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News StoryImmigrants Avoiding State Courts, Legal Services Due to ICE Presence, Report Says
Dan M. ClarkNew York Law Journal
April 10, 2019
The report, released by a coalition of public defenders, civil legal services providers and others, called on the Office of Court Administration to immediately promulgate a rule requiring those officers to obtain a federal judicial arrest warrant before entering state courts to make an arrest.
Op-Ed
Does NY’s Legal System Provide Justice to Sexual Assault Survivors?
Lisa RiveraNew York Law Journal
April 23, 2019
Justice can seem elusive for survivors when our legal system and all its players do not reflect an understanding of trauma.
News Story
Immigrants Avoiding State Courts, Legal Services Due to ICE Presence, Report Says
Dan M. ClarkNew York Law Journal
April 10, 2019
The increased presence of federal immigration officers in and around New York state courts has led to a sharp decline in equal access to litigation and the use of legal services by undocumented immigrants, a new report released Wednesday found.
News Story
Buffalo Law Students See Puerto Rico Trip as Defining Moment in Their Legal Education
Susan DeSantisNew York Law Journal
January 18, 2018
Most of them haven't checked into their flights to Puerto Rico yet but the students from the University at Buffalo School of Law who are providing legal services to the island's residents say their legal paths have already been changed forever as a result.
News Story
Is Housing Step One Toward Establishing Civil ‘Gideon’?
Andrew DenneyNew York Law Journal
August 10, 2017
As Mayor Bill de Blasio prepares to sign a bill to ensure that all tenants in housing court have legal counsel, several other cities are moving forward with their own programs to provide poor litigants in civil cases with legal assistance.
News Story
Older Lawyers Pursue Social Justice Through Emeritus Program
Jeff StoreyNew York Law Journal
May 26, 2017
All three are "attorneys emeritus," participants in a program launched seven years ago by then Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman as "a permanent piece of the puzzle" to close the justice gap for low-income New Yorkers.
News Story
Advocates of Civil Legal Services Point to Collateral Benefits
Andrew DenneyNew York Law Journal
September 30, 2015
Providing civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers not only benefits the clients directly but benefits society as a whole.
News Story
Legislature’s Resolution Supports Civil Gideon
Joel StashenkoNew York Law Journal
June 29, 2015
A new resolution adopted by the New York legislature calls for fair and adequate legal representation for all New Yorkers in matters related to essentials of life.
News Story
Justice Gap Remains Wide, Hearing Witnesses Say
Tania KarasNew York Law Journal
September 23, 2014
Despite additional funding, the justice gap is nowhere close to being closed testified multiple people at a Lippman's Task Force public hearing.
Op-Ed
40 Years of Delivering Equal Justice Under the Law
New York Law JournalOctober 1, 2014
Op-ed by Raun Rasmussen, executive director of Legal Services of New York City, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Legal Services Corporation.
Op-Ed
Creative Ways to Provide Access to Justice
Martha BergmarkNew York Law Journal, ALM
March 25, 2014
Federal funding for civil legal aid is crucial, but there the lesser-known story is that innovators in the legal field are taking matters into their own hands.
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