PSJD News Digest – October 25, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! A big week for news, with stories below. Additionally, I wanted to share some NALP news: registration is now open for the 2024 Public Service Conference. This virtual event will take place on Dec 10 & 11th and be an opportunity for members of our community to come together and discuss issues we are facing together, including topics that I digest for you weekly in this newsletter. If you have the time, we’d love to see you there!
Take care,
Sam
Editor’s Choice
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Thomson Reuters Unveils AI for Legal Justice Aid Program for Legal Aid Organizations (Law.com; 24 Oct 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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Biden student debt plan heads to 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul (FOX9 KSMP; 23 Oct 2024)
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Additional 60,000 Public Servants to Have Student Loans Forgiven (Fed Agent; 24 Oct 2024)
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Biden takes a third swing at student debt relief, targeting borrowers facing hardship (CBS; 25 Oct 2024)
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State legislators question effectiveness of federal student loans and policies (Route-Fifty; 24 Oct 2024)
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Everyday activists buy up $10 million in student debt then wipe it away for 3,000 people (Upworthy; 20 Oct 2024)
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Biden administration extends repayment freeze for 8 million student loan borrowers (CBS News; 21 Oct 2024)
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Student Debt Is a Major Source of Economic Stress for U.S. Public and Private Sector Workers, New MissionSquare Research Institute Study Finds (Globe Newswire; 22 Oct 2024)
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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Fixing the broken federal hiring process is critical to improving government performance (Government Executive; 24 Oct 2024)
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The Benefits of Professionalizing Pro Bono (Talk Justice; 22 Oct 2024)
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Trump says he’ll move thousands of federal workers out of Washington. Here’s what happened the first time he tried (Government Executive; 23 Oct 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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6 new Indigenous justice centres opening in British Columbia (Law360 Canada; 18 Oct 2024)
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Strengthening support for access to justice services in both official languages in Quebec (Department of Justice Canada; 21 Oct 2024)
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Milwaukee DSA Opposes County Move To Weaken Successful Right-To-Counsel Program (Urban Milwaukee; 22 Oct 2024)
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Task force seeks to standardize child protective legal aid in Michigan (WOOD TV8; 22 Oct 2024)
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UofL downtown clinic allows law students to aid immigrants legally in Kentucky (WHAS11; 23 Oct 2024)
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Externship program places law school students in [IN]’s most lawyer-deprived areas (The Indiana Lawyer; 23 Oct 2024)
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Students Gain Internship Opportunity [with WA Tenants’ Right to Counsel Program] While Tenants Receive Representation (Gonzaga Law School; 22 Oct 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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Bucks County has a public defender shortage. What it means for justice in the courts (Bucks County Courier Times; 24 Oct 2024)
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Kansas public defenders asking for higher pay (AOL; 23 Oct 2024)
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Citing lack of judicial response, State Public Defender asks Iowa Supreme Court to step in (QC Times; 21 Oct 2024)
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Yakima County being sued for actions regarding Washington public defenders (NonStop Local; 24 Oct 2024)
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Lawmakers, public defenders, experts host hearing on state of public defense in PA (PA House; 21 Oct 2024)
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Judge demands answers from Idaho state public defender after defendants left without counsel (Idaho Capital Sun; 23 Oct 2024)