Press Release Archives

2019 Releases

December
19	Senate Approves $25 Million Spending Boost for the Legal Services Corporation
17	2019 Disaster Relief Grants Awarded to LSC Grantees
17	LSC Awards More Than $14 Million in Disaster Relief Grants to Legal Aid Organizations
2	LSC Awards Vieth Grants to Support Leadership Initiatives in Civil Legal Aid

November
11	Veterans Day 2019: Message from LSC Chair John G. Levi
5	Representative Payne Join Leaders from Legal and Emergency Management Communities for Event Marking the Release of LSC’s Disaster Task Force Report
4	Veterans Day Forum to Explore Legal Aid’s Importance to Veterans and Military Families

October
23	Representatives Ted Deutch and Debbie Dingell and Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack Join LSC for Two Days of Access to Justice Events
18	Legal Services Corporation Honors Utah Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
18	Utah Chief Justice Durrant Joins Leaders from the Legal Community for Legal Services Corporation’s Access to Justice Forum
10	2019 Technology Initiative Grants Awarded to LSC Grantees
10	LSC Awards More Than $4 Million in Technology Grants to Legal Aid Organizations
3	Chief Justice Roberts Swears in New Legal Services Corporation Board

September
23	Legal Services Corporation Releases Report on the Data Behind Legal Aid Organizations
13	Leaders from the Legal and Emergency Management Communities Gather for Release of LSC’s Disaster Task Force Report

August
15	2019 Pro Bono Innovation Grant Recipients
15	LSC Awards Pro Bono Innovation Grants to Assist Low-Income Americans
6	Judicial and Legal Aid Leaders Join LSC for Event Marking the Release of Opioid Task Force Report and Access to Justice Forum
1	Senate Confirms Eight Nominees to LSC’s Board of Directors

July
25	Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Joins Leaders from Law and Government for Legal Services Corporation’s Access to Justice Forum
25	Legal Services Corporation Honors Maine Attorneys for Pro Bono Service

June
25	LSC Receives $135 Million Spending Boost in U.S. House of Representatives Bill
25	Leaders from the Law and Health Care Communities Join LSC’s Opioid Task Force in Nashville
12	Leaders from Law and Health Care Join LSC’s Opioid Task Force in Chicago to Discuss New Report
6	Members of Congress Join LSC’s Opioid Task Force for Report Release
6	LSC Awards Disaster Preparedness Grants to Assist Low-Income Americans in the Midwest
4	LSC Receives $15 Million in Supplemental Disaster Funding Bill

May
23	U.S. House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Providing $550 Million for Legal Services Corporation

April
30	Law Day 2019: Message from John G. Levi, Chairman, LSC Board of Directors
8	Senator Dan Sullivan Joins Legal Services Corporation for Briefing on Legal Aid’s Importance to Domestic Violence Survivors
4	Members of Congress and Distinguished Jurists and Business Leaders Join LSC for Access to Justice Forum, 45th Anniversary Luncheon

March
18	Legal Services Corporation Optimistic About Bipartisan Support in Congress Despite White House Proposal to Defund
11	Legal Services Corporation’s Disaster Task Force to Hold Field Hearing in Miami

February
11	Legal Services Corporation’s Opioid Task Force to Hold Field Hearing in Louisville
5	Legal Services Corporation to Launch Emerging Leaders Council to Spotlight Legal Aid Crisis

January
14	Legal Services Corporation Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
14	Representative William Lacy Clay Jr. Joins Legal Community for Legal Services Corporation’s Access to Justice Forum
3	Legal Tech Community Gathers at LSC’s Innovations in Technology Conference