Supreme Court Sponsors Collaborative Effort Yielding Judicial Benchbook The nation’s first Sexual Violence Benchbook designed specifically to guide state district judges in the handling of the crimes of sexual violence is being distributed to more than 540 magisterial districts judges throughout the

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued guidance making it clear that residents who are denied or evicted from housing as a result of domestic violence may have basis to file a discrimination complaint with HUD under the federal Fair Housing Act. HUD's guidance

StatesideLegal.org , the first website in the nation to focus exclusively on federal legal rights and resources important to veterans is off to a robust start, with visitors from all 50 states and 77 countries worldwide, including Iraq and Afghanistan. StatesideLegal.org was created by Pine Tree

This opinion piece in the New York Times discusses the vote by House Republicans to cut $83 million from President Obama’s request for the Legal Services Corporation, the federally financed nonprofit program that provides civil legal help to low-income Americans. The piece states the given the

Nearly one in five Americans struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their families in 2010, according to a new report released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) . The report also reveals the extent of this struggle through 2010 in every congressional district and 100 of the

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of approximately $40 million for Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration grants to help individuals with significant barriers to employment obtain the skills they need through work opportunities. The grants will enable nonprofit community

A federal rule issued on February 23 strengthens protections for bank accounts used to collect federal benefits and is welcome news for retirees, veterans and disabled persons, according to a lawyer for the National Consumer Law Center. The “interim final” rule, which will take effect on May 1 but

Grantees include Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $40.8 million to 108 fair housing organizations and non-profit agencies in 36 states and the District of Columbia to educate the public and combat housing and lending