Mar. 25—Too many Maine residents aren't able to get the legal representation they need. No, we're not talking about those charged with crimes — though we absolutely could be. Instead, we're talking ...

Mr. Jackson (not his real name) is a 42-year old man who was hospitalized three times in a seven-month period at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania. These hospitalizations were due to ...

Nov 30 (Reuters) - For every 10,000 Americans living in poverty, fewer than three civil legal aid attorneys are available to provide free legal help, a new ABA report has found. The latest iteration ...

Americans owe their fundamental right to legal counsel in criminal cases to a drifter who was buried in an unmarked grave. Clarence Gideon was accused of stealing beer, wine, and soda, and five bucks ...

A by-the-numbers look at the increase in pro se representation and the need for additional funding for civil legal aid programs. Justice Corps Fellows volunteer Aura Armas, left, helps fill divorce ...

POVERTY is a LGBTQ issue, and civil legal aid can help solve it. A recent study documenting the civil legal needs of LGBTQ Washingtonians conservatively estimates that there are more than 52,000 ...

When Gov. Wes Moore announced his 2024 housing package, the connection to the legal community at-large might not have been readily apparent. Yet, within one of the pieces of legislation currently ...

Victor Pang has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Civil Aid Service for a term of two years, with effect from January ...

The state’s largest funder of civil legal aid services is asking lawmakers to increase state funding by 20 percent in the fiscal 2022 budget to help fund services for low-income residents facing legal ...

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