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

The Legal Service Corporation has submitted to Congress a request for $486 million for Fiscal Year 2014 to meet the overwhelming need for legal services and to fulfill the nation’s promise of “justice for all.” This is an increase of $16 million over LSC’s FY 2013 appropriation request. The increase

Judiciary is challenged by a lack of understanding about its role and by perennial financial shortfalls A lack of understanding about the core role of the courts in American democracy along with financial shortfalls pose the two greatest challenges to courts, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D

he April 2013 edition of Senior Health News is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org .

The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee held a Public Hearing entitled, Civil Legal Representation of the Indigent: Have We Achieved Equal Access to Justice? on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 8E-B in the East Wing of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Senate Judiciary Committee

The Internal Revenue Service is accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programs, which will allow some organizations to apply for annual funding for up to three years. Applications will be accepted only through Grants.gov

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced that Wendy L. Rhein has joined its staff in the role of chief development officer. She will be responsible for providing strategic planning and management of LSC’s private fundraising efforts.