The March 2010 isssue of Health Law PA News, the free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, is now available on PALawHELP.org.

The Center for Access to Justice & Technology at the Chicago-Kent College of Law will be hosting its monthly A2J Author Online Intake Meeting on April 15, 2010 at 12:00 pm Eastern. Each month a step in the online intake planning process will be covered and questions will be taken from the attendees

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia is co-counseling a class action along with lead counsel Outten & Golden, LLP of New York, against the United States Census Bureau, alleging that thousands of African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans have been rejected for jobs by the Census Bureau

The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project will be offering a special two-part series (90 min each) about GIS mapping on April 16 and April 23, 2010. The workshops will take place from 1:00 pm -2:30 pm Eastern on each date. These workshops will provide step-by-step instructions about

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced plans to modernize the application process for FHA mortgage insurance, making the process easier for borrowers and faster for lenders. FHA will begin accepting electronic signatures on third party documents originated and signed outside of the

Article from the New York Times discussing the role Professor Laurence Tribe will be playing as the newly appointed "Senior Counselor for Access to Justice", a position created especially for him, where has been asked to suggest ways to improve legal services for the poor, find alternatives to court

Thousands of Americans with disabilities will have housing assistance specifically targeted to meet their needs as part of President Obama’s Year of Community Living initiative. HHS and HUD collaborated to provide housing support for non-elderly persons with disabilities to live productive

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency has released its Open Government plan. The plan, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/open, reflects the agency’s commitment to increase transparency, expand opportunities for citizen participation and collaboration