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November 17, 2008
Four Groups Create Online Resource to Provide Information for Disaster Victims
April 15, 2021
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast, Episode 14: How Non-Lawyer Navigators Are Expanding Access to Justice
In this episode of the “Talk Justice” podcast released today, LSC President Ron Flagg discusses how non-lawyer court navigators are expanding access to justice with Mary McClymont, adjunct professor and senior fellow at The Justice Lab, Georgetown University Law Center. McClymont directed a recent Justice Lab survey of how these navigators are assisting self-represented litigants in 15 states and Washington, D.C.
April 05, 2021
Legal Services Corporation Requests Supplemental Funding to Help Implement American Jobs Plan
LSC is requesting that supplemental funding in the range of $350-500 million be included in the infrastructure package addressing the American Jobs Plan introduced by President Biden on March 31.
April 01, 2021
Talk Justice: Episode Thirteen
In this episode of Talk Justice, LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea explores how right-to-counsel mandates in housing courts might help blunt the eviction crisis with John Pollock, staff attorney for the Public Justice Center; Hazel Remesch, supervising attorney at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland; and Kathryn Sabbeth, associate professor of law at the University of North Carolina.
April 01, 2021
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast, Episode 13: Right-to-Counsel Mandates and the Eviction Crisis
This episode of the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) “Talk Justice” podcast explores how right-to-counsel mandates in housing courts might help blunt the eviction crisis.
March 24, 2021
Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus Sponsors Virtual Briefing on COVID-19 Challenges
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), the new co-chairs of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, will sponsor a virtual Legal Services Corporation (LSC) briefing on Thursday, March 25, from 1-2 p.m. EDT. The briefing will examine the challenges COVID-19 poses for legal services organizations and their low-income clients.
March 12, 2021
Interactive Q&A: What are renters' rights in Texas?
Interactive Q&A: What are renters' rights in Texas?
March 12, 2021
Home in Akron
Home in Akron
March 12, 2021
Fresno-area landlord accused of evicting cancer patient tenant, dumping property on lawn
Fresno-area landlord accused of evicting cancer patient tenant, dumping property on lawn
March 11, 2021
Talk Justice: Episode Twelve
Medical-legal partnerships are the focus in this episode of “Talk Justice." LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea hosts a conversation on how MLPs can improve health outcomes with Bethany Hamilton, co-director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership; Dr. Dawn Haut, CEO at Eskenazi Health Center in Indiana; and Rakuya Trice, deputy director of Indiana Legal Services and the organization’s director of medical-legal partnerships.
March 11, 2021
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast, Episode 12: Improving the Delivery of Legal Services Through Medical-Legal Partnerships
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast, Episode 12: Improving the Delivery of Legal Services Through Medical-Legal Partnerships