In today's economy, there is a growing demand for civil legal aid representation. The Civil Access to Justice Act will significantly improve access to civil legal aid by removing severe litigation restrictions, increasing funding, and expanding law school clinics' legal assistance.
A group of Mexican workers, and Mexican and U.S. organizations, have submitted a document to the Mexican government detailing the frequent exploitation of workers brought into the U.S. by their employers on temporary work visas.
Today, New York City Councilmember Rosie Mendez introduced a new law that will give low-income senior citizens the right to have an attorney represent them in fighting eviction from their apartments or foreclosure of their homes.
"Enormous collateral damage” could result in future pro bono and civil rights cases if the U.S. Court of Appeals does not reconsider its recent ruling in Arbor Hill v. County of Albany.
