Legal Services E-lerts
Legal Services Activities and Achievements

LSC Receives $22 Million Increase for FY 2007; First Increase Since FY 2003

– 03/02/07

Judge Certifies Class of Foster Children in Lawsuit Seeking Reform of Foster Care System in Michigan

– 03/02/07

Supreme Court in Pennsylvania Adopts New Rules to Prevent Creditors from Garnishing or Attaching Certain Legally Exempt Funds Including Social Security Benefits

– 03/02/07

Indiana IOLTA Program Moves to Mandatory Participation and to Interest Rate Comparability With Other Bank Accounts; Fully Funds Grant Applications from States Pro Bono Districts

– 03/02/07

Brennan Center Co-Authors Study Finding Tenants in Housing Court in New York City to be Disproportionately Low-Income, Of Color, and Without Lawyers; Estimates 5,000 Per Year are Unrepresented Low-Inc

– 02/16/07

Proposed Settlement Would End Practice of Ft. Lauderdale Targeting Housing Code Enforcement Against Low-Income and African American Communities

– 02/16/07

Guatemalan Immigrant Workers Fight Unfair Working Conditions With Help From Yale Law School Legal Clinic

– 02/16/07

Supreme Court Ruling in New Jersey Increases Protection for Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction

– 02/02/07

2,500 Tenants Reach Preliminary Settlement With Property Management Firm That Charged Fees for Costs of Commencing Eviction Proceedings

– 02/02/07

Legal Aid of West Virginia Launches New Website to Increase Access to Justice for Low-Income West Virginians

– 02/02/07

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