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The Legal Intelligencer

Safe Injection Sites—An Idea Whose Time Has Come

The question is whether we should allow such a site in Kensington, ground zero of the opioid crisis. The site would allow addicts to come with their drugs into a clinical setting and use clean needles, have opioid antidotes available and treatment options for the users.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justice for Workers: Decent Housing Should Be a Given

We continue to work on housing rights for agricultural workers, but today we also represent other low-income people who face unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

How a Big Law Corporate Lawyer Won a New Trial for a Man Convicted of Murder

Attorney John Cordani Jr. scored a major win as he handled his 19th pro bono case: The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Aug. 7 to order a new trial for a convicted murderer.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Movers: Outstanding Pro Bono and Bond Work Rewarded

McCarter & English recently received the American Bar Association’s 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award, and Day Pitney's Namita Tripathi Shaw has been elected a fellow at the American College of Bond Counsel.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Public Interest Calendar of Events

A fundraiser hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division that involves ping pong, a forum discussing "the Central Park Five" and The Support Center for Child Advocates' 14th annual golf classic top the list of calendar items for late August and September.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Services Corporation Awards $4.3 Million in Pro Bono Innovation Grants

The grants, including more than $500,000 to legal aid organizations in the Washington area, will support new ways to assist low-income clients.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours

Gebhardt & Kiefer Donates to United Way’s ‘Tools 4 School’ Gebhardt & Kiefer of Clinton marked its 135th anniversary by donating 135…
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Kasowitz Seals Win for Marine Who Warned of Terror Attack—and Was Punished

2016, you might recall, was a year where using personal email to send classified government information loomed large (cough, Hillary)—but this case was over the top.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Kirkland Client Gets the Last Word Against Online Trolls

"This ruling is a precedent-setting moment in the fight against online hate, bigotry, and harassment,” said Kirkland partner Emily Hughes.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Law Pro Bono Counsel Backs Texas Ballot-Access Lawsuit

“I’m proud to say I’m part of it, and be part of a firm that would devote this amount of time and resources to something like this. It makes me feel good about being a lawyer," said David Whittlesey, partner in Shearman & Sterling in Austin.
4 minute read

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