In the News

December 2016

Dec 2, KIMA TV, Court Rules Yakima Regional, Toppenish Hospital to Pay $4.5 Million in Charity Care Case
Dec 9, Yakima Herald, Lawsuit Seeks to Extend Overtime Pay for Washington Farm Works
Dec 12, NPR, Washington State Dairy Workers Challenge their Exemption from Overtime pay
Dec 14, Crosscut, Dreams Deferred? Immigrants Ponder life in Trump’s America
Dec 18, Skagit Valley Herald, At the Mercy of the Courts
Dec 19, The Daily World, Justice in Motion: Northwest Justice Project Redux

November 2016

Nov 2, Real Change, Access Denied: How Homelessness is a crime
Nov 9, LSC.gov, LSC Awards more than $4.2 million in technology grants to legal aid organizations
Nov 10, Tacoma News Tribune, Washington Veterans Deserve More Legal Help
Nov 10, The Seattle Times, What Does It Mean for Seattle to Be a Sanctuary City for Immigrants?
Nov 13, The Seattle Times, Immigrant students worry Trump will end “Dreamer’ program
Nov 14, King5, Legal Justice program helps veterans
Nov 16, Kitsap Sun, Vets Can find Needed Legal Aid
Nov 18, KUOW, Dreams Deferred? Immigrants Ponder life in Trump’s America

October 2016

Oct 5, Columbialegal.org, Columbia Legal Services files pesticide exposure lawsuit on behalf of Yakima farmworkers
Oct 5, Abovethelaw.com, How to increase pro bono participation without the guilt
Oct 10, YakimaHerald.com, CWU to host immigration law panel
Oct 12, The Seattle Times, Our state’s one of the few where illegal immigration is up
Oct 14, The Seattle Weekly, Murray: No More sweeps at Homeless Camps that don’t cause problems
Oct 15, KY3.com, Now get a divorce, other legal services at Walmart
Oct 28, The Columbian, Clark County settles homeless case for $250,000

September 2016

Sept 9, The Seattle Times, OpEd: The injustice of underfunding civil legal aid
Sept 14, HeraldNet, Washington philanthropies committee $1.86 million for homeless students
Sept 15, The Seattle Weekly, New ACLU Report: bail creates a two-tiered justice system in Washington
Sept 15, The Seattle Times, NWIRP sues on behalf of 80 detainees in Tacoma seeking asylum,
Sept 16, newswise.com, Project to help recent law school grads open own firm helps bridge ‘access to justice’ gap
Sept 20, The Seattle Times, Appeals Court rejects lawsuit over lawyers for immigrant kids
Sept 20, The Seattle Times, Op Ed: Pro/con: What the right balance when dealing with homelessness?
Sept 21, Worldcrunch.com, Legal Services go “Uber” in France
Sept 22, ABA Journal, ABA launches free virtual clinic
Sept 23, The Huffington Post blog, Want justice? Don’t be shy – grab the spotlight
Sept 24, Yakima Herald, Forum shines spotlight on sexual harassment of farmworkers
Sept 26, The New York Times, For tenants facing eviction, New York may guarantee a lawyer
Sept 27, The Wall Street Journal, Immigrant detention system could be in line for an overhaul
Sept 29, The Seattle Times, Editorial: Moral obligation to not create debtors traps for poor defendants
ABA Journal, Ex-con fights for prisoner rights and battles censorship

August 2016

August 8, Abovethelaw.org: ABA Future Panel Calls for Broad Changes in Legal Services
August 9, Washington Post: This Robot Lawyer Helps the Newly Evicted File for Housing Aid
August 9, Northern California Record: $5 Million State Allocates to Bar’s Legal Aid ‘Terrific Step in Right Direction
August 10, ABA Journal: ABA’s Veterans Legal Services Initiative aims to create online resource, mobilize lawyers,
August 24, Seattle Weekly: Advocates propose sweeping reforms to homeless sweeps
August 24, Thinkprogress.org: Judges across the country are shaking down poor people
August 29, FortGreen Focus.com: Report: More NYC Residents Facing Eviction Have Access to Legal Help
August 31, The New York Times: Court Costs Entrap Nonwhite, Poor Juvenile Offenders
August 31, CLS Press Release: Ninth Circuit gives green light to Yakima farmworker class action

July 2016

July 1, KCBA Bulletin: Demystifying Washington’s Civil Legal Aid Network (Download .pdf)
July 8, Nonprofit Quarterly: Judge Holds WA in Contempt over Use of Jails as Mental Health “Waiting Rooms”
July 8, The Washington Post: One reason so many veterans are homeless? They can’t afford lawyers.
July 10, The Seattle Times: Court Paves Way for Medicaid Patients to Get Costly Hepatitis C Treatment
July 12, Willamette Week: Foster Mom Jeska Dalizu Went Far Beyond the Call of Duty to Help a Young Man in Need
July 12, Capital Press: Sakuma berry farm proposes vote on union
July 17, South Seattle Emerald: The Justice Gap: The Case for Civil Legal Aid
July 18, KIMA TV: Judge rules Yakima Regional, Toppenish Community violated state Consumer Protection Act
July 22, Inquisitr: Who is Anne Holton? Wife of Tim Kaine, Hillary’s VP Pick, Revealed
July 26, Yakima Herald: Lower Valley farm workers gather in Granger to celebrate victory in lawsuit, receive payments
July 28, Yakima Herald: Washington state required to notify hep C patients of new eligibility for expensive cure
July 28, Washington State Office of the Attorney General: AG Ferguson Announces Used Car Dealer Will Pay $250,000 Over Discrimination, Consumer Protection Claims (en Español)

June 2016

June 1, KCBA Bulletin: Civil Legal Needs Study Update: An Alarm and an Opportunity
June 1, The New York Times: Legal Aid with a Digital Twist
June 2, Daily Report: Hank Aaron, Andrew Young, Jim Harbaugh Talk Up Legal Aid
June 2, The Atlantic: How Prison Debt Ensnares Offenders
June 3, Northwest Public Radio: Immigrant Advocates Work to Fight ‘Notary Fraud’
June 5, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Debt Buyers
June 15, The Seattle Times: Rethinking Juvenile Justice and Its Impact on Minority Teens
June 21, KOMO News: Lawsuit: Local Hospital Is ‘Unfair and Deceptive’ to Some Low Income Patients
June 21, ABA Journal: Law Firms Are Already Inside Some US Wal-Marts
June 22, KUOW: Seattle-area Hospitals Under Fire
June 23, The Seattle Times: Seattle Officials Dismayed by High Court’s Immigration Deadlock
June 24, St. Thomas Newsroom: Vischer Tapped for National Leaders Council to Address Crisis in Legal Aid
June 27, Star Tribune: Judge Oks Class Action for Children in Deportation Hearings
June 27, The Columbian: Legal Technicians Provide Family Law Assistance
June 28, Fox News Latino: Thousands of Immigrant Kids Added to Class-Action Lawsuit Over Right to Counsel

May 2016

May 3, Huffington Post: The Time is Now to Invest in Second Changes
May 5, The Seattle Times: Judge in Seattle Orders Somali Teen Returned to Foster Family
May 9, The Bellingham Herald: Help Protecting Legal Rights in Whatcom County
May 10, Capital Press: Winning Attorneys in Sakuma Pay Case Seek $235,000
May 11, Pacific Standard: How States Are Failing to Provide Justice for All
May 11, Think Progress: Poor People Don’t Stand A Chance In Court
May 13, The Intercept: How the High Cost of Justice Pushes the Poor Into Prison
May 17, The Nation: One More Way the Courts Aren’t Working for the Poor
May 23, Tri-City Herald: Feds Pass Out Paychecks to Blueberry Workers
May 28, The Seattle Times: Judge Orders Washington Medicaid to Provide Lifesaving Hepatitis C Drugs for All
May 31, KPLU: Legal aid, Other Help for Crime Victims in Washington Expands Dramatically

April 2016

April 1, The Everett Herald: Lawyers Offer Free Counsel to People Who Can’t Afford to Pay
April 3, The Union Bulletin: Family Battles to Reboot Disabled Dayton Man’s Business
April 8, The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Philanthropy Must Step Up for Fairness in Civil Justice
April 19, The American Lawyer: Microsoft to Fund New Pilot Project to Improve Legal Aid
April 20, The Daily News: Domestic Court Forms Will Soon Be Available in Plain Language
April 26, National Mortgage News: B of A Distributes Funds to Legal Assistance Groups Nationwide
April 28, The Seattle Times: Lawsuit to Require Lawyers for Thousands of Children Facing Deportation Goes Forward

March 2016

March 2, St. Louis Public Radio: Legal Services Corporation President: U.S. Has Defaulted on Pledge of Equal Justice Under Law
March 4, Yakima Herald-Republic: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Orchard Workers
March 9, Huffington Post: Civil Legal Assistance Critical to Disaster Relief
March 23, Grays Harbor Daily World: Justice in Motion – Where We’ve Been and What’s Next
March 24, KUOW: In Immigration Court, Kids Face Deportation Without an Attorney
March 24, Spokane Journal of Business: Bill Hyslop: Ensuring Accessibility

February 2016

February issue of NWLawyer: The Erosion of Justice for All (pg 21-22)
February 2, Legal NewsLine: Evans Fruit Will Pay $272,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment Allegations
February 6, FOX News: Yes, Super Bowl Sunday is a Crisis for Domestic Violence – Just Like Every Other Day
February 6, The Olympian: Legal Aid is Big Help to Survivors of Domestic Violence
February 10, TVW: Presentation to the Washington Supreme Court on the Findings and Implications of the 2015 Civil Legal Needs Study Update
February 11, Tri-City Herald: Settlement Reached in Franklin County Jail Lawsuit that Alleges Inmate Mistreatment
February 12, Kitsap Sun: Access to Legal Aid Must Be Funded (opinion by State Representative Drew MacEwan)

January 2016

January 4, FOX News: How to Reduce Domestic Violence with Legal Assistance
January 7, The Tacoma News Tribune: Justice Shouldn’t Be Denied to Low-Income Citizens (opinion by State Representative Christine Kilduff)
January 7, Skagit Valley Herald: Housing Justice Program Offers Legal Help for Low-Income Renters
January 14, FOX News: Lawyer Charges with Forging Mexican Man’s Immigration Document
January 19, The Seattle Times: Panel’s Goal: Make it Easier for Those with Criminal Records to Get Place to Live
January 19, TakePart: At the Margins: Poor LGBT People Face Increased Legal Aid Needs