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The Legal Intelligencer

Serving the Acutely Vulnerable in Pennsylvania

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania has been providing free legal services to people living with HIV since 1988. The nature of HIV and AIDS has changed dramatically since then thanks to medical advances that have transformed HIV into a manageable disease if treated properly.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In this month's Public Interest Calendar of Events, attend several CLEs via Zoom.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Our Jaws Were Dropping': Family Lawyers' Fundraiser for Pro Bono Rakes in $105,000

When the coronavirus derailed their annual chili cookoff fundraiser, Austin family law attorneys didn't know how they'd donate to a local pro bono legal aid provider. What they did next exceeded expectations by 250%.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Role of Lawyers in a Time of Unrest

I've spent a lot of time ruminating on my role as an attorney in light of all that I am observing—the disparate impact of COVID-19, the political unrest over elections, the rising up of oppressed people all over the nation.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Law Attorneys Represent $2.5M Donor Suing Nonprofit That Dismissed Election-Fraud Litigation

The plaintiff's legal team includes Venable partner Ronald M. Jacobs and associate Christopher J. Climo of Washington, D.C., along with Thompson & Knight partner Meghan McCaig of Dallas.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

This month's events include a gift card drive for toys, virtual meetings and an awards ceremony.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rules Allow Indefinite Detention for People Accused of Violating Probation

For the past three years, ACLU of Pennsylvania staff have spoken to dozens of people incarcerated in county jails across the commonwealth. We have heard many stories like Joe's, stories of people held for months away from their homes and families awaiting probation and parole hearings.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Battling Presumptions: Breaking Down Barriers to Post-Conviction Relief

"Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." There is perhaps no presumption more familiar in the law than the presumption of innocence.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fired for Being Unmarried and Pregnant? Court Rules in Gender Discrimination Case

The case is a cautionary tale for employers that impose a morals code on their workers, but fail to enforce that policy evenly on men and women.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Vatican Itself Is Now Defendant in Suit by US Plaintiffs Alleging Sexual Abuse

Prior suits over priest sexual abuse typically target local dioceses, some of which have declared bankruptcy under the weight of litigation. This week's suit, filed by St. Paul, Minnesota, sex abuse lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, explores uncharted waters with its attempt to recover from the Vatican.
5 minute read

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