Press Releases
July 22, 2022
Rep. Cuellar Joins Texas Legal Aid Organizations to Announce $2.5 Million in Grants Benefiting Survivors of Natural Disasters
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Legal Services Corporation (LSC) President Ronald S. Flagg will join leaders from three Texas legal services organizations on July 25 to announce $2.5 million in LSC grants to support disaster relief.
July 12, 2022
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Modern Approaches to Expungement
Legal experts share their perspectives on the expungement process in the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Jason Tashea, a member of LSC’s Emerging Leaders Council, hosts the conversation with guests Noella Sudbury, CEO of the Raza Benefit Corporation and founder of Clean Slate Utah; Sarah Lageson, author and associate professor at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice; and Yousef Kassim, co-founder and CEO of Easy Expunctions.
July 11, 2022
Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Lightfoot, Sen. Durbin Join Other Lawmakers and Legal Leaders at LSC Chicago Forum on Increasing Access to Justice
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will host a forum in Chicago on July 13 focusing on new data about the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and ways to expand access to justice in Illinois and nationwide.
July 11, 2022
Legal Services Corporation Honors Illinois Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will present Pro Bono Service Awards on July 13 to Illinois attorneys and a law firm in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to equal justice.
June 29, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Providing a Record $675 Million for Civil Legal Aid
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations last night approved funding legislation that includes $675 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in FY 2023. LSC funding was included in the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) FY 2023 bill that was passed unanimously last week.
June 22, 2022
Legal Services Corporation Awards $38 Million to Support Legal Aid Response to Natural Disasters
LSC announced today that it is awarding $38 million in grants to 19 civil legal aid organizations in regions impacted by natural disasters. The grants will support the delivery of legal services to low-income Americans in need of assistance due to the consequences of hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, floods and severe storms that occurred in 2020 and 2021.
June 22, 2022
2022 Disaster Relief Grants Awarded to Legal Aid Organizations
Nineteen legal aid organizations around the country are receiving disaster recovery grants for natural disasters faced in 2020 and 2021.
June 14, 2022
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: The Argument from the Right for Civil Legal Aid
Conservative and libertarian thought leaders share their perspectives on civil legal aid in the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast.
May 31, 2022
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Data Privacy Concerns Increase as Legal Services Grow Online
Data security and legal experts discuss data privacy concerns for legal services providers on the latest episodeof LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast released today.
May 10, 2022
Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Coach Jim Harbaugh Joins LSC Leaders to Discuss New Justice Gap Report
University of Michigan Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh and Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board Chairman John Levi discuss LSC’s new Justice Gap report on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast released today. LSC President Ron Flagg hosts the conversation which examines the staggering difference between the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs.