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News StoryEviction Filings by Big Landlords Surged After Trump Issued Ban
Patrick Clark, Prashant GopalBloomberg
September 14, 2020
News Story
The Worst for U.S. Renters and Apartment Owners Is Yet to Come
Noah BuhayarBloomberg
July 24, 2020
News Story
General Counsel Request More Funding for Legal Services Corp.
Melissa Heelan StanzioneBloomberg
April 29, 2019
This is the third year in a row that the Trump administration has threatened to defund LSC, the nation’s single largest sponsor of civil legal aid, despite bipartisan support for the group.
News Story
Las Vegas Victims Must Now Wrestle With Bills, Banks, and Bosses
Polly MosendzBloomberg
October 6, 2017
Lawyers offer free help with the everyday issues as well as settling the affairs of 59 people murdered in America’s latest gun massacre.
News Story
Saving Legal Services Corp’s Funding: Inside The Battle
Gabe FriedmanBloomberg
May 5, 2017
President Trump is expected to release his budget for the next fiscal year in late May, and then Congress will have an appropriations process and during which time LSC’s funding level will be determined.
Column
Making a Goal Line Stand for Legal Aid
Stephen PoorBloomberg
March 15, 2017
It is rare that the Big Law community comes together over issues. The fact that over 150 firms have done so should send a message underlining the importance we place on this issue.
News Story
Trump to Cut Legal Aid, Lawyers Doubt Congress Will Approve
Gabe FriedmanBloomberg
March 16, 2017
Jim Sandman, president of the Legal Services Corp., said he expects Congress will ignore Trump’s budget and grant his organization’s full request for $502.7 million.
News Story
Banks Can’t Wait to Wipe This Complaints Database
Shahien NasiripourBloomberg
February 8, 2017
A seemingly benign catalogue of consumer complaints is one of banks' biggest gripes.
News Story
How to Solve the Housing Crisis: More Lawyers
Patrick ClarkBloomberg
April 8, 2016
Cities could save millions of dollars in tax revenue by helping renters fight landlords.
News Story
How Making Eviction Easier Became a Hot New Industry
Patrick ClarkBloomberg
February 23, 2016
The high eviction volume has led to an industry that makes eviction easier. But this is hurting low-income communities across the country.
Interview
LSC’s James Sandman: We Need Technology & Paraprofessionals
Monica BayBloomberg
July 31, 2015
Q&A with Legal Services Corporation president James Sandman about solutions and trends in civil justice.
News Story
Washington State Experiments with Legal Technicians
BloombergJune 29, 2015
Article about the legal technicians program in Washington state.
News Story
Grab the Rent Receipts, Duck the Scams: Activists Rush to Help People Qualify for Obama Immigration Plan
Esme E. DeprezBloomberg
November 22, 2014
How groups are advising undocumented people how to take advantage of Barack Obama's executive action on immigration reform.
News Story
Obamacare Regular Enrollment Closes for 2014 Health Plans
Alex WayneBloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg
June 6, 2014
The offices of the Legal Aid Society were “packed,” said John Foley, a supervising attorney for the group, a government-designated navigator for the law.
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