CoronaVirus – Voices for Civil Justice

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

Investigative (Arkansas, NATIONAL, New York, STATES)

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

June 8, 2020 | Paul Kiel , Jeff Ernsthausen | ProPublica

Tags: Consumer Protection | CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection

Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find

News Story (NATIONAL)

Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find

June 21, 2020 | Jason DeParle | New York Times (NYT)

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Hunger | Unemployment Insurance

‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents

News Story (NATIONAL)

‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents

June 21, 2020 | Jessica Silver-Greenberg | New York Times (NYT)

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Disability Rights | Housing: Eviction | Medicaid | Nursing Homes

Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction

News Story (Georgia, NATIONAL, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction

June 14, 2020 | Associated Press (AP)

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | eviction | Housing: Eviction

Ariel Levinson-Waldman: With COVID debt cases expected to rise, DC should fully fund civil legal services

Op-Ed (District of Columbia)

Ariel Levinson-Waldman: With COVID debt cases expected to rise, DC should fully fund civil legal services

June 3, 2020 | Ariel Levinson-Waldman | The DC Line

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Funding - State and Local

Commentary: Suspending bed-hold policy will save lives during pandemic

Op-Ed (New York)

Commentary: Suspending bed-hold policy will save lives during pandemic

May 26, 2020 | Allison Green | Albany Times Union

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Nursing Homes

Will Evictions Pick Up When Courts Reopen Monday?

Audio, News Story (Virginia)

Will Evictions Pick Up When Courts Reopen Monday?

May 14, 2020 | WVTF (local NPR, VA)

Tags: CoronaVirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Eviction