LOOKING FOR HELP: ABA task force builds its case to broaden support for cash-strapped courts

American Bar Association, 05.19.2011

"We're being told of the need to cut spending, but there are two problems," said David Boies, one of the co-chairs of the ABA Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System. First, he said, funding for courts already has been cut back to the point that "we're not talking about trimming fat anymore. We're talking about bone, muscle and structure." Also, Boies said, the justice system cannot be treated as "just another government department. Our basic promise of justice is being undercut. Who are we going to tell they won't get justice?"

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