Legal Services E-lerts
Civil Gideon

75% of Population Will be Eligible for Free or Subsidized Civil Legal Aid as Scottish Government Doubles Income Eligibility Cap and Scales Subsidies to Ability to Pay

– 11/14/08

NY State Bar Association Champions Right to Counsel in Eviction and Foreclosure Cases, and in Certain Unemployment Insurance Appeals

– 11/07/08

Bill to Make Legal Aid Available in Criminal and Civil Cases is Passed by the National Assembly of Gambia

– 11/07/08

Budget Shortfall Prompted Minnesota Public Defenders to Discontinue Representing Parents in Child Protection Cases, Shifting the Responsibility and the Cost to Counties

– 10/30/08

Philippine Legislation Would Give Tax Breaks to Private Lawyers Who Assist Poor, Guaranteeing Free Legal Assistance, and Fulfilling Constitutional Mandate to “Facilitate the Delivery of Legal Services to the Marginalized”

– 10/30/08

Beijing Drafting Local Law to Provide Low-Income Residents with Free Legal Aid for Domestic Violence, Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Social Security, Child Support, Back Wage Claims, and Other Cases

– 10/03/08

Strong Advocate for Civil Right to Counsel, Robert Rothman, to Head ABA’s Litigation Section, Making Right to Counsel Signature Effort of Section

– 09/19/08

Groundbreaking Report by Boston Bar Association Proposes Nine “Pilot Projects” Establishing Civil Right to Counsel

– 09/05/08

Poor Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights in Intra-Family Adoption Cases, and Their Children, Now Have Right to Counsel Thanks to New Louisiana Law

– 07/11/08

New Website Contains Resources on Advocacy for a Civil Right to Counsel

– 07/11/08

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