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    Promise of Early Intervention for Foster Children and their Families (PDF)
    October 31, 2025
    Document Assembly Programs Best Practices Guide for Court System Development and Implementation Using A2J Author (PDF)
    May 1, 2017
    Access to Justice Program 2016 Report (PDF)
    March 1, 2017
    Access to Justice Program 2015 Report (PDF)
    January 1, 2016
    Access to Justice Program Report 2014 (PDF)
    January 1, 2015
    Moving Toward a More Perfect World: Achieving Equal Access to Justice Through a New Definition of Judicial Activism (PDF)
    January 1, 2015
    Access to Justice Program Report 2013 (PDF)
    January 1, 2014
    The Case for Court-Based Document Assembly Programs: A Review of the New York State Court System's "DIY" Forms (PDF)
    January 1, 2014
    Ensuring Justice: The Role of State Court Systems in Responding to the Consumer Debt Crisis (PDF)
    April 1, 2013
    Access to Justice Program Report 2012 (PDF)
    January 1, 2013
    Access to Justice Program Report 2011 (PDF)
    January 1, 2012
    Access to Justice Program Report 2010 (PDF)
    January 1, 2011
    Housing Help Program: Homelessness Prevention Pilot Final Report (PDF)
    June 1, 2010
    Expanding Access to Justice in NY State: A Ten-Year Report (PDF)
    March 1, 2009

    Public Education About the Courts

    Religious Communities and the NYS Court System (2003)

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    Media Day in the Courts (2000)

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    Public Librarians' Portfolios

    The information contained in this publication will enhance public librarians’ knowledge about the court system and allow them to guide their patrons more effectively.

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