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
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