Press Release Archives

2015 Releases

December
18	FY 2016 Spending Bill Increases Funding for LSC by $10 Million
16	Statement of Board Chair John G. Levi on the $385 Million Proposed for LSC in the 2016 Spending Bill Agreement
16	LSC Awards First Vieth Grants to Support Leadership Training in Civil Legal Aid
10	Kennedy, LSC President Join Legal Aid Leaders to Announce Technology Grant for Volunteer Lawyers Project and Discuss Legal Aid Challenges and Solutions

November
10	Veterans Day, 2015: Message from John G. Levi, Chairman, LSC Board of Directors
4	2015 Technology Initiative Grants Awarded to 30 LSC Grantees
4	LSC Awards More Than $4.2 Million in 2015 Technology Grants to Legal Aid Organizations

October
15	Quigley, LSC Chair Join LAF to Announce Pro Bono, Technology Grants to Help Seniors and Enhance Text Message Access to Legal Services

September
30	LSC Honors California Attorneys, Law Firms, and Collaborative Projects for Pro Bono Service
30	California's Chief Justice, Insurance Commissioner Join Leading Jurists and Business Leaders from Across the Country at LSC Event
30	Tonko, LSC President Join Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York to Announce Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grant
18	2015 Pro Bono Innovation Grant Recipients
18	LSC Awards Second Round of Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grants to Help Vets, Seniors, Students, and Others

July
14	Mondale, Emmer, Swanson Join Leading Midwest Jurists in Minneapolis for LSC Board Meeting Events
13	Mondale Speaks at Legal Services Corporation Reception Honoring Five Minnesota Lawyers for Pro Bono Service
10	LSC, Nebraska and Iowa Legal Aid Groups Introduce Disaster Response Grants, Rural Legal Program

June
29	Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $385 Million for LSC
3	House Spending Bill Cuts LSC Budget By 20%

May
7	Experts Discuss How Civil Legal Aid Providers Help Veterans at Congressional Briefing

April
30	Law Day 2015 \| Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation
14	Litigants Without Lawyers: Four State Supreme Court Justices Brief Senate Staff

February
2	The Arnold & Porter Foundation and LSC Launch G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program for Civil Legal Aid
2	LSC Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Sent to Congress

January
20	Florida Chief Justice Joins Jurists in Miami for Panel Discussions on Civil Legal Aid and Technology, Hosted by the Legal Services Corporation
20	Legal Services Corporation Honors Holland & Knight, Florida Judge, and Five Lawyers for Pro Bono Service
8	LSC Awards First Midwest Legal Disaster Coordination Grants
7	LSC Convened 15th Annual Technology Initiative Grants Conference in San Antonio