Attorney General Eric Holder has announced $1.8 million in new resources to improve access to criminal legal services and strengthen indigent defense across the nation. In remarks during the “50 Years Later: The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright” event hosted by the Department of Justice, the Attorney
MidPenn Legal Services will be holding a symposium on Domestic Violence entitled Strengthening Systems to Protect Survivors on April 12, 2013 at the Shippensburg University Conference Center, 500 Newburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257.
State Treasurer Rob McCord today reminded those receiving unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation payments through a debit card to activate their new gold-colored card as soon as they receive it. Recipients must activate their new gold cards to access future payments made to their account
The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project will be holding a Disaster Preparedness Roundtable on March 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm Eastern. The roundtable is an informal discussion with the legal aid community about disaster preparedness.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Stephanie S. Libhart as executive director of the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) Board. Libhart replaces Al Azen, IOLTA’s first and only executive director, who retired in December 2012 after 23 years of service.
One week after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a new report entitled, There's No Place Like Home, showing that state action is still urgently needed to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic and sexual
The February edition of the Senior Health 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 visit their website at www.phlp.org.
New app will help the public, housing industry learn about their housing rights and responsibilities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has unveiled the first housing discrimination mobile application (app) for iPhone and iPad. Developed by HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and
