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The Legal Intelligencer

HAP Tackles Photo ID Challenge for the Homeless

Government-issued photo identification cards are critical documents for individuals seeking services, employment, substance abuse treatment, housing and even access to buildings. Since 9/11, Department of Homeland Security rules require persons to present a birth certificate and Social Security card in order to obtain state-issued photo identification. At the same time, vital records ­departments throughout the country and the Social Security Administration require applicants for birth records and Social Security cards to present a valid state-issued photo ID. While a limited range of alternative documents may be substituted, these generally require proof of residence, leaving ­homeless men and women with an insurmountable impediment when they lose their identification documents as a result of their homelessness.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Public Interest Calendar of Events

By | November 28, 2016
On Dec. 2, HIAS Pennsylvania and Nationalities Service Center is set to provide a free Asylum Law Training from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1701 Market St. The training will cover basic asylum law. Lunch will be provided. Register by Monday at www.hiaspa.org.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Lawyers Observed 'Fair and Lawful' Haitian Election

Two Atlanta lawyers who traveled to Haiti to observe last Sunday's long-delayed presidential election said it went much better this time around than results last year that left the country with no clear leadership.
12 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Lawyers Shepherd Cash-Strapped Women's Program Through Transaction

Earlier in her career, Jennifer Kleiner worked as a resident manager at a program for homeless girls under the age of 18. Twenty-five years later, Kleiner is now a lawyer and counsel at Verrill Dana in Westport. Along with Verrill Dana partner Cheryl Johnson, they helped the program for which Kleiner used to work as a support staff member survive a crisis brought on by funding cuts by Connecticut's Department of Children & Families.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Takes Pro Bono Role on Big Apple Circus Bankruptcy

After nearly four decades in operation, The Big Apple Circus Ltd. filed for bankruptcy Sunday, with Debevoise & Plimpton serving as lead counsel to the Brooklyn, New York-based nonprofit on its Chapter 11 case.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Calling for Supreme Court Panel on Alternative Business Models

7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lancaster Lawyer Breaks Ground With Successful Clemency Petition

Lancaster attorney Kiandra Bair has become the first member of the National Bar Association to file a successful petition for clemency on behalf of an inmate.
10 minute read

International Edition

Dechert Helps Create Law in India That Could Save Lives

India is moving forward on establishing legal protection for good samaritans in traffic accidents, thanks in part to assistance from the U.S. law firm Dechert.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Immigration, IP and Outreach Highlight Wyndham's Pro Bono Year

Wyndham Worldwide, Legal Departments, Pro Bono
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Tradition of Community Support, AT&T Thinks Local

AT&T, Legal Departments, Community Service
13 minute read

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