The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a special "Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal” campaign and training initiative to help protect people from harassment by landlords, property managers, and maintenance workers in HUD-assisted housing.

U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide free, accessible legal assistance for seniors who need help reporting abuse and neglect, threats to income security, difficulty accessing and affording health care

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has approved a rule change that will allow lawyers to cite unpublished state Superior Court memorandum opinions for their persuasive value. The amended Rule 126 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure defines a “non-precedential decision” as an unpublished non

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. recognized the recipients of the 2019 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards during the annual Awards Celebration on March 26, 2019. The featured speaker at the event was James J. Sandman, President of the Legal Services Corporation. The mission of the

North Penn Legal Services will be holding its Bi-Annual Fair Housing Summit, entitled Fair Housing in the Age of #MeToo, on April 12, 2019 at Northampton Community College.

Pro Bono Net and Lone Star Legal Aid are co-hosting a webinar entitled The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018: What Legal Aid Providers Should Know on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern. On October 5th, 2018, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 was signed into law. The

The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership is hosting a free webinar entitled Advance Care Planning and Medical-Legal Partnership on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern. This webinar will explore the value of collaboration between lawyers and health care providers in

The White House’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal calls for defunding the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) for the third year in row. The budget appendix released today designates $18.2 million for costs to close LSC down. LSC remains optimistic about congressional support for its funding and has