News
2009 General News
Recession forces more people with legal problems to represent themselves in court
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 12/14/2009
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Courthouse clinic helps victims of domestic abuse
- By: Santa Monica Daily Press
- 12/07/2009
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U.S. DOJ probes Alabama's funding for court interpreters
- By: The Birmingham News
- 11/29/2009
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Supreme Court Announces Vacancies on Legal Services Planning Committee
- By: Minnesota Judicial Branch
- 11/19/2009
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State approves funding for new SCV courthouse
- By: The Signal
- 11/17/2009
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The Pro Se Litigant and the San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program
- By: democracy@fedhallofshame.com
- 11/16/2009
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Justice Department checks whether Alabama complies with court interpreter rules
- By: Associated Press
- 11/10/2009
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LSC Awards Technology Grants to Help Veterans and Military Families
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 11/10/2009
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Lee County courts launch new legal self-help center: Web site provides help to those who can’t afford an attorney
- By: Saulk Valley.com
- 11/10/2009
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The Juvenile Justice System and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parents, November 19, 2009 (2PM EST)
- By: Migration Policy Institute
- 11/09/2009
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Problem Solving Courts Symposium in Maryland
- By: University of Maryland Law School
- 11/06/2009
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Pacific Judicial Council Conference begins
- By: Saipan
- 10/27/2009
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Law Library Invites Attorneys to Check Out Changes
- By: Metropolitan News Enterprise
- 10/27/2009
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Chambers County makes electronic filing a reality-Texas
- By: The Progress
- 10/16/2009
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Courts In Connecticut Vary Widely On Handling Increasing Number Of Domestic Violence Cases
- By: Hartford Courant
- 10/13/2009
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Study: Many go through foreclosure without legal help
- By: Newsday
- 10/09/2009
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New Brennan Center Report Links Longstanding Shortage of Civil Legal Aid for the Poor with Nation's Massive Foreclosure Crisis
- By: Brennan Center for Justice
- 10/09/2009
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Minnesota courts expand services available online
- By: Duluth News Tribune
- 10/07/2009
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Vista Solutions Group Hits the Road with FACC to promote Statewide E-Portal
- By: Vista Solutions
- 10/03/2009
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Free Program 10/18/09 in Las Vega: Effectively Assisting Pro Se Filers – A View from the Bench
- By: Pro Bono Services Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section’s Business Bankruptcy Committee
- 09/29/2009
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Videos of selected Seminars for Court Technology Conf. posted and available
- By: PBN
- 09/28/2009
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Missouri Chief Justice Price: Budget cuts hit state courts
- By: Kansas City Business Journal
- 09/28/2009
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State court budgets: Reduce hours, consolidate courts, improve technology
- By: NCSC
- 09/18/2009
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Court Technology Conference Explores How Courts Can Get Funding
- By: National Center on State Courts
- 09/18/2009
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National Center for State Law Has New Website
- By: techno.la
- 09/18/2009
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Small Claims Courts the Busiest in Ontario
- By: Suite 101
- 09/15/2009
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Crumbling legal aid system gets boost
- By: Toronto Star
- 09/08/2009
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Court turns to social networking for updates
- By: New Jersey Herald
- 08/23/2009
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Pro se divorce is on the rise
- By: Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- 08/18/2009
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Do-it-Yourself Litigators Get a Hand From State
- By: Minnesota Public Radio
- 08/12/2009
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State of Emergency: What's Next for Courts' Preparedness Plans?
- By: Texas Lawyer
- 08/05/2009
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Debt Collections Fastest-Rising Consumer Complaint
- By: Associated Press/The New York Times
- 07/31/2009
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Oklahoma's English-only amendment clears a hurdle: Changes to the proposal appear to have cleared up concerns that it would jeopardize federal funds.
- By: Tulsa World
- 07/31/2009
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Projects to Address the Sudden and Prolonged Effect of the Economic Downturn on the IV-D Caseload and Program Operations
- By: Department of Health and Human Services
- 07/31/2009
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California courts face unprecedented closures on third Wednesday of each month
- By: MercuryNews.com
- 07/30/2009
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OK Congressional Delegation Questions Justice Department's Threat to Cut Federal Funding
- By: World Publishing Co./ Bixby Bulletin
- 07/29/2009
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State judicial leaders to consider closing courts one day per month
- By: MercuryNews.com
- 07/29/2009
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Maryland Legal Aid expands online custody forms interview
- By: Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
- 07/29/2009
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Report: 2008 saw rise in Minn. court caseloads
- By: Associated Press
- 07/27/2009
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Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders ask for Passage of NC Racial Justice Act
- By: NAACP Activism Alerts
- 07/27/2009
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The Internet and the Recession
- By: Pew Internet & American Life Project
- 07/23/2009
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Minnesota Courts Self-Help Call-Center Expands Hours
- By: Minnesota Judicial Branch
- 07/22/2009
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Furloughs for Unemployment Judges Draw Fire
- By: Law.com
- 07/22/2009
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Libraries Lend a Hand in the Recession (video)
- By: MSNBC
- 07/22/2009
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Fill out name change, child support modification and estate forms online
- By: The Post-Standard
- 07/14/2009
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Second Chance To Hear Cases Of Foreclosures
- By: SW News Herald
- 07/10/2009
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Study Finds Gaps in Aid for Non-English Speakers in State Civil Courts
- By: New York Times
- 07/07/2009
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Pro se bankruptcies drain court resources
- By: Wisconsin Law Journal
- 07/06/2009
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Worker furloughs shut state courts
- By: The Star Ledger
- 06/30/2009
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Courts Set for Foreclosure Change
- By: Journal Gazette, Indiana
- 06/25/2009
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Senate Confirms Laurie Mikva To LSC Board of Directors
- By: LSC
- 06/23/2009
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Economy Strains Legal Services for the Poor
- By: Center for American Progress
- 06/23/2009
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Philadelphia Bar Association Wins 2009 Harrison Tweed Award
- By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
- 06/22/2009
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Legal Self-help Center sets open house for Wednesday
- By: Pekin Daily Times
- 06/22/2009
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2008 Family Law Documentary -Crisis in America’s Family Courts; Our Children at Risk
- By: Center for Judicial Excellence
- 06/19/2009
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NY Courts and Legal Aid release Do it Yourself Forms
- By: LAWNY
- 06/17/2009
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Deferred Associates Face Many Conditions in Working as Court Clerks
- By: AM Law Daily
- 06/16/2009
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Courts Eye Tech Fund as Budget Tightens
- By: Daily Journal
- 06/16/2009
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Chief Justice Touts Lawyers' Moral Duty
- By: The New Lawyer
- 06/16/2009
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Renters Have Immediate Protections from Foreclosure Under New Bill
- By: National Low Income Housing Coalition
- 06/15/2009
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Unbundling Legal Services Increasingly Popular
- By: Lawyers USA
- 06/02/2009
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Interactive Online Program Will Focus on Serving Self-represented Litigants
- By: Third Branch (WI)
- 05/29/2009
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State Bar Supports Court Closures, Furloughs to Save Money
- By: The Daily Journal
- 05/20/2009
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NYC Legal Outreach Seeks Volunteer Attorneys
- By: New York State Office of Court Administration
- 05/19/2009
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Equal Justice Works Launches YouTube Channel
- By: EJW
- 05/11/2009
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Mass. program provides pro bono help to indigent civil litigants
- By: The National Law Journal
- 05/11/2009
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Pro Bono Pilot Program Takes Off at Texas Supreme Court
- By: Texas Bar Association
- 05/11/2009
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Once ‘Very Good Rent Payers’ Now Facing Eviction
- By: NY Times
- 05/06/2009
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Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Fern A. Fisher Announces Training for Court-Based Attorney Volunteer Program
- By: NY State Unified Court System
- 05/05/2009
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NY: New Resource For Domestic Violence Victims Available in Five Languages
- By: North Country Gazette
- 05/01/2009
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Clearinghouse Review Article: How Coalitions Can Help Legal Aid Attorneys Improve Access for Their Limited-English-Proficient Clients
- By: Clearinghouse Review
- 04/30/2009
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Signs of Innovative Life in the Practice of Law - Transforming Legal Aid
- By: Law Practice Magazine - American Bar Association
- 04/24/2009
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Technology evangelist keeps faith in legal aid
- By: Chicago Lawyer
- 04/22/2009
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Tazewell County Legal Self-Help Center opens
- By: Pekin Daily Times
- 04/22/2009
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For better or worse, fewer using divorce lawyers
- By: Fort Worth Star Telegram
- 04/20/2009
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State's first lady opens self-help center in Santa Ana
- By: Orange County Register
- 04/17/2009
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Legal Aid Program Teams Up with California’s "WE Connect"
- By: LSC
- 04/14/2009
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In a Downturn, More People Act as Their Own Lawyers
- By: New York Times
- 04/10/2009
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‘One Family, One Judge,’At Brooklyn’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts
- By: The Brooklyn Eagle
- 04/09/2009
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Monterey County Superior Court attorney receives state award of merit
- By: The Californian
- 04/09/2009
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Pro Bono Law Ontario Wins Prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers Award
- By: Market Wire
- 04/08/2009
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Access to Justice in West Virginia
- By: West Virginia Record
- 03/27/2009
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Top N.H. judge tells lawmakers courts are stressed
- By: Associated Press
- 03/26/2009
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Maine supreme court chief says home foreclosure program being developed
- By: Associated Press
- 03/20/2009
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Legal-aid center opens for east San Gabriel Valley residents
- By: Pasadena Star News
- 03/20/2009
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Federal courts react to tide of pro se litigants
- By: The National Law Journal
- 03/17/2009
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Remarks to the National Association of Court Of Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr. on March 10, 2009
- By: NH Supreme Court
- 03/12/2009
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Another Sign of Tough Times: Legal Aid for the Middle Class
- By: LA Times
- 03/10/2009
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Access to Justice A Real Concern in Tennessee
- By: TriCities.com
- 03/09/2009
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Federal Courts React to Tide of Pro Se Litigants
- By: National Law Journal
- 03/09/2009
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Volunteer group offers free legal aid at court help desk
- By: The Detroit News
- 03/02/2009
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Automated Legal Documents Assist People Without Lawyers
- By: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- 02/25/2009
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2008 Formal Ethics Opinion 3 (NC)
- By: North Carolina State Bar
- 02/18/2009
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In Foreclosure Crisis, More Americans Representing Themselves in Court
- By: MSNBC
- 01/29/2009
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Legal Aid Opens Self Help Center
- By: Legal Aid Society
- 01/24/2009
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Fathering Court Puts Parents Back on Track
- By: Fox News
- 01/24/2009
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Poor economy hits courts, hurts programs for poor
- By: Associated Press
- 01/24/2009
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2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Awards Nominations
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 01/22/2009
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2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Awards Nominations
- By: American Bar Association
- 01/21/2009
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LawHelp/NY Consortium is Named Finalist for $250,000 Nonprofit Collaboration Prize
- By: LawHelp/NY
- 01/20/2009
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A foundation, a judge and pro bono lawyers give homeowners hope
- By: HeraldTribune.com
- 01/19/2009
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When lawyers are only for the rich
- By: Macleans
- 01/19/2009
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Legal Aid in KY opens self-help center
- By: Business First of Louisville
- 01/13/2009
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Judge Sue Talia on "Speaking of Justice with Scott Drake"
- By: Speaking of Justice with Scott Drake
- 01/13/2009
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Judge Sue Talia on "Speaking of Justice with Scott Drake"
- By: Speaking of Justice with Scott Drake
- 01/13/2009
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