PSJD News Digest – April 12, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
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.
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice(s)
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UNIONIZED NYC LEGAL WORKERS HOLD LONGEST STRIKE IN OVER TWO DECADES (UAW; 9 Apr 2024)
Student Debt and Student Loans
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Inside Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against the company that foiled Biden’s student debt relief plan (Courier Newsroom; 11 Apr 2024)
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Biden Cancels $7 Billion in Student Debt in Election-Year Push (Bloomberg; 12 Apr 2024)
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US appeals court bars Biden's debt relief for students defrauded by colleges (Reuters; 5 Apr 2024)
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Missouri Attorney General leads coalition challenging Biden student debt relief (Missouri Independent; 9 Apr 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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OPM finalizes reforms to federal internship programs (Government Executive; 11 Apr 2024)
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Jewish legal aid lawyers sue NYC union over criticism of Israel (Reuters; 11 Apr 2024)
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The Coming Attacks on Nonprofits (The Chronicle of Philanthropy (1 Apr 2024)
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CT agency to hold open hearing on state's embattled chief public defender (Hartford Courant; 10 Apr 2024)
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Government Hiring is Boosting US Job Growth (Fitch Ratings; 11 Apr 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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Saskatchewan expanding law student placements in name of access to justice (Law360 Canada; 10 Apr 2024)
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Law Society of BC to be disbanded under new legislation (Delta Optimist; 12 Apr 2024)
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B.C. introduces legislation on legal profession reform; law society, bar association opposed (Law360 Canada; 11 Apr 2024)
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P.E.I. increases legal aid eligibility thresholds (Law360 Canada; 5 Apr 2024)
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Access To Court Records Should Be Free For Everyone (Above the Law; 10 Apr 2024)
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HUD funds [Iowa] Legal Aid to enforce Fair Housing Act (Oelwein Daily Register; 6 Apr 2024)
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Pandemic legal aid funding to end for Michigan renters (WILX 10; 9 Apr 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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[IL] Senate President Don Harmon Proposes Statewide Office to Support Public Defender System (Chicago Tribune; 7 Apr 2024)
Prosecutorial and Public Defense Office Hiring Crises
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Delaware sets public hearings on salary increases (The Daily Star; 11 Apr 2024)
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The Impact of Underfunding on Justice: A Deep Dive into Budget Constraints and Their Ripple Effects from District Attorney Linda Stanley (Ocean City NY Daily; 8 Apr 2024)