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April 5, 2023
The Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Housing Task Force has recently released an issue brief on the role of mobile and manufactured housing in housing insecurity and instability in the United States. The brief compiles pertinent research and provides experts’ insights into the unique issues that
April 3, 2023
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the March 31, 2023 edition of PHLP Health Law News . You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org . This edition features the following articles: Client Spotlight: Helping Kevin Get an Accessible Bathroom
April 3, 2023
Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) has been awarded $490,920 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support its Medical Legal Community Partnership’s (MLCP) work providing legal aid to patients recovering from opioid use disorder in medication-assisted
March 31, 2023
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission reminds households of the steps they can take to prepare for, and recover safely from, storm-related power outages.
March 28, 2023
Utilities Can Provide Consumers with Multiple Options to Address Past-Due Balances, Manage Utility Bills and Avoid Spring Terminations
March 23, 2023
North Penn Legal Services is hosting a Fair Housing Month CLE Panel Discussion, entitled Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases: Tipping the Scales Toward Justice on April 14, 2020 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern. The program will be presented virtually on the Zoom platform. The program will be focused on
March 23, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a “click to cancel” provision requiring sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up, as one of several significant updates the Commission is proposing to its rules regarding subscriptions and recurring payments.
March 23, 2023
The Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) at Harvard Law School is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows Program through Monday, April 3, 2023. Wasserstein Fellows are practicing public interest lawyers who spend three days in Cambridge meeting with

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