This opinion piece in the Scranton Times Tribune expresses support for increased Congressional funding for civil legal aid for the poor.

This open letter appearing on LehighValleyLive.com from North Penn Legal Services Executive Director Victoria Coyle urges people to be aware of housing discrimination in its many forms and to report incidents of housing discrimination when they occur.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania will hear arguments on April 17, 2013 in a lawsuit filed by Community Legal Services of Philadelphia challenging legislation enacted to eliminate General Assistance in Pennsylvania. In October 2012, Community Legal Services filed the lawsuit on behalf of three

During this 50th anniversary year of the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision establishing the right to counsel for the indigent in criminal trial matters, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille is calling on lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by providing pro

Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille has presented a final update on how the judiciary has addressed recommendations to bolster the state’s juvenile justice system after failures in Luzerne County led to the federal prosecution of two judges. The chief justice’s report outlines a

The March edition of the Health Law PA News, a free bi-monthly newsletter, is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please see their website at www.phlp.org.

Community Legal Services of Phialdelphia has announced that eight former Commissioners of the Social Security Administration (SSA) have joined The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), in responding to a series recently aired on This American Life, All Things Considered, and National

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan has allocated more than $47 million throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to help local communities to recover from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in the summer of 2011. These grants, part of $514 million allocated among