News
2010 General News
Treasury Blocks Legal Aid for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
- By: The Nation
- 12/22/2010
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Senate Passes Bill Protecting IOLTA
- By: NLADA
- 12/22/2010
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Little-known law could help foreclosed homeowners
- By: MPR
- 12/16/2010
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Census data vividly illustrate Minnesota's rural-urban divide
- By: MinnPost.com
- 12/15/2010
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Through pro bono, brotherhood blossoms
- By: Minn Lawyer
- 12/15/2010
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Medicaid addition will help more Minnesota poor
- By: Star Tribune
- 12/15/2010
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Vice President Biden Announces New Initiatives to Help Homeowners, Veterans, and Workers Access Legal Services
- By: LSC
- 11/23/2010
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FTC Issues Final Rule to Protect Struggling Homeowners from Mortgage Relief Scams
- By: FTC
- 11/23/2010
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Credit firm accused of 'robo-signing'
- By: Pioneer Press
- 11/22/2010
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USDA: 17 million families struggled to get enough food in 2009
- By: Washington Post
- 11/16/2010
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Nominations Invited for the 2011 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access
- By: ABA - Standing Committee of the delivery of Legal Services
- 11/15/2010
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Foreclosure mess prompts growing number of public officials to slow down process
- By: Washington Post
- 11/12/2010
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Site Provides Judges' Courtroom Preferences
- By: MSBA Civil Litigation Section
- 11/11/2010
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Some judges chastise banks over foreclosure paperwork
- By: Washington Post
- 11/09/2010
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Minnesota's chief justice on cuts in the court system and challenges ahead
- By: MinnPost.com
- 11/05/2010
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Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law
- By: NPR
- 11/04/2010
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Debt Collectors Face a Hazard: Writer’s Cramp
- By: NY Times
- 11/01/2010
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Local debt collector to pay $1.75 million
- By: Star Tribune
- 10/22/2010
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Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law: Call for Papers
- By: American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
- 10/21/2010
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Access To Justice In U.S. At Third-World Levels, Says Survey
- By: World Justice Project
- 10/15/2010
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Need a Lawyer? Good Luck
- By: NY Times
- 10/15/2010
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Minnesota Justice Foundation Event to Feature U.S. Attorney for Minnesota
- By: MJF
- 10/13/2010
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Legal Volunteers Needed for November 2 Election
- By: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- 10/12/2010
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Pro Bono blogging challenge
- By: technola
- 10/06/2010
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Minnesotans hit by the recession as incomes fell, home values slipped and poverty rose
- By: Pioneer Press
- 09/29/2010
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2011 EQUAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE: Request for Training Proposals
- By: NLADA, ABA
- 09/29/2010
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How bad is Minnesota's underfunded court system? Your chance to weigh in!
- By: MinnPost
- 09/27/2010
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Supreme Court Welcomes Comments on Proposed Amendments to Lawyer Registration Rules
- By: MN Supreme Court
- 09/27/2010
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Amid mountain of paperwork, shortcuts and forgeries mar foreclosure process
- By: Washington Post
- 09/24/2010
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Minnesota welfare, health rolls swell
- By: Star Tribune
- 09/23/2010
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Ally Financial legal issue with foreclosures may affect other mortgage companies
- By: Washington Post
- 09/22/2010
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Death won't stop these debt collectors
- By: Star Tribune
- 09/22/2010
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Ally's GMAC mortgage unit temporarily halts evictions in 23 states
- By: Washington Post
- 09/21/2010
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MSBA Announces 2010 Pro Bono Celebration Week Activities
- By: MSBA
- 09/17/2010
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Illegal immigrants held in isolated jails struggle for legal help, survey finds
- By: LA Times
- 09/17/2010
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Budget Woes Hit Defense Lawyers for the Indigent
- By: NY Times
- 09/17/2010
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Census: 1 in 7 Americans live in poverty
- By: Washington Post
- 09/16/2010
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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project & Partners File First Class-Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Immigrants with Mental Disabilities
- By: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- 09/15/2010
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Feds accuse Shakopee firm of shorting workers' pay
- By: Star tribune
- 09/09/2010
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Annual Report Highlights 35th Anniversary of LSC's Founding
- By: LSC
- 09/09/2010
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Suit accuses TCF of overdraft trickery
- By: Star Tribune
- 09/08/2010
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Seeking Nominations: 16th Annual PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award
- By: NALP
- 09/03/2010
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Analysis of little-known, key changes created by new consumer protection act
- By: National Consumer Law Center
- 09/01/2010
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MJF still accepting nominations for 2010 Anniversary Awards Celebration
- By: MJF
- 09/01/2010
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Justice denied as debt seizures soar
- By: Star-Tribune
- 09/01/2010
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Medical-legal partnerships receive boost in new bills
- By: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- 08/31/2010
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Immigration Agency Ends Some Deportations
- By: NY Times
- 08/27/2010
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NEW ICAN! tool for Joint Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage
- By: Court Self-Help Center
- 08/23/2010
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Young Lawyers Turn to Public Service
- By: NY Times
- 08/20/2010
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The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2000-2009: Decade of Change
- By: Brennan Center
- 08/20/2010
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NLADA 2010 Annual Conference Awards; Deadline to Nominate August 23
- By: NLADA
- 08/18/2010
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NLADA Annual Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended to September 10
- By: NLADA
- 08/18/2010
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Minnesota's overworked, understaffed public defenders ask: Is justice being served?
- By: Pioneer Press
- 08/17/2010
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Unemployed Homeowners to Get $3 Billion in Aid
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 08/12/2010
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Immigration and pro bono
- By: The National Law Journal
- 08/09/2010
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'Debt tagging' by collection agencies a growing problem
- By: Washington Post
- 08/09/2010
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More Strapped Litigants Skip Lawyers in Court
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 07/22/2010
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Jerry Lane Announces Retirement As Executive Director of Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance
- By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
- 07/21/2010
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Since start of downturn, more people representing themselves in court
- By: The Washington Post
- 07/19/2010
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Pro Bono: Quantity Over Quality?
- By: The National Law Journal
- 07/19/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: For Big Firms, a Pause or a Plateau?
- By: The AmLaw Daily
- 07/19/2010
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Haitians get 6 more months to apply for legal status
- By: SunSentenal.com
- 07/13/2010
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Automated Debt-Collection Lawsuits Engulf Courts
- By: New York Times
- 07/12/2010
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Chief Justice Magnuson: Courts Facing A "New Normal" of Shrinking Funding and Increased Use of Technology
- By: Minnesota Judicial Branch
- 07/07/2010
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State bankruptcy levels highest in decade
- By: Pioneer Press
- 07/06/2010
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Deportation numbers up in Minnesota, upper Midwest
- By: Minnesota Public Radio
- 07/06/2010
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Kudos for pro bono work
- By: Star Tribune
- 07/05/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: Still Growing
- By: The American Lawyer
- 07/01/2010
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Phantom debts, real anguish
- By: Star Tribune
- 07/01/2010
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MLSC Provides Clarity on Important Issue after Star Tribune Article
- By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
- 07/01/2010
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Expand legal services now
- By: The National Law Journal
- 06/28/2010
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Deferred Lawyers Were a Hit With Pro Bono Groups, Survey Suggests
- By: Law.com
- 05/27/2010
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Federal Judiciary Launches Enhanced Website
- By: United States Courts
- 05/15/2010
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2009 Poverty Guidelines Extended Again - to at least May 31, 2010
- By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 05/12/2010
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State Supreme Court rules against Pawlenty
- By: Star Tribune
- 05/05/2010
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MSBA Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged Committee announces the Minnesota Client Access, Barriers and Solutions Study
- By: Minnesota State Bar Association
- 05/04/2010
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Top 8 Reasons to Take Pro Bono Cases
- By: Law.com
- 04/23/2010
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The new legal aid: Do it yourself
- By: Star Tribune
- 04/21/2010
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State Bar Honors Low-Income Legal Service Providers
- By: Minnesota State Bar Association
- 04/13/2010
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Law school grads use deferred time to work at legal aid groups
- By: Chicago Tribune
- 04/04/2010
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Ranks of homeless rising in Minnesota
- By: Star Tribune
- 04/01/2010
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Law Student Helps Homeless with Common Catch 22
- By: William Mitchell College of Law
- 04/01/2010
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Commentary: A Call for Change on Legal Services Corporation Funding Restrictions
- By: OMB Watch
- 03/23/2010
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Senate confirms Obama nominee Sharon Browne
- By: SFGate
- 03/20/2010
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Minow, Levi confirmed to board of Legal Services Corporation
- By: Harvard Law School
- 03/19/2010
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Legal aid nominees headed for confirmation
- By: San Francisco Chronicle
- 03/18/2010
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Local attorney representing case's plaintiffs
- By: St. Cloud Times
- 03/16/2010
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Galen Robinson vs. the governor
- By: Star Tribune
- 03/15/2010
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Minnesota Legal Services Coalition Announces New “Start-to-Finish” Expungement Tool for Pro Bono Attorneys
- By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
- 03/11/2010
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An Advocate for Equal Justice
- By: New York Times
- 03/09/2010
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Lawhelpmn.org Offers Free Tax Resources For The Public
- By: PR Log
- 02/22/2010
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Once You Go Pro Bono, You Never Go Back?
- By: Above the Law
- 02/19/2010
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Angela McCaffrey, legal advocate, teacher
- By: Star Tribune
- 02/06/2010
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Cy Pres Manual Recently Updated
- By: Minnesota State Bar Association
- 02/03/2010
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Thomson Reuters Introduces International Pro Bono Project Connecting NGOs to Lawyers
- By: Law.com
- 02/02/2010
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LSC Sends Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request to Congress
- By: Legal Services Corp.
- 01/29/2010
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Better to light a candle ...
- By: The National Law Journal
- 01/05/2010
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2009 William Mitchell Graduate Receives 2010-12 Skadden Fellowship in Public Interest Law
- By: William Mitchell College of Law
- 01/04/2010
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Will unallotment ruling spur additional lawsuits
- By: Politics in Minnesota
- 01/04/2010
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Judge grants temporary order restoring benefits in unallotment case
- By: Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance
- 01/04/2010
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