Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille, in a statement on April 29, applauded the work of many, within and outside the court system, who have collaborated in the past year to “right wrongs, streamline court processes and preserve citizens’ rights.” His comments came in the fifth annual

John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors, testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on April 27 in support of an authorized annual funding level of $750 million “because it will significantly strengthen our ability to provide legal aid to the poor.”

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute will be presenting an online webinar entitled, PA Courthouse Doors Have Been Opened Wider To Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals , on July 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern . This is a rescheduled date from the original date of June 10, 2010. The Audio

The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is presenting the 2010 Public Benefits Conference on May 19-20, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel , 23 South Second Street, Harrsiburg, PA 17101. The conference will present workshops on a number of topics sponsored by the Public Benefits Law Group, the Disability Law

Lawyers in Philadelphia have announced the settlement of a lawsuit that will lower the cost of Medicare insurance and increase access to Medicare services and benefits for low-income senior citizens and people with disabilities in Pennsylvania. The settlement will result in new processes to enroll

KYW Newradio 1060 story on the federal lawsuit filed against the census bureau featuring comments by Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services who represents a North Philadelphia woman who wants to be a census taker again and is a lead plaintiff in the suit.

Article in the Washington Post discussing the Supreme Court's decision in Perdue v. Kenny A., where all nine members of the court decided that civil rights lawyers who achieve extraordinary results on behalf of the dispossessed are entitled to a bonus for their good work, but found that attorneys in

Editorial in the New York Times discussing the class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of applicants for U.S. Census Bureau jobs who say they were unfairly turned down for census jobs based on an opaque screening policy that relies on F.B.I. checks for any criminal histories. Sharon Dietrich