Episode 88: Closing the Justice Gap

<p>If you are charged with a crime, you have a right to counsel. But what about a right to counsel if you are at risk of being evicted or losing custody of your children? How might a right to counsel in those situations close what is known as the “justice gap”? Jeanne Hruska speaks with Yael Cannon (Georgetown Law School) and John Pollock (Public Justice Center) to answer these questions and to explore the equity benefits of a civil right to counsel. </p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Lindsay Langholz, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/lindsay-langholz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senior Director for Policy and Program</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Yael Cannon, Associate Professor of Law, <a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/yael-zakai-cannon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgetown Law</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> John Pollock, <a href= "http://www.publicjustice.org/en/john-pollock-attorney/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">Attorney and Coordinator, </span><span class="C9DxTc">Public Justice Center</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://medical-legalpartnership.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Broken Law Podcast</a></p> <p><strong>Email the Show:</strong> <a href= "mailto:Podcast@ACSLaw.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Podcast@ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Follow ACS on Social Media:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/acslaw" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/americancon