Vol. 6, No.
4 - Fall 2003
What's New in
Pro Se?
Courts everywhere are feeling
the impact of the growing number of people wanting to represent themselves in
legal matters. For the most up-to-date information on how your court can adapt
to meet the needs of self-represented litigants, turn to NCSC’s CourTopics at
www. ncsconline.org.
is NCSC’s virtual filing cabinet on the Web. Look for Pro Se in the
alphabetical list of topics or go to the CourTopics Access and Fairness folder.
In the Pro Se section you will find:
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Resource
Guides—NCSC analysts have
compiled a list of white papers, Web sites, books, and other
research resources, providing you with a guide to the available
information on the topic.
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NCSC
Documents—Hyperlinks to all
NCSC information available on the Web
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Frequently
asked questions—Answers to
questions NCSC knowledge analysts are asked by state courts
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Overview—A
summary of important issues in the area are addressed by an NCSC
expert.
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In
addition, from the National Center’s home page, you may access a
new State Justice Institute project that has been developed to build
a national resource center for pro se practitioners. You can find
that SJI-funded Web site—selfhelpsupport.org—on the NCSC’s
home page under Quick Links.
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