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As the National Celebration of Pro Bono comes to an end, several legal aid organizations are reporting that pro bono work actually increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as more remote volunteering opportunities became available.
For the second year, the ABA is asking members to join in its efforts to address significant issues that affect their communities.
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor thinks back to her first year of law school, she wishes someone would have told her not to be afraid to ask more questions.
Troubling Treatment: Efforts are underway to reform teen behavioral programs Chelsea Filer was 15 when her mother hired men to take her from her grandparents' home to a teen treatment center in Ensenada, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Filer. Chelsea Filer grew up in San Diego, the daughter of a single mother who worked late nights at an advertising agency. Filer was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a child, and without much supervision as a teenager, she stopped doing her homework and started hanging out with her older boyfriend. She often fought with her moth...
News Roundup Afternoon Briefs: LSC could see $600M in 2022 funding; Netflix’s 'Tiger King' to receive shorter prison sentence Legal Services Corp. could receive largest funding increase under new legislation The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday funding legislation that includes $600 million for the Legal Services Corp., the largest funder of civil legal aid to low-income Americans, in fiscal year 2022. The bill includes $135 million more than LSC’s current appropriation, and if enacted, would be the largest single increase in its funding. “Thi...