This article featured on the Penn State Law website describes the experiences of law student Kelly Towns who worked on a diverse number of cases involving consumer protection, prisoner rights, and tax law as an intern at the Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh.

PA Fair Care, Pennsylvania's health plan for uninsured adults with pre-existing conditions, was launched by the Pennsylvania insurance Department on August 4, 2010. Enrollment in the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, and enrollment opened on August 4 at 8:30 a.m. PA Fair Care will be

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released its 2009 Annual Report, which recounts the founding of LSC in 1974 and its evolution into the nation's single largest funder of civil legal assistance to promote equal access to justice and to ensure the provision of high-quality civil legal aid to

Americans with Disabilities Act 20th Anniversary This month is the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This week’s message highlights how DPW supports individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community. This includes serving individuals with developmental

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has announced that the deadline for requesting reinstatement to to active status has been extended to September 1, 2010 for attorneys that were transferred to inactive status for failure to pay the annual fee, for failure to comply with

Stronger education, training and advocacy is needed to help Pennsylvanians adopt a “zero tolerance” attitude toward domestic violence, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Domestic Violence Task Force. The task force, formed in September 2008, was created to

The Legal Services Corporation, the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (NTAP) and the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation have announced that Sprint is now offering broadband services to all legal services programs at reduced, General Services Administration-level pricing. NTAP will

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced the availability of weekly e-mail alerts to provide consumers with electric pricing information and competitive offers available in their area. The PUC has just released updated estimates comparing current market prices with capped electric