News and Alerts
2005 General News
Skadden Arps Announces 2006 Class of Fellows
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/30/2005
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The Need for More Judges is Cited
- By: San Diego Union Tribune
- 12/26/2005
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Hotline helps seniors get Medicare drug plan ‘extra help’
- By: Senior Legal Hotline
- 12/26/2005
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California Low-Income Health Advocate Alert On Medicare Part D
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center and California Health Advocates
- 12/23/2005
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Senate Approves Punitive New Medicaid Transfer Rules as Cheney Breaks Tie
- By: ElderLawAnswers
- 12/21/2005
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Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic Case Scheduled for Oral Argument
- By: LAAC
- 12/21/2005
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Settlement Reached in Landmark California Prison Desegregation Case
- By: Proskauer Rose
- 12/20/2005
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Congress Passes the Violence Against Women Act
- By: National Network to End Domestic Violence
- 12/20/2005
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Appleseed and Congressmen Release Remittance Report
- By: Appleseed
- 12/20/2005
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24 Hour Fitness Welcomes Patrons with Disabilities
- By: DREDF
- 12/13/2005
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Medicare Part D Briefings
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
- 12/09/2005
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Apply to Join LAAC's Board of Directors!
- By: LAAC
- 12/09/2005
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Partnerships in Law and Aging Program Funding Available
- By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
- 12/08/2005
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Court Suspends Civil Trials to Relieve Criminal Case Backlog- Riverside County
- By: Riverside Superior Court
- 12/01/2005
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Pro Bono Attorneys to Assist in Medicare Part D Counseling
- By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
- 11/28/2005
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HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES AGREE TO $330.8 MILLION FOR LSC
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 11/16/2005
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California Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Face Grave Consequences as Part of Medicare Part D Transition
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
- 11/14/2005
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The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County Introduces its Newest Program, the Foster Care Project
- By: The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
- 11/04/2005
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Santa Clara Bar cites 'moral imperative' to improve pro bono work record
- By: Business Journal
- 11/01/2005
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Number of Hungry and Food Insecure Americans Jumps to 38 Million in 2004
- By: The Food Research and Action Center
- 10/28/2005
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New Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transportation Guidance from Department of Transportation (DOT)
- By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
- 10/26/2005
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Life on Skid Row in Los Angeles (A series of articles about life on the streets)
- By: LA Times
- 10/19/2005
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State Under Fire for Failure to Investigate Nursing Home Complaints- Consumers Sue
- By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
- 10/18/2005
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Different Incomes, Common Dreams: Report on Attitudes of Poor
- By: Marguerite Casey Foundation
- 10/18/2005
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80% of Poor Lack Civil Legal Aid, New LSC Study Says
- By: Washington Post
- 10/15/2005
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New Executive Director at the Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice
- By: Daily Journal
- 10/14/2005
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CHILDREN WITH DIABETES SUE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN USDC
- By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
- 10/14/2005
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Nonprofit Hospital Chain Gouges the Uninsured, Suit Says
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 10/12/2005
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As Deadline Nears, Sorting Out the Medicare Drug Plan
- By: New York Times
- 10/11/2005
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Liberal Hopes Ebb in Post-Storm Poverty Debate
- By: New York Times
- 10/11/2005
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Shut Out on Healthcare After Storm. Many hurricane victims don't qualify for aid if their insurance coverage vanished with their jobs.
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 10/09/2005
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Deadline Extended for Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Asstn
- By: Louisiana Department of Labor
- 10/07/2005
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ABA Launches Online Pro Bono and Public Service Best Practices Resource Guide
- By: American Bar Association
- 10/07/2005
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Spotlight on Katrina: Structuring Recovery Efforts to Help Low-Income Families
- By: Center for Law and Social Policy
- 10/07/2005
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California's Deepening Housing Crisis
- By: California Department of Housing and Community Development
- 10/06/2005
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Health Advocate Alert: Medicare Handbook May Contain Errors
- By: NSCLC and California Health Advocates
- 10/05/2005
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Where is FEMA? A Report on Day 13 from Mississippi
- By: LAAC (with permission from Karen Lash)
- 10/05/2005
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Days 28 and 29: Report from Mississippi
- By: LAAC (with permission from Karen Lash)
- 10/05/2005
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A Call to Action from Equal Justice Works - Exploring the Possibility of Disaster Relief Fellowships
- By: Equal Justice Works
- 10/05/2005
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Roundup of Immigrants in Shelter Reveals Rising Tensions
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 10/03/2005
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Katrina Disaster Relief and Recovery/Volunteer Lawyers
- By: The American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono
- 09/28/2005
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NLADA Establishes
- By: NLADA
- 09/22/2005
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Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services is open
- By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
- 09/22/2005
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Language Barriers to Justice Released By Access to Justice Commission
- By: California Commission on Access to Justice
- 09/22/2005
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Join New Email List to Receive Regular Office Tips
- By: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- 09/21/2005
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Disabled Group Protests Medicaid Cut Plan
- By: San Francisco Chronicle
- 09/20/2005
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HIGHLIGHTS OF CALIFORNIA LAW CHANGES IN THE YEAR 2004
- By: NEDLC
- 09/19/2005
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Leading Juvenile Justice Advocate, Three Other Attorneys, Join National Center for Youth Law
- By: National Center for Youth Law
- 09/19/2005
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Katrina Relief - Important Resources
- By: LAAC
- 09/17/2005
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Legal Aid Responds Heroically to Katrina
- By: National Legal Aid and Defender Association
- 09/16/2005
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Notice of Availability of the Biennial Report to Congress on the Status of Children in Head Start Programs
- By: The Administration for Children and Families
- 09/16/2005
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Food Stamp Participation in June 2005 More than 1.3 Million Above June 2004 Level
- By: The Food Research and Action Center
- 09/16/2005
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SCHIP Enrollment in 50 States
- By: The Kaiser Family Foundation
- 09/16/2005
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Changes to the Income and Resources Provisions for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- By: The Social Security Administration
- 09/16/2005
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Meeting the Basic Needs of Hurricane Katrine Victims: Recommendations to Federal Policymakers
- By: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- 09/16/2005
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Sen. Grassley Introduces Measure That Would Ease Medicaid Eligibility Rules for Hurricane Survivors
- By: KaiserNetwork.org
- 09/15/2005
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Basic Facts about Low-Income Children
- By: National Center for Children in Poverty
- 09/12/2005
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Mississippi Supreme Court Grants Limited Authority For Non-Licensed Attorney To Provide Pro Bono Disaster Legal Assistance
- By: Mississippi Bar Association
- 09/12/2005
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Expedited Medi-Cal Is Available NOW For Hurricane Katrina Survivors In California
- By: Western Center on Law & Poverty
- 09/12/2005
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The Number of Uninsured Americans Rises to 45.8 Million
- By: Families USA
- 08/30/2005
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LAFLA Closes Down Fraudulent Legal Aid Bilking Clients
- By: LAFLA
- 07/28/2005
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Equal Justice News
- By: NLADA
- 07/26/2005
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FREE Paint for Non-Profits
- By: LAAC
- 07/26/2005
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What Does the Safety Net Accomplish
- By: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- 07/25/2005
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Women and Health Care: A National Profile
- By: The Kaiser Family Foundation
- 07/25/2005
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Unemployment Compensation--Eligibility
- By: The Department of Labor
- 07/25/2005
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NEW Form for Initial Filing under the Nonprofit Integrity Act!
- By: NEDLC
- 07/19/2005
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LAAC files Amicus Brief in People v. Cathy Dawn Garcia
- By: LAAC
- 07/14/2005
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The State of the Nation's Housing 2005
- By: Joint Center for Housing Studies
- 07/12/2005
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Pro bono plea fails to move lawyers
- By: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
- 07/08/2005
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Public Advocates is Looking for Neighbors to Share Offices in San Francisco
- By: Legal Aid Association of California
- 06/24/2005
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Medicaid's Tentacles: Gee, Fixing Welfare Seemed Like a Snap
- By: New York Times
- 06/19/2005
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Check out the current news at LSNC's Advocate Feed
- By: Legal Services of Northern California
- 06/18/2005
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State Bar Files Its Amicus Brief in Frye
- By: LAAC
- 06/09/2005
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LSC Press Room
- By: LAAC
- 05/20/2005
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LAAC Announces 2005 Awards of Merit Recipients
- By: LAAC
- 05/18/2005
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Health Care Coverage and Access for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
- By: Kaiser Family Foundation
- 05/16/2005
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LSC Approves Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 05/12/2005
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LAAC Announces 2005 Dan Bradley Fellowship Recipients
- By: LAAC
- 05/08/2005
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