaging with these innovative programs as they take shape across the country — including through public comments on proposed rules. Most recently, we submitted comments on California's proposed CJW program, which we think reflects a thoughtful, well-designed approach

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30 Leading Managing Partners Face AI Head On

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Alongside Oz Benamram and Ralph Baxter, the Center on Civil Justice co-hosted a private conference titled "Strategic Leadership Program: Preparing the Firm for the AI-Driven Future of Legal Services". Nearly 30 managing partners convened at the NYU School of Law to discuss embracing AI in legal services.

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Three NYU Law students join CCJ as Access to Justice Summer 2026 Fellows

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Please join us in welcoming Nala Sharadjaya, Tag Quijano, and Henry Muhlheim as our inaugural cohort for the Access to Justice Fellowship! Fellows will spend the summer writing a policy paper on a key access to justice issue. 

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