The Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission today announced the release of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice Recidivism Report , the first such comprehensive study conducted regarding young offenders in the state. Recidivism, for the purposes of this study, is defined as a subsequent delinquency

The Social Security Board of Trustees has released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined assets of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2033, unchanged from

The Internal Revenue Service today announced the opening of the 2014 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grant application process. The LITC grant program is a federal program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, led by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson. The LITC

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have announced an extension of the Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program through December 31, 2015. The Making Home Affordable Program has been a critical part of the Obama Administration’s

Judges, lawyers say poor still lack sorely needed legal aid (via NewsWorks ) May 23, 2013 By Holly Otterbein, @hollyotterbein Clients, attorneys and judges said Thursday that most low-income people don't get the legal help they desperately need in civil cases, where they can find themselves fighting

Watch Video of the Hearing Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, along with other judges, low-income Pennsylvanians and the lawyers who help them, and community and business leaders testified at a Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee Public Hearing, Civil Legal

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and others are live tweeting from the PA Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Civil Legal Aid being held in Philadelphia. Follow those tweets below featuring the hashtag #civilgideon:

The Legal Services Corporation has announced the appointment of Ronald S. Flagg, senior counsel in the Washington, DC office of Sidley Austin LLP, to the position of vice president for legal affairs, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Flagg’s appointment was unanimously approved by the LSC