PSJD Public Interest News Digest – March 29, 2019

Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives

Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress

Hello there, interested public! There have been a torrent of stories, again, this week. In addition to the predictably important stories concerning student loans, you may also want to look for the DC Circuit’s concerns about a new attorney fee matrix the federal government is employing to reduce attorney fee awards in class actions, the NLADA’s thoughts on the steady stream of court challenges to Cy Pres awards, and overview articles on the Right-to-Counsel in Eviction and Progressive Prosecutors (two topics I look forward to discussing with those of you able to attend NALP’s Annual Education Conference in two weeks).

See you around,
Sam

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