AMERICA thinks of itself as having not only liberty, but "justice for all", as the Pledge of Allegiance has it. The World Justice Project disagrees, releasing a report on June 13th on the status of the rule of law in 66 countries around the world. America : ranked in the top echelon in many categories. For example, it got high marks for open government, limits on government powers and "order and security". But on access to civil justice, America did badly: it came 21st, just behind the Czech Republic and just ahead of Jordan. The cost of the system was the most important thing dragging America's score down.
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