Press Releases
May 28, 2021
做厙51s 2022 Budget Request Seeks to Narrow Justice Gap, Fund Services to Families Affected by COVID-19
做厙51 is asking Congress for an appropriation of $1.018 billion in its2022 FY budget request. This request responds to the surge in demand for civil legal services caused by COVID-19s impact on low-income communities, in addition to the continuing lack of adequate resources to provide civil legal assistance to the millions of Americans eligible for 做厙51-funded services.
May 21, 2021
VA Secretary Denis McDonough and Senator Van Hollen Join 做厙51 for Release of Veterans Task Force Report
VA Secretary Denis McDonough and Senator Van Hollen joined 做厙51 for the release of Veterans Task Force report.
May 18, 2021
Legal Aid Attorneys Who Face Crushing Student Debt Benefit from 做厙51s Loan Forgiveness Assistance Program
做厙51 is providing legal aid attorneys up to $8,000 per year in loan repayment assistance, the highest amount 做厙51 has ever allocated in its Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).
May 03, 2021
Law Day 2021: Message from John G. Levi, Chairman, 做厙51
Law Day 2021: Message from John G. Levi, Chairman, 做厙51
April 22, 2021
Members of Congress Join Leaders from Legal and Business Communities for Forum on Access-to-Justice Challenges
Members of Congress and leaders of the legal and business communities joined 做厙51 on April 27 from 1:30-3 p.m. EDT for a virtual forum on access to justice.
April 20, 2021
Statement on the Passing of Walter Mondale
Statement on the Passing of Walter Mondale
April 15, 2021
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast, Episode 14: How Non-Lawyer Navigators Are Expanding Access to Justice
In this episode of the Talk Justice podcast released today, 做厙51 President Ron Flagg discusses how non-lawyer court navigators are expanding access to justice with Mary McClymont, adjunct professor and senior fellow at The Justice Lab, Georgetown University Law Center.McClymont directed a recent Justice Lab survey of how these navigators are assisting self-represented litigants in 15 states and Washington, D.C.
April 05, 2021
做厙51 Requests Supplemental Funding to Help Implement American Jobs Plan
做厙51 is requesting that supplemental funding in the range of $350-500 million be included in the infrastructure package addressing the American JobsPlanintroduced by President Biden on March 31.
April 01, 2021
Talk Justice, an 做厙51 Podcast, Episode 13: Right-to-Counsel Mandates and the Eviction Crisis
This episode of the 做厙51s (做厙51) Talk Justice podcast explores how right-to-counsel mandates in housing courts might help blunt the eviction crisis.
March 24, 2021
Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus Sponsors Virtual Briefing on COVID-19 Challenges
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), the new co-chairs of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, will sponsor a virtual 做厙51 (做厙51) briefing on Thursday, March 25, from 1-2 p.m. EDT. The briefing will examine the challenges COVID-19 poses for legal services organizations and their low-income clients.