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The Organization The International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC) at Berkeley School of Law is one of the first of its kind. IHRLC designs and implements projects for the advancement of human rights...
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The Organization Community Legal Services (CLS) is a civil legal aid organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to low-income Philadelphians. CLS staff work in legal areas of debt and...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – December 6, 2019
Hello there, interested public! Hope everyone had a chance to relax over Thanksgiving, because we’ve got a lot of ground to cover in another two-week span of news. There’s an upcoming law review...
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The Organization The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) is both the “People’s Lawyer” and the State’s chief legal officer. The NY OAG not only guards the legal rights of New York...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – December 13, 2019
Hello there, interested public! Big news this week included revised plans for legal aid funding out of Ontario and a Department of Education decision not to issue full refunds to student debt-holders...
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The Organization A Heartland Alliance initiative, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) provides direct legal services to and advocates for the immigrant, asylum seeker, and refugee communities....
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – December 20, 2019
Hello there, interested public! Hope the final days of this decade are treating you all well. Among the many retrospectives this week, you may find the one by Slate interesting, which describes the...
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The Organization Third Way is a national center-left think tank that believes in mainstream American values of opportunity, freedom, and security. Their work focuses on high-impact advocacy campaigns...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – January 17, 2020
Hello there, interested public! Hope 2020 is treating everyone well so far. I’m reeling a bit from the onslaught of news, so this is our first Digest of the year. We’re off to a roaring start. The...
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The Organization The Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project is a Missouri-based nonprofit organization that provides low-cost immigration legal services. Their goal is to combine...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – January 24, 2020
Hello there, interested public! Digest is squeaking out just under the wire this week, so I’ll be brief. Major stories include a proposal to fund the Right to Counsel for Eviction at the federal level,...
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At the October Mini-Conference, we announced the finalists for this year’s PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award. To commend each finalist on their hard work and to demonstrate how difficult it will be to select...
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The Organization The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (Institute) is an Oakland-based national non-profit organization that provides resources on domestic violence, sexual violence,...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – January 31, 2020
Hello there, interested public! In another down-to-the-wire week, stories on Immigration and Civil Access to Justice dominated. As always, these stories and more are in the links below. See you around,...
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At the October Mini-Conference, we announced the finalists for this year’s PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award. To commend each finalist on their hard work and to demonstrate how difficult it will be to select...
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The Organization The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is a regional nonprofit organization working to protect the South’s natural resources as well as the health and well-being of Southern...
View ArticlePSJD Public Interest News Digest – February 7, 2020
Hello there, interested public! Major news this week includes regulatory changes concerning student loans, with a new MOU between the Department of Education and the CFPB, as well as a streamlined...
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The Organization GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is a nonprofit organization serving the LGBTQ community in the New England area. Their mission is to create a just society free of...
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At the October Mini-Conference, we announced the finalists for this year’s PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award. To commend each finalist on their hard work and to demonstrate how difficult it will be to select...
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