PSJD News Digest – October 4, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! Lots of major news this week: a federal judge ended the temporary block on the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, while California became the newest state to require that attorneys report pro bono hours to the State Bar. The federal government is allowing employees to donate their PTO to colleagues affected by Hurricane Helene, while the North Carolina Supreme Court is allowing out-of-state lawyers to assist hurricane victims. As always, these stories and more are in the links below.
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice(s)
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Biden's Student Debt Plan to Proceed After Federal Judge Lets Pause Expire (Teen Vogue; 3 Oct 2024)
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California joins other states in asking lawyers about pro bono work (Daily Journal; 2 Oct 2024)
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Rising Grad School Costs Raise Questions About Some Programs' Value (Forbes; 30 Sep 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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401(k) Student Loan Match Perk Hindered by Employer Hesitation (Bloomberg Law; 30 Sep 2024)
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Oakland County [MI] connects residents to free student debt relief services (News from the States; 1 Oct 2024)
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End of student loans grace period a potentially perilous time for borrowers (CBS; 4 Oct 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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Federal Trade Commission employees vote to unionize (Federal News Network; 30 Sep 2024)
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IDOL Reminds Employers of Forthcoming Salary Transparency Law (Illinois.gov; 1 Oct 2024)
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OPM announces leave transfer program for feds affected by Helene (Government Executive; 2 Oct 2024)
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Staff donations draw fire in Tampa’s prosecutor race. But it’s legal — and customary. (Tampa Bay Times; 3 Oct 2024)
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Illinois diversity reporting mandate is burdensome on nonprofits (Chicago Sun Times; 3 Oct 2024)
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DOL Issues Framework to Guide Employers Using AI Recruiting and Hiring Tools (Law & the Workplace; 3 Oct 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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NC Supreme Court Allows Out-of-State Lawyers to Assist Hurricane Helene Victims (The Deep Dive; 3 Oct 2024)
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Legal Aid Ontario releases final report on Aboriginal Justice Strategy (Law Times; 2 Oct 2024)
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Cleveland Legal Collaborative takes innovative path to closing the justice gap (Crain’s Cleveland Business; 30 Sep 2024)
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New dean at [U of ID] College of Law highlights need for attorneys (Idaho Business Review; 1 Oct 2024)
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Legal Aid Groups Seek Increase to Annual Fee Assessed to Wisconsin Lawyers (State Bar of WI; 2 Oct 2024)
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[MA]'s civil legal aid costs skyrocket (Newburyport News; 3 Oct 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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Idaho switches to new public defender system (Moscow-Pullman Daily News; 2 Oct 2024)
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Idaho State Bar weighs in on public defender withdrawals (Magic Valley; 30 Sep 2024)
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ACLU of Washington sues Yakima County to release inmates who can't get public defenders (Yakima Herald-Republic; 1 Oct 2024)
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After reforms, Oregon still struggles with shortage of public defenders (Oregon Capital Insider; 2 Oct 2024)
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Californians’ crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs (AP; 4 Oct 2024)
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Lincoln County to explore option of creating public defender's office (The Dakota Scout; 3 Oct 2024)
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