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GWEN IFILL (Newshour): Finally tonight, a portrait of the American judicial system.
The highest court in the land began its term this month with an unusually high number of consequential cases awaiting appeal, touching on subjects from health care reform to illegal immigration.
Drawing less attention are the 30 million civil court cases filed every year over everyday issues like traffic tickets, divorce and personal injury.
A new book, "Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care," argues Americans don't understand how the courts work and that the system itself needs a major overhaul.
Ray Suarez talked with the book's co-author on the campus of Georgetown University Law Center's Supreme Court Institute.
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