Thursday, November 9, 2017

16. Improving Equality in "Equal Justice Under The Law"


On March 27, 2017, Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea and the Minnesota Judicial Branch issued the 2016 report of its Committee for Equality and Justice,  See here. 

On December 1, 2016, Minnesota received a national grant to enhance access to the justice system.  See here.

On November 15, 2016. the Supreme Court issued the results of its "Access and Fairness" survey.  The survey was of lawyers and trial judges.  See here at page 11.  

On October 31, 2016, court leaders met with the "Diversity Council" to plan listening sessions to improve access to justice.  See here. 

On May 2, 2016, the courts responded to changes created by an influx of new Minnesotans to Stearns County and the City of St, Cloud by holding a briefing on challenges to local teenagers involving controlled substances, truancy, and dangers heightened by social media.  See here. 

On October 18, 2011, the Minnesota Judicial Council’s Committee for Equality and Justice co-hosted the Council on Crime and Justice's 2011 Minnesota Justice Forum, "Racial Disparities: Crafting Solutions."  See here. 



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