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SLLS Litigation Director David Williams will receive the Louisiana State Bar Association's Legal Service Excellence in Advocacy Award at the 2016 Louisiana Justice Community Conference.
- By: SLLS
- 09/21/2016
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Medical costs jump in August by largest amount in 32 years, CPI shows
- By: MarketWatch.com
- 09/21/2016
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21 States Sue to Block U.S. Overtime Rules
- By: Bloomberg.com
- 09/21/2016
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Dreadlocks Are Not a Protected Characteristic Under Title VII
- By: Courthouse News Service
- 09/21/2016
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FIVE DAY NOTICE: OBSERVATIONS FROM EVICTION COURT
- By: Antigravity Magazine
- 09/20/2016
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Modern Housing With Village Virtues
- By: The New York Times
- 09/20/2016
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Stay or go? Isle de Jean Charles families wrestle with the sea
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 09/20/2016
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Helping Rural America Catch Up
- By: The New York Times
- 09/19/2016
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Louisiana Medicaid expansion enrollment tops 300,000
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 09/19/2016
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In Historic Move, California Expands Overtime to Farmworkers
- By: Miami Herald
- 09/15/2016
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Justice for Some: Real estate, tax lawyers forced to do public defenders' job in Louisiana
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 09/15/2016
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U.S. Treasury's Lew faults 'bad behavior' at Wells Fargo
- By: Reuters
- 09/15/2016
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Starting Oct. 3, New Consumer Rights for 3M Servicemembers, Dependents
- By: National Consumer Law Center
- 09/15/2016
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Stay or go? Isle de Jean Charles families wrestle with the sea
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 09/13/2016
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Loyola Loan Repayment and Assistance Program
- By: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- 09/13/2016
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Apple Offers Free App to Teach Children Coding (iPads Sold Separately)
- By: The New York Times
- 09/12/2016
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In a Reverse Mentorship, Seeing Age Though a New Lens
- By: The New York Times
- 09/12/2016
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Hackers are targeting tax professionals as October deadline approaches, IRS warns
- By: InvestmentNews.com
- 09/09/2016
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Wells Fargo Fined $185M for Fraudulently Opening Accounts
- By: The New York Times
- 09/09/2016
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Unusual ruling forces total Connecticut school overhaul
- By: The New York Times via The Times-Picayune
- 09/08/2016
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Part-Time Staff Attorney Successions and Advance Directives
- By: The Pro Bono Project
- 09/08/2016
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President Obama picks the first Muslim nominee to be a federal judge
- By: The Washington Post/The Times-Picayune
- 09/07/2016
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IRS to allow Louisiana flood victims to tap retirement accounts, but there's a catch...
- By: The Advocate
- 09/06/2016
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Storefront Notarios Victimize New Immigrants, Prompting an L.A. Fraud Clampdown
- By: LA Weekly
- 09/06/2016
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The Geography of U.S. Inequality
- By: The New York Times
- 09/06/2016
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Relman, Dane & Colfax Secures Landmark Accessible Housing Settlement with City of Los Angeles
- By: Relman, Dane & Colfax
- 09/06/2016
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Red Cross offering financial, resource assistance to flood victims denied by FEMA
- By: wwl.tv
- 09/05/2016
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Table Comparing Three New Different ATJ Sets of Recommendations Should Help Move Collaboration Forward
- By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
- 09/03/2016
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Court Costs Entrap Nonwhite, Poor Juvenile Offenders
- By: The New York Times
- 08/31/2016
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Advocacy Center of LA Announces New Executive Director
- By: Advocacy Center
- 08/30/2016
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New Orleans public transit halfway back 11 years after Katrina: Report
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 08/29/2016
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Much like post-Katrina, a major homeowner aid package could make or break flood recovery
- By: The Advocate
- 08/29/2016
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Post-Katrina New Orleans gets older: Where are the kids?
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 08/29/2016
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Families cross Mexico border for better U.S. schools, TV station reports
- By: The Times-Picayune
- 08/29/2016
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New Orleans Program Teaches Officers to Police One Another
- By: The New York Times
- 08/29/2016
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NLRB expands relief for wrongly fired workers
- By: TheHill.com
- 08/25/2016
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IRS Tax Relief for Victims of Severe Storms, Flooding in La.
- By: Internal Revenue Service
- 08/24/2016
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Flood Relief Resources in Central La.
- By: KALB.com
- 08/24/2016
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Frequently Asked Questions on Disaster-Related Tax Issues
- By: La. Dept. of Revenue
- 08/24/2016
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Flood Relief for Miss. Taxpayers Living in La.
- By: Mississippi Dept. of Revenue
- 08/24/2016
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New FTC Resources for People Reentering Society After Incarceration
- By: Federal Trade Commission
- 08/24/2016
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Filing, Payment Extensions Available for La. Taxpayers Affected by Flood
- By: La. Dept. of Revenue
- 08/24/2016
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Pat Layden puts into action the ideals of pro bono lawyering
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 08/22/2016
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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Win-Win for Landlords, a Risk for Struggling Tenants
- By: The New York Times
- 08/21/2016
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Justice Department plans to phase out privately run federal prisons
- By: ABA Journal
- 08/19/2016
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Fifth Circuit Triples Down on the Legality of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
- By: Lexology.com
- 08/17/2016
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New Medicare Law to Notify Patients of Loophole in Nursing Home Coverage
- By: The New York Times
- 08/13/2016
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FDIC taking steps to strengthen cybersecurity
- By: Federal News Radio
- 08/10/2016
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Chipotle will have to pay up after firing pregnant D.C. employee
- By: bizjournals.com
- 08/09/2016
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Fed Penalizes Goldman Sachs for Use of Confidential Data
- By: Reuters
- 08/04/2016
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Technology for Justice: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) launches free online forms and library guides to help people clear life's legal hurdles.
- By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
- 08/02/2016
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NJ Student Loan Agency to Staff: Don’t Tell Borrowers About Help Unless They Ask
- By: ProPublica.org
- 08/02/2016
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Race Strongly Influences Mortgage Lending in St. Louis, Study Finds
- By: The New York Times
- 07/19/2016
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Study: Recent Changes to Reverse Mortgage Rules Cuts Default Risk in Half
- By: Housing Wire
- 07/18/2016
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Law Center Calls Seller-Financed Home Sales ‘Toxic Transactions’
- By: The New York Times
- 07/14/2016
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In Wake of Death of Alton Sterling, Civil Rights Organizations Launch Pro Bono Legal Support Program to Defend Rights of Protesters in Louisiana
- By: Lawyer's Committee For Civil Rights Under The Law
- 07/11/2016
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Citizenshipworks Opens the Door for Millions of U.S. Immigrants Eligible to Naturalize
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 06/09/2016
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Admissibility of Evidence Obtained From Facebook
- By: Law.com
- 04/07/2016
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States look to provide lawyers for the poor in civil cases
- By: SunHerald
- 03/30/2016
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Living From Rent To Rent: Tenants On The Edge Of Eviction
- By: NPR
- 03/29/2016
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LSC's Senate Briefing - Serving Those Who Have Served Our Country: How Legal Aid Helps Veteran
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 03/24/2016
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Fannie Mae Offloads More Credit Risk in Latest Risk-Sharing Deal
- By: Housing Wire
- 02/16/2016
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Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule (Webinar)
- By: Louisiana Appleseed
- 02/03/2016
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Wells Fargo to Pay $1.2 Billion for Bad Mortgages
- By: Market Watch
- 02/03/2016
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ALICE Report for Louisiana released
- By: Louisiana Appleseed
- 01/28/2016
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LI Property Owner Agrees to Housing Bias Settlement
- By: New York Law Journal (subscription may be required)
- 01/11/2016
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Manage email messages by using rules
- By: Microsoft Office
- 10/20/2015
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On Legal Services for the Poor
- By: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- 09/16/2015
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Op Ed: Fannie and Freddie are Back, Bigger and Badder Than Ever
- By: The New York Times
- 07/20/2015
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Editorial: Debtors Unfairly Excluded From Protection
- By: The New York Times
- 07/16/2015
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds 'Disparate Impact' Theory in Housing
- By: New York Law Journal (subscription may be required)
- 07/15/2015
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On Housing, Signs of Health and Signs of Harm
- By: The New York Times
- 07/01/2015
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Press Release: CFPB Identifies Illegal Practices Uncovered Through Supervision
- By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- 06/23/2015
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CFPB Releases 'Know Before You Owe' Shopping Toolkit
- By: Housing Wire
- 03/31/2015
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Release: CFPB Announces New 'Know Before You Owe' Mortgage Shopping Toolkit
- By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- 03/31/2015
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Press Release: FHFA Enhances Requirements for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Sales of Non-Performing Loans
- By: FHFA
- 03/02/2015
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Examining Disparate Impacts of Foreclosure Actions
- By: New York Law Journal (subscription may be required)
- 08/23/2013
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Applying for Replacement "Green Card" or Certificate of Naturalization
- By: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- 01/11/2008
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