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Getting Involved: The Judiciary
 
 
Participation Activity 1 :: Participation Activity 2
 
 
Participation Activity 1

HALT (An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform) seeks changes in laws and judicial procedures such that the entire legal process will become more user friendly and easier for ordinary citizens to comprehend. Check out their Web site at http://www.halt.org.


1. Describe three of HALT’s major reform projects.




2. Is there any one of these projects that particularly appeals to you? Why?




3. If you wanted to help HALT, how does the Web site suggest you do so?




4. What are other ways you could influence government policy and public opinion on legal issues?