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October 1, 2009
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has launched the CLASP DataFinder tool to complement its research, analyses and advocacy. This easy-to-use tool allows policymakers, advocates and others to download and synthesize information about various programs and trends that affect low-income
October 1, 2009
The National Employment Law Project reports that Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Finance Committee, has introduced legislation that provides additional weeks of federal jobless benefits to workers in every state.
October 1, 2009
Community Legal Services attorney Sam Brooks responds to New York Times editorial on misconceptions of Medicare coverage under health care reform.
October 1, 2009
ABA Journal article analyzing the result of the recently released LSC report on the "Justice Gap" in America.
September 30, 2009
Legal Aid Programs Turn Away One Person for Every Client Served Nearly a million poor people who seek help for civil legal problems, such as foreclosures and domestic violence, will be turned away this year by the nation's largest nonprofit legal aid network because of insufficient resources, the
September 29, 2009
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association invite you to submit a training proposal for the 2010 Equal Justice Conference. This conference is designed to bring together all components of the legal community
September 22, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) elected Michael D. McKay, a member of the Board since 2003, as vice chairman on September 21. Mr. McKay, who chairs the Finance Committee of the LSC Board, is a founding partner of McKay Chadwell, PLLC, in Seattle. From 1989 to 1993, he
September 21, 2009
The West Education Center and the ABA Section on Taxation are offering a free webinar entitled, Helping Charities via Pro Bono: How to "Do It" Without Harm, on October 26, 2009 at 1pm ET. This program is presented as part of the 2009 National Pro Bono Celebration.

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