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Harvard Law School student Julia Saltzman leads a Student Voices episode of Proof Over Precedent to discuss legal information programs amid immigration court proceedings for unrepresented noncitizens. Prior evaluations support the programs from a quantitative view — they reduce detention rates and save taxpayer money. But what about evidence-based research focused on due process? Reframing the angle and the study, she argues, could produce better advocacy tools and improved access to justice.
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