The People's Law: Free Legal Help and Legal Research on the Web.

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    • Subject Terms:
      LEGAL aid; LEGAL services; PRO bono publico legal services; SELF-defense (Law); ELECTRONIC information resources; WEBSITES
    • Subject Terms:
      CALIFORNIA
    • Abstract:
      The article emphasizes the evolution of legal resources on the Internet. As of April 2006, California is leading a trend toward providing assistance for self-represented litigants. According to legal aid advocates, the initiative has increased access to justice. Self-help resources are services to people who have chosen to represent themselves in trials. However, the legal aid community fears that the trend will aid in the institutionalization of a second-tier justice system for the poor. The U.S. government had been working with other organizations to provide online help like I-CAN!. This service helps the lay person to educate themselves about how to proceed in their own legal matters.