PSJD News Digest – September 20, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! Ongoing high-level drama regarding the Biden Administration’s attempts at student loan debt relief continues to generate headlines. Other news stories include a developing crisis for immigrant services in Delaware and the launch of a statewide public defender system in South Dakota. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice(s)
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Judge extends temporary restraining order against Biden's student debt forgiveness plan (NBC News; 19 Sep 2024)
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Student Loan Forgiveness Court Order Is Wreaking Havoc Across Repayment System (Forbes; 19 Sep 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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What went wrong with federal student loans? (Brookings; 17 Sep 2024)
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Recent report sheds light on how federal student loan borrowers are managing repayment (ABC Action News; 17 Sep 2024)
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Pew study unveils rising student debt straining young Americans (Straight Arrow News; 19 Sep 2024)
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Student interest rates now higher than mortgage rates (Consumer Affairs; 17 Sep 2024)
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Student loan interest rates reach highest levels since the Great Recession (KSAT; 19 Sep 2024)
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What The Fed Rate Cut Means For Student Loans (Forbes; 18 Sep 2024)
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Senators Call for Financial Aid Transparency From Institutions, Loan Servicers (NASFAA; 19 Sep 2024)
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Wealth-Based Pell Grant Could Reduce Student Debt and Racial Wealth Inequality (Diverse Education; 19 Sep 2024)
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Voters — Especially Young Ones — Want Biden to Keep Fighting to Cancel Student Loan Debt (Data for Progress; 19 Sep 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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Senate committee OKs bill to relax federal hiring rules on past cannabis use (Green Market Report; 19 Sep 2024)
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Shutdown deadline nearing as House stumbles on stopgap spending bill (Government Executive; 19 Sep 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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Advocates push to close 'justice gap' in New York civil legal services (Spectrum News; 16 Sep 2024)
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Delaware’s immigrant support in crisis as little state funding and specialist shortages threaten essential services (WHYY; 17 Sep 2024)
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Paladin Launches Pro Bono Election Protection Portal for Attorneys (Law.com; 18 Sep 2024)
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Backers, foes weigh in on Washington state legal practice reforms (Reuters; 20 Sep 2024)
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Las Vegas city council pushes Legal Aid Center expansion forward (19 Sep 2024)
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Legal aid office opening in Sipekne'katik[ First Nation territory located within Nova Scotia] (20 Sep 2024)
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Washburn Law School set to expand rural programs following generous donation (WIBW; 19 Sep 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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Opinion: To protect the public, we must reduce public defender caseloads (Seattle Times; 18 Sep 2024)
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Lewis County [WA] raises concern over cost of new public defender requirements (The Chronicle; 13 Sep 2024)
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Editorial: Benton County [AR] case over public defender responsibilities leaves state looking for an escape (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; 15 Sep 2024)
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[ID] Public defense changeover raises concerns for some (Idaho Reports; 16 Sep 2024)
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What Pennsylvania’s failure to fund public defenders means across the commonwealth (ACLU PA; 19 Sep 2024)
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Solving Oregon’s public defender problem will involve more than money (Oregon Capital Chronicle; 15 Sep 2024)
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JUSTICE DELAYED: Washoe County [NV] courts are clogged with cases. Prosecutors and public defenders dispute why it’s happening (This is Reno; 19 Sep 2024)
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Q&A: Meet South Dakota’s first state public defender (News from the States; 18 Sep 2024)
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Millions allocated to counties to fund public defense efforts (South Dakota Public Broadcasting; 19 Sep 2024)
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