James Stone
Article
The Prison Discovery Crisis
For incarcerated plaintiffs, meaningful discovery is essential to proving and exposing wrongdoing in prison. Yet prison discovery is broken. This Article explores the extensive written and unwritten barriers to evidence gathering in prison, and, through a 200-case study, reveals courts’ central role in both perpetuating—and potentially resolving—this crisis.
Jun 30, 2025
Feature
Auto Clubs and the Lost Origins of the Access-to-Justice Crisis
A century ago, auto clubs offered an astonishing array of legal services, representing members in civil and criminal cases, on both sides of the proverbial “v.” But in the 1930s, bar associations decimated these clubs, alongside other group-legal-service providers—and, we argue, sowed the seeds of the current access-to-justice crisis.
Oct 31, 2024