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What does it mean?
The legal system fails most people because costs are too high for justice to be accessible.
In plain terms
Justice is unavailable to those without money to pay legal fees.
What can you take from it?
High costs block access to justice.

Where it applies

  • civil litigation
  • criminal defense
  • legal aid

Putting it to work

  • support legal aid
  • reduce fees

Questions to consider

  • How do costs affect fairness?
  • Who pays for justice?

Another view

Some legal disputes do not require full court trials.

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