PSJD News Digest – August 16, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! Stories for this week include a legal aid initiative in El Paso involving partnerships between US nonprofits & law firms and the Mexican government, ongoing stories about public defender and local prosecutor shortages, and the White House reaction to a federal appellate ruling against its student loan forgiveness plan. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice
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Mexico offering free legal clinics in US (Border Report; 14 Aug 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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OPM and OMB unveil a new plan to improve the federal hiring ‘experience’ for both workers and HR managers (Government Executive; 15 Aug 2024)
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FTC ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack (AP; 14 Aug 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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Federal court halts Biden student loan forgiveness plan (Spectrum Local News; 13 Aug 2024)
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White House backs ‘legal merit’ of canceling student loans despite court setbacks (The Denver Gazette; 14 Aug 2024)
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Waiting on Student Loan Forgiveness Updates? You May Have to Wait Even Longer (CNET; 15 Aug 2024)
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Blumenthal demands immediate fix to doubled student loan account balances (Fox 61; 15 Aug 2024)
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When the Student Loan Payment Pause Ended, Did Borrowers Pay? (US GAO; 14 Aug 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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SJC names new co-chair for Access to Justice Commission (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly; 14 Aug 2024)
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Legal Aid Society slams Mayor Adams for again railing against NYC’s sanctuary laws (Politics NY; 14 Aug 2024)
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A pro bono project that prevents poverty? Now that's impact! (California Lawyer Daily Journal; 15 Aug 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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[IN] Attorney shortage commission makes budgetary, legislative recommendations (Indiana Capital Chronicle; 16 Aug 2024)
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[Bartholomew County IN] Judges ask to increase public defender pay (The Republic; 14 Aug 2024)
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Court says ACLU can name state of Maine in indigent defense lawsuit (Maine Public; 14 Aug 2024)
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Prosecutor pay varies locally during countrywide shortage (KIII 3 News; 14 Aug 2024)
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Montco [PA] will seek to hire 15 new public defenders to address a longstanding staffing shortage (The Philadelphia Inquirer; 15 Aug 2024)
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ACLU given green light to sue State of Maine for failing to provide legal counsel (Maine Morning Star; 15 Aug 2024)
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Changes coming to public defense in Idaho (Lewiston Tribune; 16 Aug 2024)
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Biden Public Defenders Turned Judges Begin to Make Mark on Bench (Bloomberg Law; 12 Aug 2024)