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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.

COVID-19

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.

News

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

March 08, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty

Experts discuss new technology and other client-centered developments that are helping to close the justice gap in rural communities.

Rural

March 07, 2022

Why are 25,000-Plus Oklahomans still waiting for rental assistance?

Thousands of Oklahomans have been evicted despite federal emergency funds.

March 04, 2022

Senior Administration Officials and Members of Congress to Join LSC Forum on Increasing Access to Justice and Closing the Digital Divide

LSC will host an Access to Justice Forum on closing the justice gap, focusing on the digital divide, on Monday, March 7 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. EST.

February 28, 2022

New bill would help ease lawyer shortage in Maine

To ease a shortage of lawyers in rural Maine, a proposal would help more law students train there.

February 22, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Twenty Nine

Senior Advisor to the president and American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling discusses implementing the historic $1.9 trillion rescue plan and what it means for access to justice.

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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

Talk Justice: Episode Thirty

Why are 25,000-Plus Oklahomans still waiting for rental assistance?

Senior Administration Officials and Members of Congress to Join LSC Forum on Increasing Access to Justice and Closing the Digital Divide

New bill would help ease lawyer shortage in Maine

Talk Justice: Episode Twenty Nine