Domestic Violence – Voices for Civil Justice

A civil justice crisis is coming; Much greater funding for legal aid is needed

Op-Ed (Massachusetts)

A civil justice crisis is coming; Much greater funding for legal aid is needed

September 10, 2020 | Susan Finegan , Lynne Parker | CommonWealth – Nonprofit journal of politics, ideas and civic life

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Foreclosure | Hunger | Unemployment Insurance

Domestic Violence, Eviction, Finances Drive Virus Legal Aid Rise

News Story (Louisiana, NATIONAL)

Domestic Violence, Eviction, Finances Drive Virus Legal Aid Rise

July 24, 2020 | Melissa Heelan Stanzione | Bloomberg Law

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Pro Bono | Unemployment Insurance

Now More Than Ever, Justice For All

Op-Ed (New Mexico)

Now More Than Ever, Justice For All

June 15, 2020 | New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Shannon Bacon | Los Alamos Daily Post

Tags: Consumer Protection | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Unemployment Insurance

No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice – The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system

Long Form (NATIONAL)

No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice – The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system

June 22, 2020 | Kathryn Joyce | New Republic

Tags: Access to Justice | Benefits of Legal Aid | Civil Right to Counsel | Consumer Protection | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Funding: Federal | Housing: Eviction | Poverty

Point of View: Legal aid is a front-line responder

Op-Ed (Oklahoma)

Point of View: Legal aid is a front-line responder

May 10, 2020 | Katie Dilks , Michael Figgins | Oklahoman

Tags: Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Pro Bono

Legal aid organizations strained by increase in pandemic-related cases, including domestic violence, unemployment claims

News Story (Illinois)

Legal aid organizations strained by increase in pandemic-related cases, including domestic violence, unemployment claims

May 11, 2020 | Antonia Ayres-Brown | Chicago Tribune

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Debt Collection | Domestic Violence | Housing: Eviction | Pro Bono | Public Benefits | Unemployment Insurance

Legal Services Alabama standing on the front lines with public during coronavirus crisis

Op-Ed (Alabama)

Legal Services Alabama standing on the front lines with public during coronavirus crisis

April 29, 2020 | Brad Robertson , Tommy Wells , LaVeeda Battle | Montgomery Advertiser

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Domestic Violence | Funding - State and Local | Funding: State & Local | Housing: Eviction | Unemployment Insurance