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Verdict on America's Courts: High Costs, Undue Delay 'Should No Longer Be Tolerated'

Brookings Task Force on Civil Justice Reform
October 25, 1989

Press release summarizing the Brookings task force's findings on cost and delay in civil cases, and advertising an upcoming talk on the topic.