Press Releases
April 24, 2023
New LSC Brief Examines Impact of Extended-Stay Motels on Housing Insecurity
The LSC Housing Task Force released an issue brief today on the role of extended-stay motels in housing insecurity and instability in the United States. The brief assembles research and legal aid providers’ insights into the reasons many low-income Americans reside in motels long-term and how these businesses often function as landlords without being held to the same legal standards.
April 18, 2023
LSC Board of Directors Appoints Tom Yatsco to Inspector General
LSC's Board of Directors has named Tom Yatsco as the new Inspector General starting on April 25, 2023. Yatsco comes to LSC from the advisory and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he has served as a Specialist Leader, helping public-sector clients handle monitoring, compliance and internal audit fraud prevention.
April 11, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Reimagining Virtual Court to Improve User Experience
Experts discuss the user-experience of remote court proceedings and explore additional possibilities for technological innovation in the courts on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly McDonough is joined by guests Jennifer Leitch, executive director of the National Self-Represented Litigants Network in Canada, and Danielle Hirsch, court management consultant with the National Center for State Courts.
March 28, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: New Report Examines Non-Lawyer Legal Service Provider Programs in 16 States
Experts from the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) discuss how and why states are using non-lawyer legal service providers on the latest episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Cat Moon is joined by guests Michael Houlberg, director of special projects for IAALS, and Jim Sandman, president emeritus of LSC and IAALS board member.
March 24, 2023
Members of Congress, National Leaders and Author John Grisham to Join LSC Forum on Increasing Access to Justice
LSC is hosting a forum on increasing access to justice on Monday, March 27 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Congressional Auditorium, CVC 200).
March 22, 2023
New LSC Brief Highlights Legal Pitfalls of Manufactured Housing and Suggests Protections
LSC's Housing Task Force released an issue brief today on the role of mobile and manufactured housing in housing insecurity and instability in the United States. The brief compiles pertinent research and provides experts’ insights into the unique issues that owners of manufactured homes face. Legal aid interventions, public policies and other protections that can help these homeowners are also highlighted in the brief.
March 14, 2023
Illegal Eviction’s Role in Housing Instability
Legal experts discuss the issue of illegal eviction and its role in housing instability on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation with guests Raphael Ramos, director of Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Eviction Defense Project, and Laura Tuggle, executive director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
March 09, 2023
LSC Requests $1.5 Billion to Confront Widening Justice Gap Amid Pandemic Hardships
LSC is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.5 billion in its FY 2024 budget request released today. This request addresses the projected increase in demand for civil legal services due to the persistent impact of COVID-19 on low-income Americans, coupled with the ongoing lack of adequate resources to address the widening justice gap.
February 14, 2023
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Plain Language Helps Courts Expand Access to Justice
Experts discuss how plain language can help courts expand access to the courts
on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly
McDonough is joined by guests Cheryl Stephens, co-founder of the Plain Language Association
International; Claudia Johnson, program manager at Pro Bono Net’s Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Talk Justice Co-host Molly
McDonough is joined by guests Cheryl Stephens, co-founder of the Plain Language Association
International; Claudia Johnson, program manager at Pro Bono Net’s Law Help Interactive; and
Maria Mindlin, linguistics expert at the translation agency Transcend.
February 09, 2023
LSC Examines Illegal Evictions in New Housing Task Force Brief
LSC's Housing Task Force released an issue brief today that presents new research on illegal evictions in the United States. In addition to detailing how and why illegal evictions take place, the brief also showcases legal aid interventions, public policies and other protections that can help tenants stay housed.