The Nation
Primary geographic focus: NATIONAL
Organization type(s): Media, Online
Nation, The
January 22, 2018
It's nearly impossible for undocumented minors in Florida who have been “abused, abandoned, or neglected” to apply for the green cards that they are legally entitled to.
Column
Nation, The
January 16, 2018
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
News Story
Nation, The
November 23, 2017
Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.
News Story
Nation, The
August 28, 2017
Their plan? Provide access to lawyers for as many low-income renters as possible.
News Story
Nation, The
May 19, 2017
The Department of Justice is perverting a rule to shut down immigrant-rights lawyers.
News Story
Nation, The
February 16, 2017
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.
News Story
Nation, The
January 27, 2017
How Trump will target immigrants, and how all of our communities can fight back.
News Story
Nation, The
July 15, 2016
Reverse redlining flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
News Story
Nation, The
May 16, 2016
There’s no right to indigent defense in civil cases—which means people living in poverty lose out.
News Story
Nation, The
February 13, 2016
Migrants in immigration proceedings, including children, have no guarantee of legal counsel and are often forced to make their case in front of immigration judges alone.
News Story
Nation, The
December 14, 2015
According to a new study by the civil legal aid group Public Justice Center (PJC), those who face eviction proceedings are casualties of an economic crisis that has metastasized into a constitutional crisis.
News Story
Nation, The
December 2, 2015
A recent lawsuit has helped expose what advocates describe as a reign of financial terror, threatening financially distressed consumers with spurious lawsuits to basically coerce people into paying debts they did not owe them.
News Story
Nation, The
October 23, 2015
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
Op-Ed
Nation, The
August 27, 2015
Providing access to expert civil legal help is absolutely essential to rebuilding communities and lives after a disaster.
News Story
Nation, The
July 15, 2015
After years of miseducating students nationwide, Everest College is finally toppling from its perch at the peak of the for-profit college bubble. But now thousands of alleged fraud victims are mired in a debt trap of epic proportions. Civil legal aid attorneys in Rochester, New York, are working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.
Primary geographic focus: NATIONAL
Organization type(s): Media, Online
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News StoryFlorida Judges Are Turning Their Backs on Abused Young Immigrants
Ashley CleekNation, The
January 22, 2018
It's nearly impossible for undocumented minors in Florida who have been “abused, abandoned, or neglected” to apply for the green cards that they are legally entitled to.
Column
Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings
Rachel BlustainNation, The
January 16, 2018
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
News Story
A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants
Tania KarasNation, The
November 23, 2017
Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.
News Story
These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People
Jimmy TobiasNation, The
August 28, 2017
Their plan? Provide access to lawyers for as many low-income renters as possible.
News Story
The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack
Rachel B. TivenNation, The
May 19, 2017
The Department of Justice is perverting a rule to shut down immigrant-rights lawyers.
News Story
New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers
Michelle ChenNation, The
February 16, 2017
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.
News Story
Want to Know How Trump’s Policies Will Actually Impact Undocumented Immigrants? Read This.
Michelle ChenNation, The
January 27, 2017
How Trump will target immigrants, and how all of our communities can fight back.
News Story
How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
Michelle ChenNation, The
July 15, 2016
Reverse redlining flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.
News Story
One More Way the Courts Aren’t Working for the Poor
Michelle ChenNation, The
May 16, 2016
There’s no right to indigent defense in civil cases—which means people living in poverty lose out.
News Story
What’s the Difference Between and a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.
Julianne HingNation, The
February 13, 2016
Migrants in immigration proceedings, including children, have no guarantee of legal counsel and are often forced to make their case in front of immigration judges alone.
News Story
Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year
Michelle ChenNation, The
December 14, 2015
According to a new study by the civil legal aid group Public Justice Center (PJC), those who face eviction proceedings are casualties of an economic crisis that has metastasized into a constitutional crisis.
News Story
How Debt Collectors Ruin Lives
Michelle ChenNation, The
December 2, 2015
A recent lawsuit has helped expose what advocates describe as a reign of financial terror, threatening financially distressed consumers with spurious lawsuits to basically coerce people into paying debts they did not owe them.
News Story
The Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Baby Jails’
Michelle ChenNation, The
October 23, 2015
In the wake of last summer’s migrant crisis, DHS is still keeping families in detention centers. What could go wrong?
Op-Ed
After a Disaster Like Katrina, Water, Food, and Shelter Are Not Enough
Laura TuggleNation, The
August 27, 2015
Providing access to expert civil legal help is absolutely essential to rebuilding communities and lives after a disaster.
News Story
Why Is It So Hard for Corinthian Students to Get Their Promised Debt Relief?
Michelle ChenNation, The
July 15, 2015
After years of miseducating students nationwide, Everest College is finally toppling from its perch at the peak of the for-profit college bubble. But now thousands of alleged fraud victims are mired in a debt trap of epic proportions. Civil legal aid attorneys in Rochester, New York, are working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.
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