For Immediate Release

February 28, 2001

Supreme Court Strikes down Restrictions on Lawyers Representing the Poor in Welfare Benefits Cases

Justice Kennedy’s Majority Opinion Finds First Amendment Violation in Federal Law Blocking Lawyers Funded by the Legal Services Corporation from Challenging Gov’t. Policy

For Immediate Release

September 27, 20000

Contact Information:

Jobina Jones, 212 998-6282

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Media Advisory: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Legal Services Restrictions in Legal Services Corporation v. Velazquez

Congressional Restrictions on Legal Services Clients and Lawyers Said to Violate First Amendment

For Immediate Release

March 6, 2000

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Mayor Keeps Needy in the Dark

Make the Road by Walking and Welfare Recipients File Lawsuit to Help People Get the Information They Need to Obtain Food and Medical Care

For Immediate Release

November 1, 2000

Contacts Information:

Jobina Jones, 212 998-6282

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Media Advisory: Citizen Coalition Continues Effort to Overturn Louisiana Supreme Court’s Restrictions on Law Clinics Serving Needy Clients

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to Hear Arguments That Rule XX Violates U.S. Constitution