Publications and Research

Memoranda

• Memorandum on Restoring the Department of Justice’s Access-to-Justice Function and Reinvigorating the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable | The White House (May 18, 2021)
• Strengthening the Federal Government's Commitments to Language Access (PDF) (November 21, 2022) 
• Attorney General's Memorandum on Access to Justice (PDF) (May 18, 2021)

Reports

• Access to Justice in Federal Administrative Proceedings: Nonlawyer Assistance and Other Strategies (PDF) (2023)
• Gideon at 60: Summarizing A Snapshot of State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform (November 15, 2023)
• DOJ Access to Justice Spotlight - Fines and Fees (PDF) (November 2, 2023)
• Report and Recommendations Concerning Access to Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Pretrial Facilities (PDF) (July 20, 2023)
• Access to Justice Through Simplification: A Roadmap for People-Centered Simplification of Federal Government Forms, Processes, and Language (PDF) (2022)
• Access to Justice in the Age of COVID-19 - A Roundtable Report (PDF) (September 2021)
• A Report to the President of the United States from the Attorney General of the United States: Pursuant to the President's Memorandum on Restoring the Department of Justice's Access-to-Justice Function (PDF) (September 15, 2021)
• Expanding Access to Justice, Strengthening Federal Programs: First Annual Report of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (PDF) (November 2016)
• White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable: Civil Legal Aid Research Workshop Report (NCJ 249776) (PDF) (February 2016)

Letters

• Dear Colleague Letter on Fines and Fees (PDF) (April 20, 2023)

Reference Guides

• The POWER Act | Fact Sheet (October 2024)
• Access to Justice is Rural Access | Fact Sheet (May 2024)
• Access to Justice is Access for Veterans | Fact Sheet (May 2024)
• Sharing of Intimate Images Without Consent: Know Your Rights (April 2024)
• Access to Justice is Disability Access | Fact Sheet (PDF) (December 2023)
• WH-LAIR Fact Sheet - Efforts to Identify National Indicators on Access to Justice (PDF) (January 2017)
• Guide to The AmeriCorps State and National Program For Legal Aid Organizations (PDF) (September 2016) 
• LAIR: Enhancing Enforcement Through Collaboration with Civil Legal Aid (PDF) (June 2016)