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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Guns Down, Gloves Up' Benefit Seeks to Reduce Violence, Empower Youth

"The amount of gun violence and other weapon violence has taken a toll on many of these communities, including our community," attorney Harold Rosnick said. "That's a key part of the program. Anger management, control, discipline, self-confidence are all issues that we're looking to address."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Debate Over Florida LGBTQ+ Laws Shakes Up Planning for Bar Association Retreat

"As soon as we knew that these laws were being passed, I became proactive and a group of us started working on putting a seminar together to bring this to light and explain what the laws are and why they are bad," said Jeffrey Fiorello, a member of the LGBTQ Rights Section.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Legal Aid Names New Chief for Citywide Housing Practice

In her new role, Munonyedi "Mun" Clifford will work with other offices at Legal Aid to look for opportunities to go on the offensive and file lawsuits against "unscrupulous landlords," governmental entities and "bad actors" who get in the way of people obtaining affordable housing.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

US: 48 Exploited Pandemic to Steal $250M From Food Program

Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food nutrition programs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Nonprofit Law Center Taking Aim at Alleged Constitutional Violations in NYC's Child Welfare System

"Since the killing of George Floyd, there has been a different kind of conversation about the structural racism of the child welfare system and that people are seeing that it's very much analogous to the structural racism and the danger of the abuse of government authority in the criminal realm and the immigration realm," said Chris Gottlieb of the New York University School of Law's Family Defense Clinic.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In this month's calendar, head to Atlantic City for the return of an in-person Bench-Bar Conference. Several trainings and celebrations are also on tap.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Seeking a Fresh Start: Custody Relocation and Domestic Violence

Understanding the limited housing and legal landscape that survivors face, and the flexibility needed to support decisions that impact safety, can go a long way to protect survivors and their children.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Housing Serves as a Barrier to Implementing 'Olmstead'

Many nursing facility residents remain unnecessarily institutionalized. The lack of affordable, accessible housing is consistently identified as the key roadblock to enabling nursing facility residents to move into the community.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

A New Law Is Good News for Many on Georgia's Economic Fringes, Attorneys Say

"Lawyers advising their clients should know that this law is retroactive," said Georgia Justice Project executive director Doug Ammar. "If a client has a license that was suspended automatically for missing traffic court, before the new law, the client can ask the judge to reinstate their license."
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'The Writing on the Wall Is Clear': Lawyers Step Into Fray Over Paul Newman's Intentions

"My hope would be that the foundation would wake up, and do the right thing here," lead counsel Andrew Lee said. "My expectation is that they're going to not do that, and try to fight this in court, probably on legal technicalities as opposed to addressing the merits of what Paul wanted."
4 minute read

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