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California Rural Legal Assistance and National Center for Lesbian Rights Launch Joint Project to Address Discrimination Against LGBT Agricultural Workers

  • By: National Center for Lesbian Rights
  • 12/21/2007
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Special Session to Address Fiscal Emergency

  • By: Bench-Bar Coalition
  • 12/21/2007
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LSC Suffers Setback in Final Budget Bargaining

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 12/20/2007
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Redesigned LSC Resource Library Now "LSC Resource Information"

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 12/20/2007
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Four More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 12/20/2007
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Final Welfare Watchers of 2007 - Forward Together

  • By: The Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • 12/20/2007
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Health Care Reform for Older People and Children? Maybe Next year

  • By: The Center for Medicare Advocacy
  • 12/20/2007
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Assebly Passes Health Care Reform Package

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 12/19/2007
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Residents OK with EPA site cleanup

  • By: The Bakersfield Californian
  • 12/19/2007
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The Cheaper Student Loan Program?

Private Profits Come First: Law Continues Wastful Medicare Subsidies To Private Corporations

  • By: The Center for Medicare Advocacy
  • 12/19/2007
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Bill Would Penalize Judges Leaving for High-Paying Jobs

IFLA is Soliciting Proposals from Non-Profit Organizations

  • By: The Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance
  • 12/18/2007
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Increased Attention for the Civil Right to Counsel Movement

  • By: San Diego City Beat
  • 12/18/2007
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California Rural Legal Assistance, Backed by Organized Bar and Others, Protects Clients’ Confidentiality From Disclosure Sought by LSC Inspector General

Litigation Section of ABA Announces Deadline to Seek New Justice Assistance Fund Grants to Increase Capacity of Legal Aid Organizations to

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 12/18/2007
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California Bar Foundation Launches Diversity Scholarship

  • By: California Bar Foundatoin
  • 12/18/2007
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Elkins Family Law Task Force

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 12/18/2007
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Free Legal Aid Sought for Elderly Tenants

  • By: The New York Times
  • 12/18/2007
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New in the Resource Center library: materials on the economic benefit of legal aid.

  • By: The National Legal Aid and Defender Association
  • 12/18/2007
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NLADA issues report addressing legal aid recruitment and retention crisis

  • By: The National Legal Aid and Defender Association
  • 12/18/2007
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Grants to boost fundraising capacity

  • By: The National Legal Aid and Defender Association
  • 12/18/2007
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Senator Kuehl's 7th Essay: Speaker's & Gov's Healthcare Bill

  • By: Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • 12/18/2007
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Mental Health Advocates Sue Governor to Restore Vital Program for Homeless Californians

  • By: The Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • 12/17/2007
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AARP and ABA Release Guardianship Monitoring Report

Information on Legal Needs Survey of Older Kentuckians

  • By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
  • 12/14/2007
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Redesigned CALegalAdvocates.org

  • By: Legal Aid Association of California
  • 12/13/2007
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The 2008 Family Law Award Recipients have been announced

  • By: Legal Aid Association of California
  • 12/13/2007
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The 2008 Family Law Award Recipients have been announced

  • By: The Legal Aid Association of California
  • 12/13/2007
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NCLC Energy: Pay day lenders as utility pay stations

  • By: National Consumer Law Center
  • 12/12/2007
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CANHR Senior Staff Attorney, Prescott Cole will be the Lead Witness at the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, December 12th Hearing:

  • By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
  • 12/12/2007
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Grant Announcement - 2008 Partnerships in Law and Aging Program Guidelines and Application Now Available

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 12/05/2007
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2008 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access - Nominations Sought

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 12/05/2007
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The Great State of... Emergency?

Foreclosure Charges by Lender Investigated

  • By: The New York Times
  • 12/05/2007
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Dismissal of raid lawsuit upheld

Securing Residents’ Rights: A Survey of Assisted Living Facility Laws’ Incorporation of Provisions Of the Fair Housing Act

  • By: Bifocal: Bar Association in Focus on Aging and the Law
  • 12/03/2007
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E-Briefs

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 12/03/2007
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ILRC Names Sally Kinoshita as Deputy Director

  • By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
  • 12/03/2007
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Roll of the Die - Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths

A Know Your Rights & Responsibilities Resource for Immigrant Youth

  • By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
  • 11/26/2007
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News from the 2007 NLADA Conference

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 11/21/2007
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House Committee Approves Debt Relief for Legal Aid Lawyers

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 11/21/2007
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Final Passage of ’08 Appropriation Postponed

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 11/21/2007
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Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati Sues “Copycat” Legal Aid Org.

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 11/21/2007
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Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Conference on Postponed

Notice of Public Comment for the IOLTA Comparability Rules

  • By: State Bar of California
  • 11/20/2007
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Learning the Skill of Working 'low bono'

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 11/20/2007
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Fine-tuning eyed for student debt program

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 11/20/2007
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Public defender head found in contempt of court

  • By: www.journalgazette.net
  • 11/19/2007
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Judicial Council Seeks Comment on New Study on Court Interpreter Test

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 11/19/2007
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Supreme Court Proposes Change in Death Penalty Appeals

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 11/19/2007
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced Cathrine Blakmore to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities

  • By: The Govener of California
  • 11/16/2007
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A toolkit for people to speak out to support safe staffing standards in nursing homes

  • By: The Long Term Care Community Coalition
  • 11/16/2007
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Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. Returns to Western Center on Law & Poverty:‘Father of modern legal services’ will focus on access to justice

  • By: The Western Center on Law & Poverty
  • 11/14/2007
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Spitzer Drops His Driver’s License Plan

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/14/2007
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Curtis Child Appointed New Director Of AOC Legislative Office

  • By: Administrative Office of the Courts
  • 11/14/2007
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Discord roils L.A. Unified parent panel

Legal Services Boost

  • By: California State Bar
  • 11/13/2007
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e-briefs by the State Bar of California

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 11/13/2007
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Legal Aid sues copycat

  • By: The Cincinnati Inquirer
  • 11/09/2007
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Cloud over health plan talks

  • By: The Sacramento Bee
  • 11/09/2007
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Abused and neglected children helped through new grant

Morrison & Foerster Brings Suit against Phony “Legal Aid” Operation Preying on California Seniors and the Disabled in Distress

  • By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • 11/08/2007
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Governor teeters on edge of deficit abyss

Educating Children Without Housing

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 11/08/2007
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Crusader pushes for simpler inheritance rules

Governor signs bills to help increase IOLTA,

  • By: California Bar Journal
  • 11/06/2007
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Access becomes a little more equal

  • By: California Bar Journal
  • 11/06/2007
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Governor's health care plan receives a checkup

  • By: The Sacramento Bee
  • 11/02/2007
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Judges must cite reasons for denying restraining orders

Residents sue over relocation effort

  • By: The Contra Costa Times
  • 11/02/2007
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Consumer Groups Form National Alliance to Improve Assisted Living Care

  • By: Assisted Living Consumer Alliance
  • 11/01/2007
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Let the Sunshine In: Ensuring Public Involvement in State Medicaid Policy Making

ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 11/01/2007
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Execution

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/01/2007
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Supreme Court Stays Execution in a Sign of a Broader Halt

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/01/2007
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State Bar Association helping victims, looking for volunteers

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 10/31/2007
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e-briefs by the State Bar of California

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 10/29/2007
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Proposed Rules on SSA appeals process

  • By: Social Security Administration
  • 10/29/2007
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San Diego Residents to Benefit From Court Order Requiring More Inclusive Income Eligibility Guidelines for Public Health Insurance Coverage

  • By: www.signonsandiego.com
  • 10/26/2007
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IOLTA Funding to Increase in Alabama, California

  • By: Legal Services Corperation
  • 10/25/2007
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Full Senate Votes to Increase LSC's Budget to $390 Million

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 10/25/2007
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LSC-Funded Programs Receive $2.3 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 10/25/2007
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Register Today for LSC’s Technology Initiative Grant Conference!

  • By: Legal Services Corperation News
  • 10/25/2007
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Reality of Fire’s Devastation Sets In

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/25/2007
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Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2008 Released

  • By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
  • 10/24/2007
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Statistics about Minorities in the Profession from the Census

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 10/24/2007
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Legal aid firm a scam, suit alleges

Benching Diversity

Would the Governor's Proposed Tax Credit Make Health Care Affordable?

  • By: The California Budget Project
  • 10/22/2007
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Governor Vetoes Bill to Protect Nursing Home Abuse Victims

  • By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
  • 10/19/2007
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Eric Cohen Named ILRC Executive Director

  • By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
  • 10/19/2007
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Helping Americans Keep Their Homes: Center for Responsible Lending Establishes New Institute to Help Homeowners Threatened by Subprime Lending Crisis

Court of Appeal Justice Johnson to Retire This Week

  • By: Metropolitan News-Enterprise
  • 10/19/2007
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Sacramento Scene Vol. 6 No.6

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 10/18/2007
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House Fails to Override Child Health Bill Veto

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/18/2007
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Making Ends Meet: How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Family in California?

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 10/18/2007
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Middle-class incomes dwarfed by Bay Area's high housing costs

  • By: The San Jose Mercury News
  • 10/18/2007
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New web site matches lawyers with pro bono openings

CRLA & CRLAF Launch Important, New Online Resource for Farmworker Health and Safety

  • By: California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
  • 10/17/2007
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Failing Schools Strain to Meet U.S. Standard

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/16/2007
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Consumer Groups Form National Alliance to Improve Assisted Living Care

  • By: Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
  • 10/16/2007
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Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Rule Cited As Main Cause of Medicaid Enrollment Drop

  • By: The Bureau of National Affairs
  • 10/15/2007
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E-Briefs

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 10/15/2007
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Second federal suit seeks to close Duroville trailer park

  • By: The Press-Enterprise
  • 10/15/2007
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New law gives big financial boost to legal aid programs

Six Top Law Firms Give $180,000 to California Bar Foundation Scholarship Program

  • By: California Bar Foundation
  • 10/15/2007
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Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/12/2007
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U.S. Senate Debates Bill Containing $390 Million for LSC in ‘08

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Review Velazquez/Dobbins v. Legal Services Corporation

CA Gov. Signs Law Mandating Access to Child Fatality Records

  • By: National Center for Youth Law
  • 10/12/2007
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A new dean braces to build a law school

WCLP E-Flash

  • By: Western Center on Law & Poverty
  • 10/10/2007
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The Governor has just signed the IOLTA Comparability Bill!

  • By: Legal Aid Association of California
  • 10/10/2007
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UPS Delivers Attorney for Pro Bono Project

Pro Bono Partnership Honors Outstanding Volunteer Attorneys

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 10/09/2007
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Legal Clinic Answers Call To Service

Family Law Award Flier

  • By: Legal Aid Association of California
  • 10/09/2007
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Legal Services E-lert

  • By: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
  • 10/05/2007
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How Does California Compare?: Funding for Public Schools

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 10/05/2007
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Bill seeks faster investigations into complaints against nursing homes

ABA Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project Request For Proposals For Directed Grants

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 10/03/2007
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DRA Implementation Delayed

  • By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
  • 10/02/2007
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Senior Centers May Be Liable for Aiding Elder Financial Abuse

Bush signs bill boosting aid to students

AoA Awards $700,000 to States to Help Seniors Access Legal Services

  • By: Administration on Aging
  • 10/01/2007
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Probono.net News

U.S. Administration on Aging Awards Almost $1 Million For New Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States (ADDGS) Programs

  • By: U.S Administration on Aging
  • 10/01/2007
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Chief Justice Urges Lawyers To Protect Impartiality of the Courts

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 10/01/2007
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Students winners in revised U.S. loan program

New report finds that juvenile detention reform strategies associated with overall improvements to juvenile justice systems

  • By: Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • 09/28/2007
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Computer program helps the poor get their day in court

  • By: The Chicago Tribune
  • 09/27/2007
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A Potpourri of Part D

  • By: The Center for Medicare Advocacy
  • 09/27/2007
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California Budget Project Newsletter

  • By: The California Budget Project
  • 09/27/2007
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LSC Update

  • By: Legal Service Corperation
  • 09/27/2007
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New searchable database of materials related to the education needs of children in foster care

  • By: Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
  • 09/26/2007
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Juvenile Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship Announcement

  • By: Loyola Law School Center
  • 09/26/2007
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Bush Will Sign Loan-Relief Bill for Public-Interest Lawyers

Congress Set for Veto Fight on Child Health Care

  • By: The New York Times
  • 09/25/2007
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Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem

  • By: United States Department of Treasury
  • 09/25/2007
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The Race Equity Project: Update

  • By: The Race Equity Project
  • 09/24/2007
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State Bar e-briefs

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 09/24/2007
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Nursing Home Industry Putting Profits Over Care of Old People -- Center for Medicare Advocacy Offers 4-Step Plan of Action

  • By: Center for Medical Advocacy, Inc.
  • 09/24/2007
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Senator Kuehl's Sixth Essay, The Dismantling of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission

  • By: Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • 09/18/2007
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Skadden Fellow Joins Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

  • By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
  • 09/18/2007
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Congress Approves Loan Repayment Assistance for Legal Aid Lawyers

  • By: Committee on Education and Labor: U.S. House of Representatives
  • 09/14/2007
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Legal aid group subpoenaed on suspected service to illegals

  • By: The Washington Times
  • 09/14/2007
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Threat to Civil Rights Enforcement in California from the Governer's Office

  • By: California Progress Report
  • 09/13/2007
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Governor's Office May Name Names

Governor Will Reveal Judge Advisers

Congress Passes Bill to Forgive Student-Loan Debt for Some Charity Workers

  • By: Asian Pacific American Legal Center
  • 09/12/2007
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Letters to Governor Needed on AB 399: Help Fight Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect!

Judicial Drought Has Created a Third World Legal System in Riverside County

ACLU's new website: The new school-to-prison pipeline

Democrats Put Conditions on Judgeship Bill Legislation Requires Governor to Reveal Advisers on Picks

E-Briefs

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 09/10/2007
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Tool for Advocates: Chart of Medicare Part D Enrollment Periods

  • By: National Senior Citizen Law Center
  • 09/10/2007
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Release of Second Edition of Educating Children Without Housing

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 09/10/2007
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State Bar of California, Office of Governmental Affairs The Sacramento Scene Vol. 6, No. 5

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 09/10/2007
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Limited English Proficiency No Bar to Understanding Courts

California Low-Income Health Advocate Alert on Medicare Part D

  • By: The National Senior Citizens Law Center
  • 09/06/2007
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Summer 2007 Edition of Dialogue

  • By: American Bar Association division for Legal Services
  • 09/06/2007
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Senator Kuehl's Fifth 2007 Essay: The Trailer Bills

  • By: Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • 09/05/2007
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Sen. Kuehl's Fourth Essay for 2007, the Budget Stalemate

  • By: Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • 08/29/2007
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Gov. Schwarzenegger signs off on $145 billion California budget

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 08/28/2007
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State Budget Finally Approved--CalWorks left intact--SSI-SSP COLA Provided--No “Blue Pencil” Cuts

  • By: Western Center on Law & Poverty
  • 08/28/2007
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Poverty Declines, Incomes Increase

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 08/28/2007
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Health insurance gets focus today

The Budget Process Through July 21st

  • By: Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • 08/27/2007
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Courts, DOJ Surprised by Program Cuts

State Budget Wrangling Officially Ended Today When Governor Signed Budget

  • By: Western Center on Law & Poverty
  • 08/27/2007
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Nonprofits Could Be Off the Hook

VA lawyer test could discourage pro bono work

Ross Program in Real Estate

  • By: Bay Area Legal Council
  • 08/24/2007
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7th Annual National Aging and Law Conference

Bifocal: Bar Association in Focus on Aging and the Law

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 08/24/2007
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Court's Self-Help Clinics at Risk in Budget Deal

Pro Bono Project’s Domestic Violence Limited Scope Representation Program Honors Outstanding Community Leaders

  • By: The Pro Bono Project
  • 08/23/2007
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Scholarships for National Consumer Law Center Conference

  • By: The National Consumer Law Center
  • 08/22/2007
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Rising Security Costs Leave L.A. Courts Wanting for State Funding

Rules May Limit Health Program Aiding Children

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/21/2007
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More Students Finish School, Given the Time

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/21/2007
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Undocumented Immigrant Advocate for Families Is Deported

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/21/2007
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Schwarzenegger appointing more women, minorities as judges

  • By: San Francsico Chronicle
  • 08/21/2007
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New Judicial Appointments Reflect Slightly More Diversity

LEGISLATURE SET TO RETURN, BUDGET STILL TOP PRIORITY

  • By: Sacramento Scene-The State Bar of California
  • 08/21/2007
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U.S. Agency Is Swamped by Requests for Visas

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/20/2007
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CAOC Files Corporate Accountability Initiatives

  • By: Consumer Attorneys of California
  • 08/20/2007
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AOC Lobbyist Is Stepping Down

California Speaks: We Want Single Payer

Briefing: What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care?

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 08/16/2007
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Six More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 08/16/2007
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Texas: New IOLTA Rule To Increase Funds for Legal Aid

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 08/16/2007
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California Chief Judge Recognized for Support of Legal Aid

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 08/16/2007
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CENTER FOR MEDICARE ADVOCACY PRAISES THE "CONTINUING THE ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2007"

  • By: Center for Medical Advocacy, Inc.
  • 08/15/2007
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Dan Walters: Suit fuels big debate on schools

Editorial: College degrees for immigrants benefit the state

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 08/14/2007
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Jerry Brown's latest battle

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 08/14/2007
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Select Hospitals Reap a Windfall Under Child Bill

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/14/2007
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California budget impasse imperils health reform, other policies

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 08/14/2007
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Late budget threat to child care for poor

  • By: Contra Costa Times
  • 08/14/2007
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State's budget battle to resume as Schwarzenegger's vacation ends

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 08/14/2007
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Historic Agreement Regarding Diabetes Care in California Public Schools

  • By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
  • 08/09/2007
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Senate Democrats blast Republicans for stalling state budget over environmental law

Nat'l Center for Youth Law Attorney Leecia Welch Wins ABA Child Advocate Award

  • By: National Center for Youth Law
  • 08/08/2007
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U.S. Set for a Crackdown on Illegal Hiring

Low-income first hit by state budget stalemate

  • By: Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • 08/08/2007
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Cutting state taxes to increase income

  • By: San Diego Union-Tribune
  • 08/07/2007
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High Court: Fair Trial Trumps Efficiency

Surge in Immigration Laws Around U.S.

Pain starts to spread as state shuts its wallet

Poor, elderly, disabled could be early casualties of stalemate after state freezes Medi-Cal payments

MIE posts first results of executive director salary survey on its website

  • By: Management Information Exchange
  • 08/06/2007
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Full House Votes to Increase LSC's Budget by $28 Million

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 08/02/2007
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Senate Approves Debt Relief for Civil Legal Aid Attorneys

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 08/02/2007
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Education Dept. Criticized as Lax in Policing Loans

California Struggles to End Budget Deadlock

A Study Finds Some States Lagging on Graduation Rates

House Passes Children’s Health Plan 225-204

What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care?

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 08/01/2007
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CBP ANALYZES SENATE REPUBLICAN PROPOSALS

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 08/01/2007
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Crucial Lawmaker Outlines Changes to Education Law

Chief Justice Is Hospitalized After Seizure

States Export Their Inmates as Prisons Fill

Access To Justice In Civil Cases: A Right Whose Time Has Come

  • By: The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel
  • 07/31/2007
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"Sacramento Scene" Newsletter -- Vol. 6, #2

  • By: State Bar Office of Governmental Affairs
  • 07/31/2007
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Low-Income Advocate Alert on Medicare Part D, National Edition, July 2007

  • By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
  • 07/31/2007
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2007 Awardees Announced

  • By: State Bar of California, Office of Legal Services, Access & Fairness Programs
  • 07/30/2007
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SENATOR DUCHENY URGES SENATE REPUBLICANS TO VOTE FOR STATE BUDGET

  • By: California Chronicle
  • 07/27/2007
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Portantino Comments on the Passage of the State Budget

  • By: California Chronicle
  • 07/27/2007
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State Budget Talks Still In Stalemate

Chief Justice Assigns Judges to Riverside Superior Court to Ease Criminal Backlog

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 07/27/2007
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Pesticides Get Green Light: California Legal Rural Assistance attorneys appeal the decision to the state

  • By: Monterey County Weekly
  • 07/27/2007
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Free e-newsletter service for nonprofits serving youth

Bill extends lemon law to military

Family Law Practice Manual 2007 Available for Sale Now

  • By: Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
  • 07/26/2007
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NCD Issues DREDF-Authored ADA Implementaion Report

DREDF's Children and Family Advocacy Program Offers 8 New Workshops

  • By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
  • 07/23/2007
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The State Bar of California e-briefs: July 23, 2007

  • By: State Bar of California
  • 07/23/2007
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California lawmakers aim for Friday vote on state budget

Assembly Passes Budget Plan

  • By: California Budget Project
  • 07/20/2007
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Full and executive summary versions of the “Action Plan to Justice” are now available online

  • By: Access to Justice Commission
  • 07/19/2007
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Seeking More Diverse Bench, Assembly Faction Threatens Judicial Funding

Deadline extended for inclusion in the inaugural national launch of ACS ResearchLink - now July 30th

  • By: American Constitution Society
  • 07/19/2007
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Cuts hurt the homeless

GOP plan: slash aid to schools?

$28 Million Increase for LSC Approved by House Appropriations Committee

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 07/18/2007
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Funding for judges opposed: Governor's picks lack diversity

Deadline Extended to Angust 15th: Nominations being Sought for ABA Labor and Employment Law Francis Perkins Public Service Award!

Proposed California Budget Allots $214 Million in Rate Increases for Managed Care Plans in the Medi-Cal Program

Where's the budget?

California Legislators Request Cut in Funding of New Judges Because of Governor's Lack of Diversity Among Appointees

  • By: California Progress Report
  • 07/18/2007
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California State Budget: If Anybody Knows How It Will Come Out, They Aren't Talking Now--But Will Have Some Explaining to do Tomorrow

  • By: California Progress Report
  • 07/17/2007
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New gripe in California parolee flood

  • By: San Jose Mercury News
  • 07/17/2007
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"Sacramento Scene" Newsletter -- Vol. 6, #1

  • By: State Bar of California
  • 07/16/2007
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Budget deadlock likely to delay or eliminate Legislature's recess

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
  • 07/15/2007
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Schwarzenegger accused of being MIA

  • By: Los Angeles Times (www.LATimes.com)
  • 07/15/2007
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Selects Mario Salgado as Executive Director

  • By: LAFLA
  • 07/13/2007