National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Saturday, July 05, 2008

NLADA Releases Evaluation Critical of Current Funding Structure for Public Defense in Michigan

NLADA Adopts and Releases “Statement of Vision and the Ten Core Values For the National Civil Legal Aid System”

NEW NLADA Update: July 2, 2008 (For Subscribers Only). In this issue read about: LSC Rulemaking Workshop Considers Alternative Sanctions on Compliance; House and Senate Appropriations Committees Recommend $40 Million Increase for LSC; Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference Enlightens Equal Justice Advocates; NLADA 2008 Elections; Nominations Period Now Open; and Deadline Extended to Submit a Session Proposal for NLADA's 2008 Annual Conference

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Impacting Public Defense

NLADA Publishes Report "It's the Salaries, Stupid! . . . and Much More: The Developing National Crisis in the Delivery of Legal Aid"

NLADA and NY State Defenders Assoc. Release "Justice Impaired" - A Report on NY State's Public Defense System

Congress Considers Wide Range of Matters to Help Defender and Civil Legal Aid Attorneys Cope with Law School Debt

The American Council of Chief Defenders Releases Resolution on Setting Caseloads and Workload Standards for Public Defense Attorneys

Place an Order for the new Directory of Legal Aid & Defender Offices and Resources, 2007-2008

The C. Lyons Fellowship Program -- Supporting Emerging Leaders in the Equal Justice Community

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