Tag: Technology | Voices for Civil Justice

New site a landing page for civil legal aid

News Story (Indiana)

New site a landing page for civil legal aid

January 8, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl | Indiana Lawyer
Into the civil legal pro se arena, the Coalition for Court Access recently launched the website Indianalegalhelp.org.
Tags: Technology

New tool helps mistreated tenants demystify building ownership

News Story (New York)

New tool helps mistreated tenants demystify building ownership

December 5, 2018 | Zoe Rosenberg | Curbed
WhoOwnsWhat.nyc uses an algorithm built on NYC open data to map property ownership across the city.
Tags: Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Technology

Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help

News Story (New York)

Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help

December 4, 2018 | Luis Ferré-Sadurní | New York Times (NYT)
Mr. Kass, now 28, is part of a new crop of hackers building easy-to-use, data-driven tools to empower tenants and take on notoriously bad landlords.
Tags: Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Technology

The Modernization Our Civil Legal System Needs

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

The Modernization Our Civil Legal System Needs

November 6, 2018 | Susan K. Urahn | Governing
Technology can help people who don't have lawyers and make courts more efficient.
Tags: Access to Justice | Courts | Technology

New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

News Story (NATIONAL)

New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

October 10, 2018 | Caroline Haskins | Motherboard
DoNotPay is a free app that is designed to help normal people fight big corporations in small claims court.
Tags: Consumer Protection | Technology

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

News Story (NATIONAL)

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

October 9, 2018 | Adele Peters | Fast Company
The problem is that filing for bankruptcy can be prohibitively expensive. Upsolve wants to change that.
Tags: Bankruptcy | Technology

Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

News Story (NATIONAL)

Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

August 17, 2018 | Kriston Capps | CityLab
Students at BYU’s LawX Lab are building software that can help imperiled tenants get automated legal assistance, fast.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Technology