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April 21, 2020

LSC Briefing: The COVID-19 Health Crisis, Civil Legal Needs, and State Courts

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, Representative Fred Upton (MI-6) and Representative Joe Kennedy (MA-4) provided remarks during the briefing. They were joined by American Bar Association (ABA) President Judy Perry Martinez who shared updates on the ABA’s COVID-19 Task Force. LSC Board Chair John G. Levi also offered remarks.LSC Briefing: The COVID-19 Health Crisis, Civil Legal Needs, and State Courts
March 24, 2020

“Continuity of Operations Planning and the Courts.” | Panel | New Orleans

This is a panel from the event titled, “Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning and the Courts.” Having a COOP plan in place helps ensure that courts can perform essential functions even when normal operations are affected by a disaster or emergency. The panelists included former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, now of Counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and co-chair of the task force; Dana M. Douglas, Magistrate, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court and Justice John L. Weimer of the Louisiana Supreme Court. LSC Board Vice Chair Father Pius Pietrzyk moderated the discussion.“Continuity of Operations Planning and the Courts.” | Panel | New Orleans
March 24, 2020

Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University | Remarks | Disaster Task Force Report Release | New Orleans

The Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) Disaster Task Force held an event marking the release of its report on Wednesday, March 4 at the Louisiana Supreme Court. The Task Force Report offers recommendations on how legal services providers can collaborate with outside partners to help vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. These are remarks by Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University | Remarks | Disaster Task Force Report Release | New Orleans