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April 05, 2022

Wisconsin Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Legal Action of Wisconsin’s (LAW) Eviction Defense Project (EDP) is featured in a Legal Services Corporation brief released today that showcases the critical role pro bono attorneys play in eviction defense.

April 05, 2022

Vermont Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Legal Services Vermont’s (LSV) Pro Bono Clinic Project is featured in a Legal Services Corporation brief released today that showcases the critical role of pro bono attorneys in eviction defense.

April 05, 2022

New York Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Legal Services of Hudson Valley’s (LSHV) Housing Court and Homelessness Prevention Project is featured in a Legal Services Corporation brief released today that showcases the critical role of pro bono attorneys in eviction defense.

April 05, 2022

Maine Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s (PTLA) Eviction Defense Project is featured in a Legal Services Corporation brief released today that showcases the critical role of pro bono attorneys in eviction defense.

March 31, 2022

New Mexico Legal Aid wins $70K in unemployment benefits lawsuit

New Mexico Legal Aid wins unemployment lawsuit with potentially far-reaching consequences for state residents.

March 28, 2022

LSC’s 2023 Budget Request Seeks $1.26 Billion to Narrow Justice Gap, Address Surge in Demand Sparked by Pandemic

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.26 billion in its FY 2023 budget request.

March 28, 2022

New Maine bill would enlist law students to help close the rural "justice gap"

A new Maine would bring practicing law students into rural areas facing a shortage of lawyers.

March 22, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty One

The pandemic has changed the way pro bono legal services are delivered. A new report from the Association of Pro Bono Counsel examines the most positive developments and recommends which ones should be retained.

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March 22, 2022

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Pandemic Innovations Improve Pro Bono Services

Experts discuss innovations in pro bono services prompted by the pandemic on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast released today.

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March 09, 2022

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Rural America’s Access to Justice Crisis

Legal experts discuss the access to justice crisis in rural America on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast. Jason Tashea, a member of LSC’s Emerging Leaders Council, hosts the conversation with guests Michele Statz, anthropologist of law at the University of Minnesota; Mark Palmer,chief counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism; and Anne Hoefgen, executive director of Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota

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Wisconsin Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Vermont Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

New York Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

Maine Eviction Defense Project Highlighted in National Study of Pro Bono Impacts

New Mexico Legal Aid wins $70K in unemployment benefits lawsuit

LSC’s 2023 Budget Request Seeks $1.26 Billion to Narrow Justice Gap, Address Surge in Demand Sparked by Pandemic

New Maine bill would enlist law students to help close the rural "justice gap"

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty One

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Pandemic Innovations Improve Pro Bono Services

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Rural America’s Access to Justice Crisis