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National News Archived Articles |
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Read here about news and issues in legal aid and affecting low and moderate income Americans. |
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What is the Census?
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The 2010 Census will help local communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, ridges, tunnels and other-public works projects, emergency services, and more...
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U.S. Census Bureau - 03/26/2010 |
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Health Care Reform and You
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This week Congress passed major health care legislation affecting all Americans. Read more here about how these changes will affect you....
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Pro Bono Net - 03/25/2010 |
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 Immigration
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ImmigrationLawHelp.org: New Website Helps Low-Income Immigrants Find Legal Help
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Immigrants seeking legal help can now access a new website that provides information about more than 900 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration leg...
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Immigration Advocates Network - 02/20/2012 |
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TPS for Haiti Beneficiaries Extended
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Effective July 23, 2011, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti beneficiaries will be extended for 18 months. This will allow TPS beneficiaries...
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 06/13/2011 |
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Haitians in the United States as of 1/12/2010 May File for Temporary Protected Status
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This past January, in the aftermath of the tragic Haiti earthquake, the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano granted Haitian nationals...
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LawHelp.org - 03/26/2010 |
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 Legal Services and Pro Bono
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Disaster Legal Assistance
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The National Disaster Legal Aid website is a centralized national resource across the country on legal issues related to all types of disasters. Th...
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Pro Bono Net - 06/13/2011 |
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Stateside Legal Launches
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Stateside Legal is a new national site with legal resources that can be used if you are a veteran, active service member or an immediate family mem...
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Pro Bono Net - 06/13/2011 |
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California Libraries Weblog Overview of Legal Self-Help Websites
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A great listing on legal self-help sites in California.
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California Library Association - 03/25/2010 |
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LawHelp.org Named Best Law Website in the 2007 Annual Webby Awards
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The winner of the 2007 Webby Award for Best Law Website is LawHelp.org, a portal that provides low and moderate income individuals with access to lega...
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Pro Bono Net - 03/25/2010 |
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Alaska nonprofit site offers online legal help
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Alaska Legal Services has launched a legal aid Web site, giving advice for
filing a Medicare appeal in Spanish, evicting a bad tenant and writing a
will if you're gay.
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USA Today - 07/18/2003 |
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New web site helps low-income Montanans
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Low-income Montanans faced with legal challenges ranging from a pending divorce to a dispute with a landlord to needed social services gained a new resource this month with the launch of MontanaLawHelp.org.
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Helena Independent Record - 06/19/2003 |
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Riding the Circuit
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My name is Christie Constantine and I’m one of Pro Bono Net’s two Circuit Riders – I know, it sounds like something out of the Old West. And, like the...
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Pro Bono Net - 03/05/2003 |
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Designing Information for Use by Low Income Users
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Sometimes it is difficult for us to describe how we feel about the tremendous power of our community, working on a common web platform and engaging in...
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Pro Bono Net - 03/05/2003 |
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The Technological Revolution for Legal Services Organizations
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Many believe that a technological revolution for how we provide legal services suffered a great setback with the end of the “dot com” era. Actually, the revolution is in full swing for Legal Services Organizations which provide free legal services to lower-income individuals. They are rapidly creating rich technologies that soon may improve how all attorneys practice law.
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James Holmes, Texas Bar Journal - 06/16/2002 |
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Georgia LawHelp Site Named Finalist for Advancing Community Through Technology Award
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society and Georgia Legal Services Program are delighted to annouc...
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society and Georgia Legal Services Program - 03/25/2003 |
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VaLegalAid.org Launched by Virginia Poverty Law Center and Virginia’s Legal Aid Programs
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The Virginia Poverty Law Center, Blue Ridge Legal Services and a consortium of Virginia ’s legal aid programs announce the launching of a free online legal resource Web site, www.VaLegalAid.org. (PDF file)
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Virginia State Bar - 03/05/2003 |
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www.VaLegalAid.org goes online
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A victim of domestic violence, searching for a way out... A family on the brink of being evicted... A mother in need of food for her children....
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Virginia Poverty Law Center - 01/30/2003 |
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Pro Bono Goes Online
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The D.C. Consortium of Legal Service Providers and the D.C. Bar collaborate to put probono.net/dc online.
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The Washington Lawyer - 06/17/2002 |
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NLADA Honors NYC Legal Aid Organizations
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The National Legal Aid & Defender Association presented its annual Innovations in Equal Justice Award to Pro Bono Net, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Legal Services for New York City (LSNY), and the Legal Aid Society of New York for their innovative work and extensive collaboration on the legal relief efforts for those effected by the events of September 11th.
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National Legal Aid & Defender Association - 08/31/2002 |
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 Public Benefits
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The Safety “Net”: Online Access to Benefits for Working Families
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A colletion of state government-sponsored web sites that provide general information, initial eligibility information, downloadable applications, and/or the ability to submit applications electronically for cash assistance, subsidized child care, child support, food stamps, Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and public or subsidized housing.
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Center for Law & Social Policy - 02/02/2003 |
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 Tax
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LawHelp.org Offers Broad Range of Tax Help
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With the recession pushing more Americans into poverty, LawHelp.org offers critical help in learning a...
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Pro Bono Net - 03/26/2009 |
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