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27 Mar, 2020

COVID-19: U.S. Prison System’s Response to Pandemic

2020-03-27T10:41:35-05:00March 27th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

  Over 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. This makes our prisons a virtual petri dish for the spread of viral illness. In an effort to slow the onset of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. prison system, many prisons have been forced to quickly change their daily operations. Prisons in Arizona and [...]

9 Jan, 2018

Pro se filing at the Supreme Court

2019-03-18T18:47:13-05:00January 9th, 2018|Tags: , , , |

Pro se is a legal term that comes from Latin, denoting “for oneself, or on one’s own behalf.” It means that an individual is representing him- or her-self in court, by choice, without the help of an attorney. Given the state of our economy and the rising costs of legal representation, it should come as no [...]

25 May, 2016

Resources Every Pro Se Litigant Needs

2019-03-18T18:47:21-05:00May 25th, 2016|Tags: , , , |

When a litigant proceeds without legal counsel, they are said to be proceeding "pro se” or “on one’s own behalf.”  While the task of representing one’s own interests can be daunting, advancements in technology and transparency have made legal research easier than ever.  Much of the pertinent information, once only available to legal professionals from [...]

8 Oct, 2015

Inmate Pro Se Litigant: Corrlinks

2019-03-18T18:47:24-05:00October 8th, 2015|

An inmate who is no longer able to afford ongoing legal representation must often pursue his legal remedies as a pro se litigant. This task can be doubly difficult for the prisoner pro se litigant because communications with outside support can be so difficult. But sometimes, the incarcerated pro se litigant has access to a [...]

1 Sep, 2015

Who May Invoke In Forma Pauperis?

2019-03-18T18:47:25-05:00September 1st, 2015|Tags: , , , , , |

If a party believes that he/she is without the financial resources to pay the costs of a court action or proceeding, he/she may apply for in forma pauperis (IFP) status.  In the Supreme Court, that means filing without having to pay the $300 filing fee or producing booklet format briefs. Parties who were granted IFP status [...]

2 Jun, 2015

Pro Se Help For Prisoners

2019-03-18T18:47:27-05:00June 2nd, 2015|

Many of the petitions filed in the U.S. Supreme Court each term are filed by prisoners representing themselves. And most of these prisoner pro se petitions are filed on the Court’s in forma pauperis [IFP] docket. With the petition, IFP petitioners file a sworn affidavit describing their financial resources. Prisoners—who typically have little or no [...]

30 Apr, 2015

Staying Execution: Death Row and the Supreme Court, Part II

2019-03-18T18:47:28-05:00April 30th, 2015|Tags: , , , |

  The following is part II of our look at emergency stays in the Supreme Court.  To read part I, click here. On October 18, 2012 at 3:30 PM the Supreme Court was presented with an emergency application to stay the execution of Anthony Haynes, just 150 minutes before he was set to be executed.  [...]

16 Apr, 2015

Mythbuster: Common Misconceptions About Pro Se Litigation

2020-06-09T16:44:57-05:00April 16th, 2015|

When a litigant proceeds without legal counsel, they are said to be proceeding “pro se” or “on one’s own behalf.”  The task of representing one’s own interests can be daunting, especially when one is misinformed about the nature of pro se litigation.  There are several misconceptions about what it means to proceed pro se.  Below [...]