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2018 General News

December

City Council Moves Ahead With Plan to Give Evicted Residents Free Legal Services (NJ)

How the Tech Community Gives Assistance to Those Most in Need

November

Are You a Hurricane Victim in Need of Help? Here are Ways to Get Resources (NC)

A 'Blank Check' For Legal Aid Gets Harder to Cash

NC Attorney General: Beware of Scams Targeting Hurricane Florence Victims (NC)

Eviction Representation: A Critical Component of Housing Justice

Can Technology Make the Civil Court System More Accessible?

NYC's Legal Assistance Program For Tenants Is Saving Thousands From Eviction (NY)

The Power of Pro Bono (Op-ed) (FL)

Legal Aid Opens Virtual Office for Low-Income Wayne County Residents (OH)

City Could Save $45M with Tenant Legal Help (PA)

  • By: The Philadelphia Tribune
  • 11/13/2018
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Eviction Isn't Just About Poverty. It's Also About Race - and Virginia Proves It (VA)

Free Legal Help Available for Eligible Veterans Across Texas (TX)

Greenberg Traurig's Adam Siegler on Legal Aid for Veterans

October

New California Task Force Looks to Tech, Regulations to Bring Access to Justice

Legal Help Coming to Domestic Violence Victims (NY)

  • By: The Oneida Daily Dispatch
  • 10/31/2018
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Cities in North Orange County Step Up with Housing for Homeless, with Santa Ana Leading the Way (CA)

  • By: The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 10/29/2018
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The Pro Bono Policies Worth Adopting in Every State

NYCHA Heat and Hot Water Outages Already Impacting 35K Tenants (NY)

Eye on the Storms: How the ABA Focuses on Disaster Legal Services

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 10/25/2018
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Calif. Looking to Tech to Increase Access to Justice (CA)

Amelia Luna: A New Law to Help Domestic Violence Abuse Victims (TN) (Op-ed)

Surge in Domestic Violence Feared in Wake of Hurricane Michael

City Vows NYCHA Tenants Will Have a Warmer Winter After 'Troubling' Heat Problems (NY)

How Bridging the Gap Between Legal Operations and Technology Entities is Benefiting the Legal Industry

State Pilots New Website to Connect Attorneys With Victims for Civil Legal Services (NY)

Law Students Partner with Neota Logic on Criminal Records Expunction App (NC)

Law Students Partner with Neota Logic on Criminal Records Expunction App (NC)

Erica Pulling: Legal Aid Gives Domestic Violence Victims Meaningful Options (WV)

  • By: Charleston Gazette-Mail
  • 10/07/2018
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Domestic Violence Victims Face Unique Challenges in Rural Areas (ID)

Editorial: Slowing Down the Eviction Process (VA)

New Site Gives Assistance to Crime Victims in NY

Working Towards Justice (WA)

  • By: The Bellingham Business Journal
  • 10/04/2018
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NC Will Let Out-of-State Attorneys Aid Florence Victims (NC)

  • By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly
  • 10/03/2018
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Legal Aid Groups Cast Wider Net to Diversify Funding (IN)

A Way to Help Right a Landlord-Tenant Power Imbalance (ME)

Will the Supreme Court Further Limit Access to Justice

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 10/01/2018
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September

The POWER Act Will Provide Resources for Domestic Abuse Survivors

Celebrate Pro Bono by Helping Those Affected by Disasters

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 09/28/2018
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New Class of ABA Innovation Fellows Will Tackle Diverse Group of Access to Justice Projects (IL)

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 09/27/2018
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In Focus: The Financial Side of Abuse (UT)

Some Cities See Eviction Prevention as a Way to Reduce Homelessness (Audio)

Consumer Protection in Wake of Hurricane Florence (NC)

Minneapolis Buys Nine Properties to House Displaced Tenants

One Year After Fires, Sonoma County Drives to Meet Housing Goals (CA)

  • By: California Economic Summit
  • 09/24/2018
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Increasing Tenants' Access to Counsel Has Raised Court Efficiency, Fairness, Judges Say

Virginia Lawyers Providing Free Emergency Legal Services to Victims of Natural Disasters

How the NC Legal Community is Helping After Florence (NC)

  • By: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
  • 09/20/2018
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ABA Guidance Details Obligations After Hurricanes, Other Disasters

Free Legal Assistance Available for North Carolina Survivors of Hurricane Florence (NC)

  • By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
  • 09/20/2018
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Why Hurricanes Hit Immigrants Hardest

ABA Releases New Ethics Guidance on Dealing With Disasters

Picking Up the Pieces After a Hurricane

  • By: Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
  • 09/18/2018
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Hotline Created to Answer Questions About Water Settlement Checks (WV)

  • By: Charleston Gazette-Mail
  • 09/17/2018
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In Florence's Wake, Uncertainty Haunts Migrant Workers (NC)

Hurricane Florence Threatens Property Ties in Carolina's Lowcountry

ABA Releases New Report on Access to Justice Commissions in the US

Relief for Hurricane Harvey Survivors (Op-ed)

Legal Aid Society Working to Support Homeless Vets

Free Legal Assistance Available for Fire Survivors (CA)

Kansas Rule Change Removes Barrier to Lawyers Drawn to Charitable Work (KS)

Legal Aid Society Raises Money to Cover Cost of Immigration Applications

Bank of Nevada and First Independent Bank Increase Financial Support of Nevada Legal Aid Organizations (NV)

By All Appearances, They Overcame Hurricane Harvey. Appearances Are Deceiving. (TX)

ABA President: Bar Groups Should Help Federal Courts Promote Pro Bono for Domestic Violence Victims

California Tenants Get More Time to Respond to Housing Eviction Notices (CA)

  • By: North Bay Business Journal
  • 09/05/2018
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FEMA Disaster Assistance Application Deadline Imminent (TX)

August

How Rising Inequality Has Widened the Justice Gap

Florida Supreme Court Could Make Florida A "LegalTech" Hub (FL)

Legal Services Alabama Serves Thousands In State. Program, a Partisan Battleground, on President Trump's Budget-Cut List (AL)

There is No Justice as Long as Millions Lack Meaningful Access to It

Department of Justice Reminds the Public to be Aware of Fraud When Disaster Strikes and Report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud

  • By: The United States Department of Justice
  • 08/29/2018
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Rural Access to Justice: A Multistate, Multi-Institution, Multi-Author, Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research Initiative

Voters OK'd Legal Aid for Tenants Facing Eviction - Now Comes the Hard Part (OK)

  • By: San Francisco Public Press
  • 08/27/2018
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Troubled Apartment Complex to Undergo Full Inspection; Residents Want City to Step In (NC)

Volunteer Lawyers Prepare to Team Up With FEMA for Hurricane Lane

How Legal Aid Society is Working to Support Homeless Veterans (Op-ed)

Bringing Lawyers Out of the Courtroom and Into the Community (MD)

Atlanta Legal Aid Takes on New Foe: Homeowner Tax Hikes (GA)

Uncertain Times Have Boosted Pro Bono

Pensacola Veterans Struggle to Pay for Legal Help in Civil Court Cases, Panel Says (FL)

Legal Aid Offers Help for Second Chances (NY)

Free Legal Clinics for Residents Still Dealing With Impact of Harvey (TX)

How Lawyers and Judges Can Help Rebuild Public Trust and Confidence in Our Justice System

Delaware Legal Phone Hotline Moves Online

Closing the Patent Gap

House Resolutions Decry Over-Discipline in Schools, Urge Tech Access for Those With Disabilities

Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack

Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack

Access Denied: The Digital Crisis in Prison

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Program (TX)

Justice, Mercy, and Redemption: Bryan Stevenson's Death Row Advocacy

PLI Wins ACLEA Award for Pro Bono Series on Domestic Violence

In Civil Court, Most Low-Income Nevadans Can't Get Attorneys (NV)

This Tech Helps Corporate Lawyers Donate Time to Defend People in Need

July

Legal Aid Society Settles Lawsuit Against Landlord Accused of Discrimination (NY)

Miami's Homeless Veterans Need Legal Assistance. You can Help Them Get It. (FL)

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Race Conscious Admissions at Harvard

Calif. Bar Task Force to Consider Regulatory Changes on Nonlawyer Ownership of Legal Services Firms (CA)

Wake Schools Accused of Violating Rights of Students with Mental Health Disabilities (NC)

Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing (Video)

Team of 23 Lawyers Mobilized, Helping Hurricane Victims in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico

Who Accesses Justice?

Over 40 Researchers Commit to AI Project Aimed at Improving Access to Justice

Couple Fights Housing Authority Eviction (MA)

YWCA Civil Legal Clinic Helps Victims of Domestic Abuse

Apartment Residents Heat Up Over AC Removal (VT)

3 Thoughts About Closing The Justice Gap (Op-Ed)

Law Firm to Provide Free Legal Services to Low-Income Newarkers Facing Eviction (NJ)

Legal Aid 'Deserts' Complicating Access to Justice, Says Committee

This 250-Unit Apartment Complex Providing Affordable Housing in the West End Could Change Hands Soon (OH)

Access to Justice: Spending Impact

Legal Aid Hotline Set Up for Victims of Natural Disasters (HI)

Eviction Prevention Project Extends Reach to More Tenants (GA)

Legal Service Plans Deliver Wider Access to Justice

Real-Life Candid Camera: The Pros and Cons to Surveillance in Family Practice

Public Housing Tenants Reach Settlement with RRHA (VA)

  • By: Legal Aid Justice Center
  • 07/11/2018
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AI in Legal and Access to Justice

Equal Justice Works Launches Disaster Recovery Legal Corps

The 14th Amendment Turns 150 Today, but Its Legacy in Supreme Court Rulings is Now Uncertain

Fastcase Announces 2018 "Fastcase 50" Honorees

Understanding a Foreclosure (Op-Ed)

Women's Shelter to Host Summertime 40-Hour Domestic-Violence Advocate Training (CA)

License-Seizure Ruling a Hope for the Poor

  • By: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  • 07/05/2018
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Housing Extended for 1,700 Puerto Rican Hurricane Evacuees

June

Law Firms Pledge Lawyers, Resources for Families at the Texas Border

NYC Legal Aid Society Says City Should Provide More Funding for Pay Raises

Companies Accused of Shorting Public Housing Residents on Utility Subsidies Settle Claims

Agents Seek to Dissolve ICE in Immigration Policy Backlash

Could DNA Testing Reunite Immigrant Families? Get the Facts.

Separated Immigrant Children are All Over the U.S. Now, Far From Parents Who Don't Know Where They Are

Use the Tenant's Money to Cure the Tenant's Rent Shortfall (VA)

Unemployed on Big Island May Qualify for Disaster Insrance

How New Yorkers Can Help Immigrant Kids Now (NY)

Women's Rural Advocacy Program Gives Support to Victims of Domestic Violence (MN)

Focus on Client Outcomes, Says New Report on Legal Aid Data

Survivors of Disaster Often Victims a Second Time

SF's Measure F Wins, Will Give Tax-Funded Legal Help to Tenants Facing Eviction (CA)

May

Barred From Affordable Housing

  • By: Charlottesville Tomorrow
  • 05/13/2018
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Top Trump Aide Says Protected Immigrants Need Path to Citizenship

DHS, Disability Groups Reach Agreement to Strengthen In-Home Care (OR)

OKC Eviction Rate is "20th Worst" in Nation, New Program Gives Free Legal Help to Tenants

Use Pro Bono as a Playground for Innovation With These 4 Tech Tools

Study Shows Large Justice Gap in Virginia Civil Cases

MALDEF Files Lawsuits, Alleging Discrimination Based on DACA Status

Proposition F: Free Legal Aid for Tenants Facing Eviction

April

Responding to Harvey-Related Evictions, Lawyers Call for Changes to Texas Property Code

Cuomo Signs Order Prohibiting ICE Arrests in State Buildings Without Warrants (NY)

Free Legal Aid Available for Veterans

Trump Administration Proposes Plan to Raise Rent for Millions in Public Housing

Legal Aid Lawyers Sounds Warning on Medicaid Cut for Working Families

City Sees Boom in Online Applications for Food Stamps

Poor Defendants Stuck in Jail to Receive Legal Aid Help on Bail Challenges Citywide (NY)

It's Hard Enough for Detained Immigrants to Get Legal Advice. Trump Might Make it Worse.

Hundreds of Immigrant Children Have Been Taken from Parents at U.S. Border

Prison Reforms Groups Battle Strategy

The Autistic, Non-Binary, Queer, Law Student Fighting for Disability Justice

A Rule is Changed for Young Immigrants, and Green Card Hopes Fade

Integrity and Rule of Law Critical for Country's Success, say Legal Experts (UT)

Albuquerque, New Mexico Passes 'Immigrant Friendly' Measures

Clark County Court Uses New Technology From Tyler to Resolve Disputes Online (TX)

Pro Bono Net Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of Volunteer Week 2018

How Trump Moved the Mexican Border North

NYCHA Tenants Demand Rent Rebates After Heat and Hot Water Outages

Attorney Calls for Change in How Montana Handles Discrimination Claims

Notary Scams a Grave Danger for Undocumented Immigrant Community (NV)

The Bairs Foundation Launches the "What is Just Campaign"

Budget Continues Investments in Immigration Services (NY)

Puerto Rico Not Prepared for Another Disaster as Hurricane Season Nears, FEMA Chief Says

States' Vital Role in Providing Civil Justice for Everyone

March

In Puerto Rico and Louisiana, Storm Victims Struggle to Prove They Own Their Homes (Op-ed)

"More Needs to be Done" (NY)

Medical, Civil Rights, Student Groups Ask Court to Back Trans Student Rights (IL)

Kentucky Could Become Third State Not to Fund Legal Aid

  • By: U.S. News & World Report
  • 03/27/2018
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Ice Uses Facebook Data to Find and Track Suspects, Internal Emails Show

As Trump Targets Immigrants, Elderly Brace to Lose Caregivers

Meetings to Address Possible Housing Discrimination in Gainesville

Session's New Rules Mean Asylum Seekers Could Be Sent Back to Die

For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn't End Their Struggle

SLLS Executive Director Says Legal Help is an 'Often Overlooked Solution' for Homeless Veterans

Proposed Cut for Legal Aid for Low-Income Americans Hurts Programs for Poor (TX)

New Student Organization at LSU Seeks to Eliminate Slavery Around the World

Denver Mayor Creates Legal Aid Fund for Dreamers and Other Undocumented Immigrants (CO)

  • By: Denver Business Journal
  • 03/19/2018
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Paving the Way for New Americans in Philly (PA)

U.S. Top Court Rejects Arizona Challenge to 'Dreamers' Program

  • By: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
  • 03/19/2018
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Robins Kaplan LLP Helps State Bar and Legal Aid Secure a Modification to Rules of Civil Procedure

Legal Aid Warns of Scam (HI)

It's Not Too Soon to Prepare for the 2018 Hurricane Season

Advocates Call for More State Funding Towards Civil Legal Cases (MA)

Legal Aid Funding 'Crucial' After Hurricanes, Florida Chief Justice Says

Texas' Ban on 'Sanctuary Cities' Can Begin, Appeals Court Says

The Homeless-Campus Concept Catches On (NV)

The Face of Financial Abuse

DHS's Constant Vetting Initiative: a Muslim-Ban by Algorithm

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 03/12/2018
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Here's How The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund Actually Works

Washington Passes Exciting Reforms to Modernize and Expand Voter Registration

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 03/08/2018
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Oakland Mayor Fires Back at Sessions: 'How dare you distort the reality' to advance 'racist agenda'

The Empty Promise of "Waivers" from Trump's Muslim Ban

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 03/08/2018
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sued for Detaining Immigrant Teens

Women Lawyers in Legal Tech Say: Don't Feel You Must Go It Alone

Families Find Free Legal Help With LIFT

  • By: The National Law Review
  • 03/07/2018
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Millions of Americans' Right to Vote is at Stake in This Case

Dreamers Still in Limbo as DACA Deadline Comes & Goes

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 03/05/2018
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Tenant Advocates Warn Of 'Rollback' Of Affordable Housing Law As D.C. Council Debates Changes

Providing Legal Services in Clinical Settings Can Help Promote Health Equity, According to New Research in 'Health Affairs'

Good Question: You've Been Deported. Now What?

Give Harassment Victims Access to Justice

School Funding Fight Will Be Heard in Court Next Week

$250,000 Grant Will Help Battle Domestic Violence in Tucson

Immigration Judge Grants Asylum to Honduran Teen-Activist Who Fled Gang Violence at 13

February

Off Campus Student association Hosts Presentation About Tenants Rights

Voter Purges May Threaten 2018 Midterms

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 02/27/2018
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Title VII Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Says US Second Circuit Court of Appeals

  • By: The National Law Review
  • 02/26/2018
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This New Bill Would Make Pro Bono Mandatory--Or Else Pay Up

The Rise (and Fall?) of In-House Council

Widespread Panic as Oakland Mayor Warns Sanctuary City of an ICE Sweep

Some Parkland Students Won't Return to School Until Gun Reform Moves Forward

Philadelphia Law Would Crack Down on Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures

Philadelphia Law Would Crack Down on Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures

Justices Turn Down Trump's Appeal in 'Dreamers' Case

Commentary Open Forum: End school-to-prison pipeline -- Legislature, local schools taking steps toward that end

Over 600 Homeless People Were Relocated From the Santa Ana Riverbed to Motels Across County, but Their Plight Isn't OVer

Legal Aid for Low-Income Texans Cut Under Proposed 2019 White House Budget

State Department to Strip Mention of Reproductive Health and Rights in Human Rights Report

FHA Expands on Foreclosure Relief for 2017 Disaster Victims

Lawyers Offer Pro Bono Services to Wisconsin Students Who Take Part in School Walkouts

Low-Income Hurricane Victims Being Denied Legal Assistance (FL)

Supreme Court Doesn't Act on DACA Appeal

  • By: U.S. News and World Report
  • 02/20/2018
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The Right to Counsel For Tenants Who Face Eviction

College Law Students Offering Pro-Bono Defense for Struggling Renters

Behind the Minimum Wage Fight, a Sweeping Failure to Enforce the Law

The Senate Fails to Act on DACA, and the Immigration Debate Moves to the Rights

Time is Running Out for Haitian Women and Girls in U.S. as Refugees

Administration has Duty to Provide Legal Aid to Students

Legal Aid Lawyers Challenge New York's Use of Familial DNA Testing

Brennan Center Wins Suit Over Trump's Third Muslim Ban, U.S. Supreme Court Next

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice
  • 02/15/2018
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Dreamers' Fate is Now Tied to Border Wall and Other G.O.P. Immigration Demands

Child Welfare Groups Speak Out Against Funding Cuts in Proposed Budget

  • By: The Legislative Gazette
  • 02/14/2018
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Use These Apps to Get Immediate Help for the Homeless

Puerto Ricans Displaced By Hurricane Maria Face End of FEMA Housing Aid

Fights Over Voting Rights a Prelude to November Midterm Elections

Legal Aid Society Wants NYCHA to Refund Rent for Tenants Affected by Heat Outages

Immigration Uncertainty Spurs Action

New Jersey May Begin Offering College Financial Aid for DACA Students (NJ)

Vets Receiving Help with Legal Issues Have Improved Mental Health, Less Homelessness

Legal Fund is Helping to Provide Lawyers for Undocumented Kids in NEO, Like Teen Who Lost Leg in Iraw

Rent Stabilized Tenants File Suit to Stop East Harlem Rezoning

Florida Starts Partnership to Give Puerto Rico Evacuees Jobs

Pepperdine Legal Clinics Aid California Fire Victims (CA)

  • By: Pepperdine University Graphic
  • 02/07/2018
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Consortium of Legal Aid Wins Over Unbalanced System Between Tenants and Landlords (PA)

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Association
  • 02/07/2018
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Domestic Violence Victims Can File Protective Orders at Women's Center (NC)

With $20 Million Raised, Time's Up Seeks 'Equity and Safety' in the Workplace

Free Legal Aid Offered to Small Business-Owners Squeezed by Landlords (NY)

Ministering to Puerto Rico's Pain: Civil Legal Aid Lawyers Assisting Those Seeking Mass Refuge

'Collateral Arrests' by ICE Amount to Racial Profiling, Violate Immigrants' Rights, Lawyers Say

Smart Money Moves for Black Americans in Financial Distress

Explaining and clearing up confusion over DACA

  • By: The Philadelphia Tribune
  • 02/02/2018
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Expungement Law Helps Human Trafficking Victims Move Forward (CA)

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 02/02/2018
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Legal Aid to the Poor Takes a Hit Under Trump Administration

Online Tool Helps Immigrants Protect Their Future

January

US Will Target Asylum Backlog By Reviewing Newer Cases First

Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission looking at ways to provide free legal help to the poor

Our view: Equal Justice--for those who can afford it

Immigration Week Promotes Dialogue about Federal Policies and Undocumented Community

Legal Aid Society to receive funding to help victims of housing discrimination

Legal Aid Center helping victims of Oct. 1 shooting put their lives back together

2 new courts in New York City focus on opioid abusers

Iowa Considers Expansive Immigration Enforcement Bill

  • By: U.S. News and World Report
  • 01/28/2018
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Yalies Develop App for Local Refugees

Foreclosure spike feared after Harvey

To keep people out of poverty, we must support 'Justice for All' (Op-Ed)

Court: Public Deserves to Know How NYPD Uses Predictive Policing Software

  • By: Brennan Center For Justice
  • 01/26/2018
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Supreme Court agrees to speed up Trump's DACA appeal

New Puerto Rico Disaster Center Opens in Orlando