Article from The Legal Intelligencer Blog discussing that the state Senate’s latest version of the budget that has restored about $3 million in funding for legal services.

From Sam Milkes on the PLAN Blog: 101 days into the fiscal year, a final budget has been adopted and is on its way to the Governor for his expected signature. Despite a number of scares along the way, and lots of ups and downs, funding for civil legal services came out fairly well. Not fully what we

Editorial from the New York Times encouraging Congress to make sure that the Legal Services Corporation is well financed, and to lift the restrictions currently in place on representation so lawyers can fully represent their clients.

Workshop Materials from the 2009 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Conference, held September 22-23, 2009 in Harrisburg, are now available in the PLAN Brief and Information Bank. View the Conference Materials>>

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to the Public Committee has presented its fifth annual Judge's Award to Judge Alan D. Hertzberg of the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas. The award recognizes a Pennsylvania jurist who has made exceptional contributions to the improvement of civil legal

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding more than $118 million in grants to 46 local projects to conduct a wide range of activities that include eliminating lead hazards in more than 9,000 homes; training workers in lead safety methods; increasing public awareness about

USA Today article discussing how the nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without legal assistance that could save their homes.