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EditorialEnsure legal fairness: Detained immigrants deserve representation
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOctober 10, 2019
U.S. courts are supposed to be guided by fairness with due process for all. But in deportation hearings in Pennsylvania and throughout the country, detained immigrants are currently not guaranteed legal representation, leaving many alone in facing government attorneys.
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Tenants seek receiver to take over troubled Penn Hills complex
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 6, 2018
A group of tenants in a Penn Hills apartment complex that has fallen into disastrous disrepair are asking a judge to appoint a receiver who would take over the property while arguments over ownership drag on.
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Armed with high-tech assistance, legal aid attorneys aim to assist more people filing for bankruptcy
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 22, 2018
Attorneys at Pittsburgh's Neighborhood Legal Services Association, with the assistance of volunteer attorneys, have started using Upsolve, a software program that automates much of the work that used to require the time and effort of a human attorney.
Op-Ed
Dick Thornburgh: Ensuring justice for all with legal aid
Dick ThornburghPittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 5, 2017
Legal aid services are a lifeline for many, and essential to our system of justice.
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Federal cuts would target civil legal aid for poor
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 27, 2017
Funds for low-income people seeking legal help in civil cases — such as those involving domestic violence protection from abuse orders, child custody issues, evictions, mortgage foreclosures — could potentially become scarcer.
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Rent-to-own: Court case sheds light on business practice
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 26, 2016
A recent report from the National Consumer Law Center about such contracts noted that they are marked by grossly unequal bargaining power.
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Teaming up to help Pittsburgh-area tenants in public housing eviction cases
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJune 28, 2015
Article about the partnership in Pittsburgh between legal aid and a private law firm to help with unlawful evictions.
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