Do you know who represents you at the local, state, and national level? The following resources will help you find and contact the elected officials that represent your city, county, state, and country.
Read moreProcedural Fairness Resources from The National Center for State Courts
Court procedures are complicated. Attorneys and judges are specially trained in legal procedure and practice it every day. However, most people who appear in court have never done so before and are unfamiliar with the procedure. Many litigants, especially those without attorney representation (pro se litigants), feel as if the judicial system lacks transparency, accessibility, and clarity, and often perpetuates biases against racial and ethnic minorities and those with low income. Clerks, court staff, jurists, and judges must stay informed of these issues and find solutions to ensure fair and equal access to the judicial system to everyone. This concept is referred to as “procedural fairness” or “procedural justice.”
Read moreMind the Gap and #BreakTheBias during Women's History Month 2022
March is Women’s History Month, and to kick off this month of recognition of women’s achievements and contributions, but also of the barriers that women continue to face, we would like to highlight the latest information on the gender wage gap.
Read moreFive Trailblazing Women Honored by American Women Quarters Program's 2022 Collection
The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program from the United States Mint that honors and celebrates distinguished American women through a collection of special quarters with new reverse designs that feature the likenesses of each honoree. Beginning this year in 2022, up to five women will be featured each year until 2025.
Read morePublic Domain Day: Class of 2022!
Each New Year, a new batch of creative works enters the public domain as their copyright terms expire and they become free to use, reuse, and share. Public Domain Day is observed each January 1st to commemorate the works that enter the public domain. In 2022, thousands of works first published in 1926 became public domain, including A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and Franz Kafka’s The Castle, as well as over 400,000 sound recordings from pre-1923.
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