PSJD News Digest – September 13, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! Lots of major stories concerning student loan this week, highlighted in particular in my editor’s choice section below. Other news concerned further new programs advancing the right-to-counsel in eviction cases at a local level, a new effort in Georgia to fill public service jobs in rural areas, and an announced hearing on proposed changes to indigent defense policy in Washington State. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice(s)
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Navient fined $120M, banned from federal loan servicing (Inside Higher Ed; 13 Sep 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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“Selected Findings from the 2024 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Student Loan Survey” (ABA; Sep 2024)
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Survey Shows Impacts of Law Student Debt (Diverse Education; 9 Sep 2024)
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Stressed and depressed, only 34% of young lawyers with highest student debt say JD was worth cost, new ABA survey says (ABA Journal; 9 Sep 2024)
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Most Young Lawyers Say Debt Alters Their Career Plans (Law360; 9 Sep 2024)
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Student Loan Balances Decrease in Second Quarter of 2024 (Federal Reserve of New York; Sep 2024)
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Student Loan Update as Fifth of Americans Skip Repayments (Newsweek; 10 Sep 2024)
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U.S. Education Department to open new financial aid form to more applicants (Government Executive; 11 Sep 2024)
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Over 50 Lawmakers Urge ED to Review MOHELA’s Performance (NASFAA; 12 Sep 2024)
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Debt Collective Seniors Lead First Elder Action for Student Debt Relief (Yahoo! Finance; 12 Sep 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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US judges advised to restrict clerks from seeking political jobs (Reuters; 13 Sep 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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NYC Bar AI Task Force Tackles Access to Justice, Tech in Courts (Bloomberg Law; 9 Sep 2024)
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Wall Street Journal: How Philadelphia is Helping Renters Combat Nationwide Eviction Surge (Delco Today: 9 Sep 2024)
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Ga. Law School Unveils Programs To Fill Rural Justice Jobs (Law360; 11 Sep 2024)
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LA City Council Takes One Step Closer to Right to Counsel Ordinance (My News LA; 11 Sep 2024)
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Nevada sets unique alternative for lawyer licensing, rejects new national bar exam (Reuters; 11 Sep 2024)
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Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program (ABA Journal; 11 Sep 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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Hundreds of NC defense attorneys waited months for pay in 2016. It could happen again. (The News & Observer; 9 Sep 2024)
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[Cortland] County[, NY] debates whether to pay lawyers more (Cortland Standard; 12 Sep 2024)
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Washington Supreme Court Sets Public Hearing Sept. 25 on Proposed Changes to Indigent Defense (Washington Courts; 11 Sep 2024)
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Plan to cut WA public defender caseloads would have profound consequences (Seattle Times; 12 Sep 2024)
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