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California Federal Judge to Hear Arguments in Health Care Clinic's Case Against City of Santa Ana

SOS is represented by pro bono counsel Nora Salem and Brett Williamson from O'Melveny & Myers and is seeking $500,000 in damages equivalent to the expenses incurred during the process of seeking approvals for the expansion.
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Legaltech News

Paladin Launches Pro Bono Election Protection Portal for Attorneys

The portal will provide lawyers and legal professionals access to pro bono opportunities dedicated to safeguarding the electoral process in the 2024 U.S. General Election.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pro Bono Legal Work: A Renewed Interest in Community Service

Lawyers, as part of the social contract between the legal profession and the community, should help people understand the laws and procedures that impact their daily lives. Attorneys should aspire to serve their communities with their legal skill in meaningful ways.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Power of a Birth Certificate

Not everyone can safekeep their documents in a fireproof box. Volunteering at HAP's in-person clinics allows me to offer back a little bit of the security and stability I've enjoyed, but so many others have not. It is truly the highlight of my professional career.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Updated Title IX Rule and State Laws Continue to Protect Students From Sex-Based Discrimination

Important new federal Department of Education regulations took effect nationwide on Aug. 1, strengthening protections against sex discrimination and harassment in public schools under Title IX.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In the September/October public interest calendar, check out annual events and celebrations, and the head down to AC for the 2024 Bench Bar & Annual Conference at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa.
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National Law Journal

'Graveyard Desecration'?: Md. Supreme Court Gives Descendants of Enslaved Persons Partial Victory in Property Row

"The record suggests that, rather than respectfully disinterring and moving the remains of the deceased, the developers disturbed the ground, removed human remains haphazardly and inconsistently, destroyed grave markers, and ultimately paved a portion of the land into a parking lot," Justice Jonathan Biran wrote in his majority opinion for the Maryland Supreme Court ruling the plaintiffs can seek equitable relief on remand.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Thomas R. Newman

Advocacy Briefed 113 appeals in N.Y. Court of Appeals and argued 63 during 1963-2018. Won 54 of them. Briefed and argued 30 appeals in Second…
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The American Lawyer

K&L Gates Attorneys Have Put 28,000 Hours Toward Stamping Out Revenge Porn in Past Decade

The firm's Cyber Civil Rights Project receives an average of 33 requests for help involving revenge porn each week. "The behavior has not gone away. People are still doing the same thing," said program co-founder David Bateman.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

For Sheppard Mullin Pro Bono Team, Three Big Disability Rights Wins in One Day

Sheppard Mullin pro bono partner Daniel Brown began working on disability rights issues after his brother became a wheelchair user after a spinal cord injury.
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