Highlights

July 22, 2022

Rep. Cuellar Joins Texas Legal Aid Organizations to Announce $2.5 Million in Grants Benefiting Survivors of Natural Disasters

Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Legal Services Corporation (LSC) President Ronald S. Flagg will join leaders from three Texas legal services organizations on July 25 to announce $2.5 million in LSC grants to support disaster relief.

July 12, 2022

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Modern Approaches to Expungement

Legal experts share their perspectives on the expungement process in the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Jason Tashea, a member of LSC’s Emerging Leaders Council, hosts the conversation with guests Noella Sudbury, CEO of the Raza Benefit Corporation and founder of Clean Slate Utah; Sarah Lageson, author and associate professor at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice; and Yousef Kassim, co-founder and CEO of Easy Expunctions.

July 12, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Eight

Legal experts share their perspectives on the expungement process.

July 11, 2022

Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot, Sen. Durbin Join Other Lawmakers and Legal Leaders at LSC Chicago Forum on Increasing Access to Justice

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will host a forum in Chicago on July 13 focusing on new data about the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and ways to expand access to justice in Illinois and nationwide.

July 11, 2022

Legal Services Corporation Honors Illinois Attorneys for Pro Bono Service

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will present Pro Bono Service Awards on July 13 to Illinois attorneys and a law firm in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to equal justice.

June 29, 2022

House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Providing a Record $675 Million for Civil Legal Aid

The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations last night approved funding legislation that includes $675 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in FY 2023. LSC funding was included in the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) FY 2023 bill that was passed unanimously last week.

June 28, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Seven

Newly appointed National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) President and CEO April Frazier Camara shares her goals for the NLADA and the personal history that led her to advocate for access to justice.

June 22, 2022

Legal Services Corporation Awards $38 Million to Support Legal Aid Response to Natural Disasters

LSC announced today that it is awarding $38 million in grants to 19 civil legal aid organizations in regions impacted by natural disasters. The grants will support the delivery of legal services to low-income Americans in need of assistance due to the consequences of hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods and severe storms that occurred in 2020 and 2021.

Disasters

June 22, 2022

2022 Disaster Relief Grants Awarded to Legal Aid Organizations

Nineteen legal aid organizations around the country are receiving disaster recovery grants for natural disasters faced in 2020 and 2021.

June 14, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Six

Is there a conservative case for supporting civil legal aid? Prominent conservative thought leaders share their perspectives on access-to-justice issues and recent regulatory changes.

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Special Message from President Biden

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Rep. Cuellar Joins Texas Legal Aid Organizations to Announce $2.5 Million in Grants Benefiting Survivors of Natural Disasters

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Modern Approaches to Expungement

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Eight

Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot, Sen. Durbin Join Other Lawmakers and Legal Leaders at LSC Chicago Forum on Increasing Access to Justice

Legal Services Corporation Honors Illinois Attorneys for Pro Bono Service

House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Providing a Record $675 Million for Civil Legal Aid

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Seven

Legal Services Corporation Awards $38 Million to Support Legal Aid Response to Natural Disasters

2022 Disaster Relief Grants Awarded to Legal Aid Organizations

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty Six