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Overhauling Rules Of Evidence In Pro Se Courts, Andrew C. Budzinski
Overhauling Rules Of Evidence In Pro Se Courts, Andrew C. Budzinski
University of Richmond Law Review
State civil courtrooms are packed to the brim with litigants, but not with lawyers. Since the early 1990s, more and more litigants in state courts have appeared without legal counsel. Pro se litigation has grown consistently and enormously over the past few decades. State court dockets are dominated by cases brought by unrepresented litigants, most often in domestic violence, family law, landlord-tenant, and small claims courts.
Yet, the American courtroom is not designed for use by those unrepresented litigants—it is designed for use by attorneys. The American civil court is built upon a foundation of dense procedural rules, thick tomes …