Low-income Pennsylvanians and the lawyers who help them will testify along with community and business leaders and judges at a Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee Public Hearing, Civil Legal Representation of the Indigent: Have We Achieved Equal Access to Justice? on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:30

New guidance released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Justice reinforces the Fair Housing Act requirement that multifamily housing be designed and constructed so as to be accessible to persons with disabilities. The Fair Housing Act prohibits

Governor Tom Corbett has nominated Beverly D. Mackereth as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Mackereth has been serving as Acting Secretary since February. She will oversee the Department of Public Welfare, which employs approximately 16,000 workers and has a budget of more

On April 17, 2013 the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in the case of Ferko-Fox v. Fox, finding that the issuance of a temporary protective order based solely on an in camera review of allegations in a Protection From Abuse (PFA) petition was unconstitutional. The Superior Court held

Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr., and other senior administration figures, chief justices of several states, and leaders of the legal profession from across the country gathered at the White House on April 16, 2013 for a program entitled A White House Forum on

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has released its annual Poverty Scorecard for the year 2012. The Poverty Scorecard grades every Member of Congress on his or her voting record in fighting poverty. This marks the sixth year that the Shriver Center has published its Poverty Scorecard

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announced the appointment of Olivia Golden, Ph.D. as its next executive director. She will succeed Alan Houseman, who has served in the position since 1981. Houseman will retire at the end of 2013. Dr. Golden has an impressive track record of delivering

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has formed an Elder Law Task Force, chaired by Justice Debra Todd, to study the growing problems involved in guardianship, abuse and neglect, and access to justice. The task force has been charged by Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille with recommending