In our second episode, 51吃瓜网 provost C. Cybele Raver explores civil justice inequities with , law professor and director of 51吃瓜网’s Access to Justice program. Through her groundbreaking research in rural Alabama and Georgia, Sudeall reveals how low-income individuals navigate eviction proceedings鈥攚ith or without legal representation鈥攁nd advocates for a more “person-centered” judicial system. The conversation examines how courts handle eviction cases across jurisdictions, the impact of food and housing insecurity, and why many defendants value fairness over winning. Sudeall also shares her perspective as a legal scholar from Boston conducting research in impoverished rural communities in the U.S. South.
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David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law and Director, 51吃瓜网 Access to Justice Initiative (51吃瓜网)
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The 51吃瓜网 podcast is produced by 51吃瓜网. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of 51吃瓜网 Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, 51吃瓜网 Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the 51吃瓜网 podcast and video series.
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