Poverty – Voices for Civil Justice

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

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

Podrían eliminar remolque de autos en San Francisco

Video (California)

Podrían eliminar remolque de autos en San Francisco

March 26, 2019 | Telemundo (NBC 48) (San Francisco)
Telemundo takes a look at a recent report on the disparate racial impact of car towing in California. (Spanish)
Tags: Fines and Fees | Poverty

Towing Reform: New Bill Seeks to Repeal ‘Poverty Tows’

News Story (California)

Towing Reform: New Bill Seeks to Repeal ‘Poverty Tows’

March 19, 2019 | Marisol Medina-Cadena | KQED Radio (NPR) (Northern California)
For many Californians, having a car towed is not only a costly inconvenience but can mean losing access to a job, education, medical care or even shelter, according to a new report by a coalition of civil rights attorneys.
Tags: Fines and Fees | Poverty

Downriver law firm offers free civil legal services to low-income and elderly clients

Feature (Michigan)

Downriver law firm offers free civil legal services to low-income and elderly clients

March 4, 2019 | Keith Salowich | News-Herald (Detroit)
Nonprofit Lakeshore Legal Aid has resources for vulnerable sects of the community
Tags: Poverty | Seniors

Study: Many poor Oregonians can’t afford a lawyer to solve life-altering legal problems

Data, News Story (Oregon)

Study: Many poor Oregonians can’t afford a lawyer to solve life-altering legal problems

February 28, 2019 | Aimee Green | Oregonian
A new study finds that only about 16 percent of low-income Oregonians who need legal representation get it for their needs in the civil justice system.
Tags: Access to Justice | Access to Justice Commissions | Poverty

Nevada’s rising poverty population results in unmet legal needs

News Story (Nevada)

Nevada’s rising poverty population results in unmet legal needs

August 26, 2018 | Riley Snyder | Nevada Independent
A survey conducted last year found that households with income less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level have a total of about 147,000 legal “needs” every year — yet 76 percent of those needs are never addressed or resolved.
Tags: Access to Justice | Poverty

Lawyers Have A Role To Play In Decriminalizing Poverty

Audio, Interview (Missouri)

Lawyers Have A Role To Play In Decriminalizing Poverty

September 5, 2017 | WESA (Pittsburgh)
It was a wake-up call for the nation, and one organization had already been in place working on these issues for five years.
Tags: Criminal Justice | Poverty