Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! It’s been a busy week for those of you who’ve joined us at NALP’s Annual Education Conference in Boston. Meanwhile, the world outside our convention hall has been marching along. You can catch up on public service news in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! Hope you’re all doing alright. Looking forward to seeing some of you next week in Boston for NALP’s Annual Education Conference! The digest is a bit late this week; hopefully it’ll make good train/plane reading for those of you heading to Boston.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public!
Nice to be with you again, after a bout with bronchitis. I’m back with a Digest that isn’t our longest ever but is truly packed with major news. The biggest items are in “Editor’s Choices” section, but I highly you look over the headlines in each section this week.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public!
Lots of news this week: the student loan servicer in charge of managing public-service-related loans will be appearing in front of a Congressional hearing, while Biden outlined new forgiveness strategies for public service workers. New York State is considering multiple right-to-counsel bills (related to immigration services and tenants’ rights). Pay for public defenders adn court appointed attorneys looks likely to improve in multiple states, but in Louisiana public defenders are are worried that controversial new changes to the state’s system for managing their work may result in pay reductions. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! The biggest story this week is that Bloomberg Law found that 1 in 4 law students surveyed said they expect to work as a practicing attorney in public service. That should keep us all busy for the foreseeable future! In other news, a major deadline for income-driving repayment plans is looming and the Washington State Bar Association set new, lower caseload limits for public defenders in an attempt to address the state’s ongoing crisis providing indigent defense (as previously covered on the Digest). As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! We’re back with another week of news from the world of public service law. Major stories this week from Hawaii, where the entire staff of a domestic violence nonprofit simultaneously quit, and Washington, where the DOJ has informed the immigration judges’ union it can no longer issue public statements without prior agency approval. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! We’re back with another week of news from the world of public service law. The biggest story this week concerns a controversy surrounding the new contractor placed in charge of student loans likely to be subject to public service loan forgiveness. This story and others are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! We’re back with another week of news from the world of public service law. The biggest story this week concerns an attempt to restructure public defender work in the state of Louisiana. This story and others are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! We’re back with another week of news from the world of public service law. The biggest story this week concerns a letter sent by the senators from Massachusetts to the Department of Labor, “urging DOL to request additional funds in its upcoming budget request to add nonprofit data to future [Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages] reports”. This story and others are in the links below.
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Photo: Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
Hello, interested public! We’re back with another week of news from the world of public service law. The biggest story this week concerns student loans. This story and others are in the links below.
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