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2017 General News

December

AI-powered tool helps domestic violence survivors file restraining orders

The public defender: Overworked and understaffed (RI)

Without a lawyer, immigrants lost in a system stacked against them

  • By: National Catholic Reporter
  • 12/15/2017
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The Public Participatory Defense Initiative

The problem with prisons in America

Out of the shadows: New York immigrants fear raids as city retains ID card records

  • By: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • 12/13/2017
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San Jose city council approves tiny home village for the homeless

In the face of fear and xenophobia, D.C. agencies and nonprofits reach out to homeless immigrants

Seniors at West End apartment building express concerns about safety (OH)

Durham Public Schools wanted to reduce suspensions. Instead they’re soaring (NC)

Legal Aid Demands Info on NYC’s Use of Social Monitoring

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 12/12/2017
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City To Turn 'Cluster' Shelters Into Affordable Apartments (NY)

Groups open legal front against Utah's secret jail standards

Maine’s high court weighing comments on limiting public access to digital records

Federal Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Santa Barbara County Jail Changes (CA)

The limited license legal technician is the way of the future of law

Judge Orders Total Lead Paint Clean-Up (CT)

Asylum seekers face steeper hurdles to remain in U.S.

California Parents Sue State Over Literacy Problems in Schools

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 12/06/2017
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Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans’ Lives (CT & NY)

Baltimore continues to improperly incarcerate poor people pre-trial (MD) (Opinion)

New housing protection for veterans and domestic violence victims (FL)

Tenants, landlords slam Marin rent hike mediation plan (CA)

  • By: Marin Independent Journal
  • 12/05/2017
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US Supreme Court appears divided in 'gay wedding cake' case

Up in arms: Legal Aid lawyers sue city over Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment plan (NY)

Connecticut looks to help low-income residents in civil cases

Lawyer: Insurance companies not friends of Harvey victims (TX)

Justice for All: State wants counties to improve legal help for poor defendants (MI)

“A black hole of due process” in New Mexico

How To Leverage Technology To Democratize (And Simplify) Access To Legal Protection

SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES HOMELESS STRATEGIC GOAL ACTION PLAN AND NEW COORDINATED, PROACTIVE INVESTMENTS IN HOMELESSNESS

  • By: The Santa Monica Mirror
  • 12/01/2017
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Nebraska Sued for Refusing to Name Execution Drugs Suppliers

November

Federal agency calls on Congress to pass LGBTQ anti-discrimination law

Trump turns his back on Haitian quake refugees

How civil legal aid assists older adults

Smart Cville Releases Online Virginia School Discipline Project Tool

Courthouse Immigration Arrest Leads to Courthouse Protest (NY)

Backlog in NY Immigration Court Leaves Most Undocumented Children Without Lawyers

New rule boosts pool of legal aid volunteers (FL)

Legal Services Corporation Partnering with Access to Justice Technology Fellows to Expand Program

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 11/27/2017
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ICE’s Courthouse Arrests Undercut Democracy

Does cellphone-sweeping ‘StingRay’ technology go too far?

ICE Arrests In NYC Courts Done Behind Lawyers' Backs, They Say

Older Voters Stymied by Tighter ID Requirements

The Failure of New York's Bail Law

Spanish-language video game aims to teach students about civil rights

Civil Rights Groups Launch National Effort to Combat Alarming Voter Purge Attempt

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 11/22/2017
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Why Has Fresno Yet To Begin Its New Rental Housing Inspection Program? (CA)

  • By: Valley Public Radio News
  • 11/21/2017
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Access To Justice Needs Law School Reform

Do-It-Yourself for the Legal Industry

43 States Suspend Licenses for Unpaid Court Debt, But That Could Change

DREAMers File Suit Seeking DACA Extension (VA)

  • By: Legal Aid Justice Center
  • 11/21/2017
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Police on Long Island Are Working Illegally With ICE, Suit Says (NY)

Why are immigration cases in N.J. being heard by judges in Puerto Rico?

  • By: NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
  • 11/20/2017
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Algorithm May Decide Who Is a ‘Contributing Member of Society,’ Civil Rights Groups Warn

How Legal.io Aims to Close the Access to Justice Gap

Legal Services reaches out to those due unemployment (OH)

Can’t afford a lawyer? Perhaps these Concordia Law students can help (ID)

No Justice for Most: Brainstorming to improve access to justice

ACLU Says Nevada Isn't Defending The State's Rural Poor

Atlanta Legal Aid Wins National Grant to Boost Online Services

City’s Watchlist Puts Brooklyn Landlords and Buildings on Notice (NY)

Push Research: How AI Is Fundamentally Changing The Way We Research The Law

Baltimore working to improve public safety by reaching out to immigrants

Louisiana's public defenders face financial burden with new juvenile prisoner law

'No money down' bankruptcies prevalent among the poor, minorities

With Hate Crime On The Rise, This Pro Bono Website Is Helping Victims Fight Back

SF supervisors announce legislation guaranteeing tenants' right to legal counsel (CA)

New program promises legal aid for veterans, enlisted people (SC)

BLJ: UB Law clinic to offer hurricane relief (NY)

More Jurisdictions To Provide Legal Defense For Immigrants At Risk Of Deportation

Women in Film Launching Sexual Harassment Help Line, Legal Aid Service

Texas program to provide legal help to veterans goes national

  • By: Austin-American Statesman
  • 11/10/2017
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Two nonprofit companies that are bridging the access-to-justice gap with tech (NY)

Have you worked on any pro bono cases this year?

John Thompson, Cleared After 14 Years on Death Row, Dies at 55

United States Supreme Court rejected stay of execution for Mexican national

Overdue court debt costing Iowans millions of dollars in collection fees

Supporters to rally across nation for law allowing children of immigrants to stay in U.S. (TX)

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 11/08/2017
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Domestic abuse victims have legal advocate (FL)

Law's Big Challenges Cross Borders and Common Resources Can Help Solve Them (Opinion)

The high price of being wrongly accused in Alabama's 'monetized' criminal justice system

Legal Aid office reopens in Boone (NC)

Study: Legal intervention could bust down employment barriers (OH)

  • By: Crain's Cleveland Business
  • 11/04/2017
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Law students to provide legal assistance to Puerto Rico

Divorced? GOP Tax Bill Could Make Alimony Even More Bank Account Busting

Why judge issued temporary injunction to prevent residents from being evicted (TX)

This website helps victims report hate crimes

Civil Rights Organizations: Our Immigration Policies Must Reflect Our Nation’s Values

  • By: The Leadership Conference
  • 11/02/2017
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Philadelphia Water Rate Experiment Aims to Help Struggling Residents Pay Their Bills (PA)

Speeding ticket? Online service allows drivers to request reduction, process citation (NC)

October

How One Organization Is Standing Up for Tenants in Minneapolis (MN)

New App Aims to Prevent Elder Abuse (NY)

When the American Dream Becomes Human Rights Abuse (CA)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month underscores need for legal aid (WA)

  • By: Washington State Governor's Office
  • 10/30/2017
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Readers' Forum Part 2, Oct. 29, 2017: Striving for equal access to justice (IN) (Opinion)

Joshua Silverstein on the Importance of Pro Bono Work in the Legal System (AR)

Law student organization aims to assist immigrant youths in legal processes (IN)

How Free Legal Help Can Prevent Evictions

Hurricane Harvey Drove Houston’s Undocumented Population Further Underground (TX)

Residents say landlords take advantage of their undocumented status

The New York court system is considering a policy that would discourage courts from discriminating against trans people (NY)

New online portal offers free legal counsel to Mainers unable to afford it (MA)

Minnesota nonprofits raise alarm about feds' interest in more immigration detention beds

California's Bail System Is 'Unsafe And Unfair,' Study Finds

Using the law to stop violence—and save taxpayers money

  • By: The Newnan Times- Herald
  • 10/25/2017
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Housing bills aim to reduce evictions, housing discrimination

Legal services nonprofit opens 'Justice Barn' in former Burger Barn location (TX)

Wheels of Justice Turn on the ‘Justice Bus’ (CA)

This Former Whistleblower Is Offering Free Legal Help to Officials Trying to Expose Government Wrongdoing

Cuomo Vetoes Gravity Knife Bill (NY)

Guest Column: Natural disasters underscore need for pro bono legal services

He Didn’t Vote in a Few Elections. In the Next One, Ohio Said He Couldn’t.

BLJ: Pro bono cases help area’s neediest (NY)

Arkansas Access to Justice Commission Pushes to Unbundle Legal Services

Nonprofit, LU law school partner on legal clinic for clients in need (VA)

Two PG County groups will partner to expand services for domestic violence victims (MD)

Maine school moves to reverse shortage of rural lawyers

Missouri Supreme Court stops public defenders from rejecting cases

This Startup Teaches Domestic Violence Survivors To Be Entrepreneurs

A Poverty Expert Explains How We Make It a Crime to Be Poor

This New York Bill Ensures Domestic Abuse Survivors Get Paid Time Off & It Could Change Women's Lives (NY)

Why DOJ ordered these Seattle lawyers to stop helping some immigrants (WA)

Black, disabled students disproportionately suspended in Virginia, report says

  • By: Richmond-Times Dispatch
  • 10/17/2017
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Black, disabled students disproportionately suspended in Virginia, report says

  • By: Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • 10/17/2017
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Lawyers come to aid of immigrants in crisis, for free (MN)

The Justice Gap: America’s unfulfilled promise of “equal justice under law”

Trump official halts abortions among undocumented, pregnant teens (TX)

Report: Poor Black Brooklynites Most Likely To Be Arrested For Turnstile Jumping (NY)

Pro Bono Work Can Also Be Good For Business, Bill Waddell Says (AR)

Trial Courts in Ottawa and Florida To Spend More On Interpreting Services

Fee shifting can help restore balance to rent court (MD) (Opinion)

Immigration and social service group opens Frederick office (MD)

  • By: The Frederick News-Post
  • 10/16/2017
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Wary of Hackers, States Move to Upgrade Voting Systems

Renters find extra hurdles to recovery after hurricanes (TX)

YWCA helping domestic violence victims in Knox, Anderson counties (TN)

What is the technology needed for access to justice?

Project HEAL focusing on issues that impact health (OH)

Free Legal Help Available to Low-Income African Americans (CA)

Third-year student helps bridge the language barrier in local legal system

Editorial: Public initiative links law and medicine

NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs (NY)

  • By: Office of the New York State Comptroller
  • 10/12/2017
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LA considers lifting criminal penalties for park vendors (CA)

  • By: Southern California Public Radio
  • 10/11/2017
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PUERTO RICO’S ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MARÍA

  • By: National Disaster Legal Aid
  • 10/11/2017
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Michigan seniors learn they CAN lose their home on a reverse mortgage

Court documents are public, whether online or on paper (ME) (Editorial)

Lawsuit against Mississippi anti-LGBT law reaches Supreme Court

Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

Does the anti-gerrymandering campaign threaten minority voting rights? We tested the theory — which has been put forward by both Democrats and Republicans.

Cases raise questions about guardian oversight and lawyer-hospital relationships

Clerk’s Office Expanding Self Help Services to Apopka (FL)

ICE Warns of 'At-Large Arrests' After California Becomes a 'Sanctuary State'

Pro Bono Programs, Spurred by Posner, Should Grow

Legal help for needy in demand in Metro Detroit (MI)

Lawyer in the Library program offers free legal resources: Volunteer attorneys will be at Deschutes Public Library on Wednesdays (OR)

Life and limb: Legal Aid says Fluvanna women’s prison isn’t changing what led to medical emergencies, deaths (VA)

Legal Aid Society continues push for NYPD to release cops’ disciplinary records (NY)

Five years after landmark criminal expungement law passed, Ohio attorneys remain busy with record sealing requests

Las Vegas shooting victims and their families are offered free civil legal help

We’re Suing the Trump Administration for Taking DACA Away From People Who’ve Followed the Rules

Justice Center sees increasing case load as more people learn about services (LA)

  • By: St. Charles Herald-Guide
  • 10/05/2017
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Editorial The Supreme Court must guarantee due process for noncitizens

U.S. Anti-Bias Law Does Not Protect Transgender Workers: Justice Dept

Domestic Violence Awareness Vigil Looks to Break The Silence (CA)

City Shuts Down Affordable Housing, Tenants Now Living In Park (CO)

Free Legal Defense Services Available For Immigrant And Refugees In Seattle, King County (WA)

PLI Launches New Pro Bono Practice Area Site

  • By: Practising Law Institute (PLI)
  • 10/03/2017
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Juvenile immigration case backlog grows in Nevada

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 10/02/2017
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New York is betting $155 million that it can cut evictions

SCOTUS, don’t strip Americans of their right to sue collectively

When debtors’ prisons in Maine flouted justice, Pine Tree emerged as a legal ally

September

TOPA: Protection or extortion? (DC)

Throwing lifelines daily, Legal Aid helps when it's needed (NY)

South Dakota Swaps Lawyers for Tablets in Prisons

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 09/29/2017
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Legal-Aid Groups Fight for Texans’ Disaster Relief

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 09/29/2017
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Michigan is 1 of 5 harshest states for driver's license suspensions over court fees, fines (MI)

Chapel Hill and Carrboro hold free legal clinic for DACA recipients (NC)

U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Illinois State Worker's Case Against Union Fees

A Day in US Immigration Court: Lots of Cases, Not Much Resolution (VA)

Free Legal Assistance Available for Puerto Rico Disaster Survivors

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 09/28/2017
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Lawsuit Seeks to End Mississippi's Lifetime Felon Voting Ban

Asylum Seekers Sue ICE Over Prolonged Detention

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 09/28/2017
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Immigrants held in remote ICE facilities struggle to find legal aid before they’re deported

Ernest Hooper: Bay Area Legal Services, longtime friend to needy, needs our help (FL) (Opinion)

The pros and cons of a constitutional convention

Baltimore-Based Legal Group for Homeless Opens Montgomery Co. Office (MD)

Legal advocates warn against Burlington crackdown (VT)

Saylor Pushes for More Equity for Public Defender’s Office (CA)

New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

New forms make divorce cheaper for low-income families with children (TN)

House Dem introduces bill to incentivize states to reduce prison populations

Undergrad and grad students join forces to call for pro bono legal representation for DACA recipients (PA)

  • By: The Daily Pennsylvanian
  • 09/26/2017
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The Education Gap In The Law: We need to elevate the average person’s knowledge for preventative legal checkups, but how?

October Designated Pro Bono Month by Governor McAuliffe (VA)

Posner says he is open to litigating on behalf of pro se litigants, defends book (IL)

Texas non-profit sues Trump administration for prolonged detention of asylum seekers

Millions of drivers lost their licenses for failing to pay court fees, study finds

NY Senator Wants To Make It Illegal For Powerful Interests To Hide Behind LLCs

UCLA students help people in Los Angeles get equal access to justice: As part of the JusticeCorps program, they make sure clients know their rights, assist with forms and help translate (CA)

Help Center will make accessing courts easier (OH) (Opinion)

State moves toward expanded access to lawyers for poor: STATE: Though New York has to pay, counties concerned about flow of reimbursement

Founder, legal group dispute funding (TX)

Press Release: LSLA Files Suit to Protect Renters’ Rights at 2100 Memorial (TX)

How Conservatives Learned to Love Free Lawyers for the Poor

Walnut Hills residents face losing their affordable housing from HUD (OH)

Donors, state puting up funds so DACA recipients can pay their renewal fees (CA)

  • By: Southern California Public Radio
  • 09/22/2017
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Public Advocate Demands City Stop Converting Rent Stabilized Buildings Into Shelters (NY)

Few Nevada DACA participants asking for legal assistance

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 09/21/2017
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We Need Lawyers Who Can ‘Write’ In Spanish To Help Puerto Rico: And we need to ease the rules so lawyers can help.

LSC Awards Fourth Round of Pro Bono Innovation Grants to Assist Low-Income Americans

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 09/21/2017
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The United States Commission on Civil Rights Releases its Report: Targeted Fines and Fees against Low-Income People of Color: Civil Rights and Constitutional Implications

ABA helps set up hotline for islanders needing legal assistance after hurricanes

  • By: American Bar Association Journal
  • 09/21/2017
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Legal Aid Society Helps Jupiter Residents Apply for FEMA (FL)

Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees (WA)

Sophomore creates legal aid clinics, leads muck-out teams after Harvey (TX)

Sophomore creates legal aid clinics, leads muck-out teams after Harvey (TX)

FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR DACA RENEWAL (IL)

  • By: Illinois Legal Aid Online
  • 09/20/2017
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Alexa, Please Transcribe These Court Proceedings: The cost of transcripts are a more important barrier to justice than most people realize

Arlington Directs $100,000 To Fund Legal Aid For Immigrants (VA)

Supreme Court awards Arizona same-sex couples full parental rights (AZ)

Delaware report shows limited legal help for low income residents

Delaware report shows limited legal help for low income residents

Delaware report shows limited legal help for low income residents

OHA and Ka Huli Ao continue initiative to serve the Native Hawaiian Community (HI)

  • By: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
  • 09/18/2017
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Campaign initiated to fund state legal advocacy group (TX)

In response to DACA uncertainty, Contra Costa County to discuss funding million-dollar immigrant-rights program (CA)

No foster child will be forgotten: A state mandate means all kids in the system will have attorneys on their side (NV)

Initiative gives heroes legal service (PA)

KU Law to offer free legal assistance for DACA renewal before October deadline (KS)

Google Grants Cardozo $200,000 to Launch Project to Close U.S. ‘Patent Gap’ (NY)

Justice for all: Legal aid deserves support (AK) (Opinion)

  • By: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  • 09/16/2017
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Justice is not blind to your finances (KY) (Opinion)

'Ban the box' rights perk up ears at Drexel legal aid forum (PA)

  • By: The Philadelphia Tribune
  • 09/15/2017
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United Way of Blount County funding helps civil Legal Aid case (TN)

Legal aid hotline opens for Hurricane Irma victims (FL)

Statewide legal groups set up toll-free legal hotline for flood victims (WV)

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada unveils fundraising plan

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 09/13/2017
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Free legal assistance offered to some affected by Harvey (TX)

Free post-Irma legal assistance available (FL)

  • By: Cape Coral Daily Breeze
  • 09/13/2017
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Harvey and Irma survivors need food, water, shelter – and a lawyer (Opinion)

Disasters like Harvey and Irma show how lawyers' stodgy rules kick Americans when they're down (Opinion)

10 Ways South Florida Lawyers Can Help After Hurricane Irma

Florida Bar raises income cap for Free Legal Answers website to help Hurricane Irma victims

Chief Judge DiFiore Names New York Emergency Legal Task Force to Assist Hurricane Harvey Victims and Houston-Area Courts Crippled by the Storm

  • By: New York State Unified Court System
  • 09/11/2017
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Chief Judge DiFiore Names New York Emergency Legal Task Force to Assist Hurricane Harvey Victims and Houston-Area Courts Crippled by the Storm

  • By: New York State Unified Court System
  • 09/06/2017
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Legal Services Corp., Microsoft plan voice-response portals for legal advice

August

State Bar compiling Harvey-related free legal clinics (TX)

How can lawyers help Hurricane Harvey victims? Disaster response attorneys share tips (podcast)

Automatic Voter Registration Becomes Law in Illinois (IL)

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 08/28/2017
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Thousands of homeless New Yorkers could be treated as legal tenants (NY)

Federal judge blocks revised voter ID law in Texas, cites perjury prosecution threat (TX)

An ABA Journal ‘legal rebel’ who promoted uniform bar exam to retire

Legal technology patents have increased 484% globally in last 5 years

‘It is our patriotic duty as Americans to stand up to bigotry,’ ABA president says

From C-suite to legal service founder, Michael Mills has always been a leader (podcast)

U.S. ends programme for Central American minors fleeing violence

ICE, Legal Group Agree On Access To Mental Health Services

At ILTA, IBM Posits AI Is Necessity for Future Business of Law

  • By: Corporate Counsel - ALM
  • 08/15/2017
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Addressing the Access-to-Justice Gap: Baylor Law School’s Legal Mapmaker Program Helps Young Lawyers Open Cost-Conscious Firms

Revamping Legal Aid: LSC Project Evaluates Legal Sites for Modern Web Standards

The time to help lawyers with mental health services is now, new report says

Local Lawyers Proving Pro Bono Legal Aid Assistance In Churches

New York City Guarantees a Lawyer to Every Resident Facing Eviction

Law School emphasizes public service with new certificate program

DC Lawyers Support Record-Breaking Legal Aid Fundraising Campaign

Attorney representing more than 100 Iraqi detainees fights to stop deportations

16 states, DC push Trump admin to protect right to sue nursing homes

Legal aid cuts another hit for the poor (NC Op-Ed)

SoCal ACLU says minors shouldn't go before immigration judge without lawyer

Major New Pro Bono Projects Help Imprisoned Immigrants, Struggling Students

Access to justice for pro se litigants reduces burden on circuit court. (FL)

Florida attorneys provide free legal advice through online clinic

Legal Tech Looks to Bar Associations to Connect Attorneys & Clients

U.S. Senate unanimously passes domestic violence legislation introduced by Alaskan Senator

Legal Technology Startup Launches Free, Made-in-Canada Family Law Calculator

Latham Raises Record US$187,000 for Generous Associates Campaign Benefiting the Legal Aid Society of Washington D.C.

Only Line of Defense: In confusing world of civil debt proceedings, volunteer attorneys pick up the slack

North Carolina legal aid gets cut again, it’s unclear why

Attorney General Racine Urges Congress to Protect Victimized Consumers’ Access to Justice

  • By: Office of the Attorney General for DC
  • 08/02/2017
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NC Courts Upgrades Online Services Portal for Citizens (NC)

North Carolina Legal Aid Gets Cut Again, It's Unclear Why

July

Mayor and City Council Make Deal on Lawyers for Immigrants

Site Launches to Connect Attorneys with Nonprofits in the Age of Trump

Clinic Provides Seniors Free Legal Help

Seattle approves additional funding for immigrant and refugee families (WA)

  • By: The Daily of the University of Washington
  • 07/26/2017
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ABA tool highlights veterans’ legal issues

City Launches Legal Aid Program to Prevent Evictions (WA)

Collier funds grant giving legal services to the needy

Legal Aid's Interns Listen and Learn from Justice Ginsburg

Budget cuts legal aid for poor, but no explanation given (NC)

Tenants Are Finally Getting the Right to an Attorney in Housing Court

Our Opinion: The price of justice

Nonprofit law center opens in Roanoke (VA)

San Diego Group Expands Legal Services For Immigrants Here Illegally

As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away

The DoNotPay Dilemma: Can Chatbots Provide Access to Justice Without a Lawyer?

Free Chatbot Lawyer Makes Legal Aid More Accessible

State Grant Bolsters Legal Aid for Domestic Violence Victims

Judge orders entry of more foreign relatives, refugees

New center breeds hope

AI lawyer can help you with a thousand different legal issues

State Bar Urges Congress to Boost LSC Funding

Legal Aid and elected blast landlord harassment of tenants at NYSUM dorm in Astoria

Immigrants ICE detained in Highlandtown released after lawyers intervene

NYS Bar Association Calls on House Appropriations Committee to Increase, not Slash, Vital Legal Services for the Poor

  • By: New York State Bar Association
  • 07/12/2017
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National budget proposals would harm the poor; pullback in local support will make things worse

Responding to a growing demand for pro bono services, Esquire launches a program to help law firms make the most of their pro bono budgets

Tough Times for Legal Aid Everywhere, But Especially in Hawaii

Civil legal aid getting no increase in budget

  • By: Worcester Business Journal
  • 07/10/2017
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Not only can you be deported but also you might need to defend yourself in court

ABA unveils free online tool to help veterans identify legal needs

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 07/05/2017
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Imprisoned Immigrants Facing Deportation Fend for Themselves In Court

Legal Knowledge Gardening and Civil Justice Engineering (Blog)

  • By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
  • 07/03/2017
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The threat Trump poses that gets almost no attention (Opinion)

How to best fit pro bono into your law practice

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 07/01/2017
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June

Michael Higer, Florida Bar leader, discusses access to courts, better use of technology, opportunities for women (FL)

Legislature could whack legal aid for the needy (NC)

Congress should restore funding to a program that helps ensure 'Justice for All'

Demand for UC immigrant student legal services soars as Trump policies sow uncertainty (CA)

LA County leaders may spend millions to defend immigrants facing deportation (CA)

Gov. Cuomo Taps Veteran Judge for State's Top Court (NY)

Opinion: Support Legal Aid services

Lawyers offer services to Grenfell Tower fire victims as partners predict lengthy legal fallout (London)

Opinion: Support Legal Aid services (VT)

86 percent of low-income Americans' civil legal issues get inadequate or no legal help, study says

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 06/14/2017
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86 percent of low-income Americans' civil legal issues get inadequate or no legal help, study says

Federal leaders need to know how costly it would be to cut legal aid

Is It Time to Mandate Pro Bono Services By Lawyers? (Opinion)

India launches free legal aid via video conferencing to villagers (India)

Our Turn: The importance of civil legal aid (NH)

  • By: New Hampshire Concord Monitor
  • 06/11/2017
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Fleeing gangs, Central American children face deportation as LA area-legal aid remains scarce (CA)

In support of legal services

  • By: New Hampshire Business Review
  • 06/09/2017
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DC Bar Pro Bono Center: Free Nonprofit Legal Clinic: Understanding the Building Blocks of Good Governance

  • By: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
  • 06/08/2017
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Doctors and Lawyers Join Forces to Provide Legal Aid to Patients

Local attorneys providing free legal aid (WY)

Class of 2017 Sets Two New Pro Bono Records

  • By: George Washington University
  • 06/08/2017
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Federal budget cuts could reduce legal aid to poor, elderly (IL)

Proposal would encourage pro bono by retired lawyers (VA)

  • By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly
  • 06/07/2017
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Immigrant advocates say LA taking ‘sweet time’ on legal fund, sanctuary city measures

Poor finding it harder to get free legal aid for civil cases, including in Bucks, Montgomery counties

Federal budget cuts could reduce legal aid to poor, elderly (IL)

Want to expand access to justice? Offer tiered training and differing practice licenses, profs say

  • By: American Bar Association Journal
  • 06/07/2017
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De Blasio and Council Agree, and Disagree, on Immigrants (NY)

A summer of service for 13 Dickinson Law students

Civil legal aid programs extend ‘justice for all’ to Maine’s most vulnerable (ME)

NYC Family Court Goes All Digital (NY)

Pro Bono Work Makes In-House Lawyers More Well-Rounded, Sanofi Says

Scalia supported legal aid — Trump doesn’t

Tenants displaced by Elmhurst blaze seek court-appointed administrator (NY)

ICE Wrongly Restricts Detainee Access To Legal Aid, Suit Says

  • By: LexisNexus Legal Newsroom
  • 06/02/2017
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Equal justice at risk

Legal Aid Society sues state over its eviction policies at senior residences (NY)

House budget provision, to be voted on today, would eliminate over $1M funding for legal services to ‘those most in need’ (NC)

  • By: North Carolina Policy Watch
  • 06/01/2017
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When traffic court fees snowball, East Bay clinic helps people dig out of debt (CA)

Fire victims take their landlord to court (NY)

Mid-Shore pro bono volunteer attorney receives Maryland Pro Bono Service Award (MD)

  • By: My Eastern Shore Maryland
  • 06/01/2017
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Lawyers urge feds to stop arresting immigrants at courthouses (MI)

EAC Commissioners Divided on Authority Over Proof of Citizenship Documents (DC)

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 06/01/2017
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Legal Aid lawyers urge Mayor de Blasio for $4.5M boost to fund salary, health care increases

Del. Judiciary Names New Court Administrator

May

Leveraging Pro Bono: The Business Case for Assisting the Indigent

  • By: The Daily Intelligencer
  • 05/31/2017
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Pro Bono Work Makes Me a Better Attorney

Advocates urge N.J. to provide legal aid to detained immigrants (NJ)

  • By: NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
  • 05/31/2017
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Mandatory E-Filing Comes to Illinois, Additional Rules and Amendments Anticipated (IL)

Legal Aid on Public Access Television

A High-Tech Helping Hand: The Marriage of Pro Bono and Technology

By Teaming to Help Immigrants Become Citizens, Grant Makers Can Reject Today’s Vitriol

  • By: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • 05/30/2017
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The Veterans Consortium Announces 5,000th Case

  • By: PR Newswire/The Veterans Consortium
  • 05/30/2017
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Making Legal Aid Part of the Law Curriculum at UVa (VA)

Should States Charge Low-Income Residents Less for Traffic Tickets? (CA)

Access to Justice: Why Focus On This Issue In an Era With So Many Existential Crises (BLOG)

  • By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
  • 05/12/2017
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A Vision of an Integrated Service-Delivery System

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 05/09/2017
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The LSC – Pro Bono Net – Microsoft Statewide ATJ Portal

  • By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
  • 05/08/2017
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April

The Legal Services Corporation Announces Pilot States for Innovative Program to Increase Access to Justice

Free Law Project to Download All Opinions from PACER and Make Them Available to Public (BLOG)

Why General Counsel Oppose Trump's Legal Services Cuts

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 04/03/2017
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March

Why General Counsel Oppose Trump's Legal Services Cuts

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 03/29/2017
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Guest Blogger Claudia Johnson: What I’ve learned in the past 9 years of helping legal aid, courts, and other non-profits create online forms to promote Access for All (Blog)

  • By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
  • 03/27/2017
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New online resource and tool helps veterans appeal denial of benefits

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: Weigh your legal options

Toolkit for Immigrants and Those who Love Them (NY)

The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program and Pro Bono Net Collaborate on Launch of New Website For Veterans and Volunteer Attorneys

More Than 150 Law Firm Leaders Urge Govt to Continue Funding of Legal Services

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF) Hosts Free Legal Advice Clinics For Homeless Veterans

  • By: Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida
  • 03/08/2017
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Lawyers seek dismissal of charges in ATF stash-house stings after study shows pattern of racial bias

February

Ted Cruz predicts a Supreme Court vacancy by this summer; does he know something we don’t?

LGBT protections in city ordinance struck down by Arkansas Supreme Court (AK)

New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers (NY)

Trump immigration policies draw rapid legal-tech response

Finding Immigration Pro Bono Opportunities in New York: 9 Helpful Tools & Resources

Judge Orders U.S. to Let In Immigrant Visa Holders

‘We’re the good guys’: Lawyers continue airport campouts amid Trump travel ban

Support Immigrants in Two Easy Steps

January

Hundreds of lawyers descend on airports to offer free help after Trump’s executive order

Simple online quiz helps undocumented immigrants easily find legal help

New Screening Tool Helps Unauthorized Immigrants Learn About Options

Pro Bono Net's Claudia Johnson interviewed by Univision's Noticias 41 at the TIG Conference in San Antonio (TX)