Renewed Push to Expand Access to Legal Aid
Mike Moen
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MINOT The movement to expand affordable legal services is receiving renewed focus, since a U.S. Supreme Court Justice made a public endorsement of the idea.
Conservative-leaning Justice Neil Gorsuch recently wrote an op-ed for USA Today, calling on states to find creative ways for more Americans to get free or affordable legal guidance, especially in non-criminal cases.
Examples include establishing a will or dealing with small-claims issues.
Rich LeMay, executive director for Legal Services of North Dakota, said this kind of advocacy is long overdue. Attorneys go to school for this, and quite frankly, some of the attorneys don t have it figured out, LeMay asserted. It s a lot to expect that a person s gonna be able to do everything the way the court requires.
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The attack on our nation’s Capitol in early January was another sign of how deeply white supremacy is rooted in America. The following conversation occurred before that insurrection, but its lessons on moving forward in the wake of racial terror are more important than ever.
The Biden-Harris Administration and 117th Congress will have new opportunities to address the profound pain felt by so many across America. The pandemic’s health and economic crises are disproportionately striking Black, Latina/o/x, and Indigenous communities. At the same time, people have taken to the streets in protest of the historic presence of anti-Black police violence and systemic racism. To heal and become a nation of full inclusion, we must all confront one of this country’s most difficult realities: that racism and a lack of political leadership are driving forces behind the suffering. Our nation’s leaders must repair years of significant policy damage and restore the public
Legal Services Corporation Grantees To Receive Complimentary Access To Bloomberg Law
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bloomberg Law today announced that it is now offering complimentary access to its legal research platform to all grantees of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), supporting the delivery of high-quality, civil legal assistance in every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. Bloomberg Law provides grantees with full coverage of federal and state legislation, regulations, and key agency guidance, including legal issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn.
Bloomberg Law offers a wealth of high-value resources and time-saving technologies such as Practical Guidance, trackers, and chart builders in practice areas such as labor & employment, health care, tax, and bankruptcy that legal staff in LSC grantee offices can utilize to aid the millions of Americans
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