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April 22, 2020
快猫视频's Access to Justice Briefing
快猫视频's Access to Justice Briefing
April 21, 2020
COVID-19 Relief Grants Awarded to 快猫视频 Grantees
COVID-19 Relief Grants Awarded to 快猫视频 Grantees
April 21, 2020
快猫视频 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鈥檚 COVID-19 Task Force. 快猫视频 Board Chair John G. Levi also offered remarks.快猫视频 Briefing: The COVID-19 Health Crisis, Civil Legal Needs, and State Courts
April 16, 2020
Members of Congress Join Legal Community for Briefing on COVID-19鈥檚 Impact on Civil Legal Needs
Members of Congress Join Legal Community for Briefing on COVID-19鈥檚 Impact on Civil Legal Needs
March 26, 2020
快猫视频 Will Receive $50 Million in Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
快猫视频 Will Receive $50 Million in Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
March 24, 2020
鈥淐ontinuity of Operations Planning and the Courts.鈥 | Panel | New Orleans
This is a panel from the event titled, 鈥淐ontinuity of Operations (COOP) Planning and the Courts.鈥 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. 快猫视频 Board Vice Chair Father Pius Pietrzyk moderated the discussion.鈥淐ontinuity of Operations Planning and the Courts.鈥 | Panel | New Orleans
March 24, 2020
Dean Madeleine Landrieu of Loyola University | Remarks | Disaster Task Force Report Release | New Orleans
The 快猫视频鈥檚 (快猫视频) 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
March 24, 2020
Pro Bono Innovation Fund
快猫视频 requests $5 million for the Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF)鈥攖he same amount 快猫视频 has requested for the past seven years. Currently, the Pro Bono program is funded at $4.5 million.Pro Bono Innovation Fund
March 24, 2020
Fiscal Responsibility
For the first time in almost a decade, 快猫视频 is requesting an increase in the Management Grants Oversight (MGO) budget for FY 2021. Since 2015, 快猫视频 has covered its current MGO expenses with a combination of appropriated funds and funds carried over from prior years. 快猫视频 projects that we will come close to exhausting our carryover funds by the end of FY 2021 without an increased congressional appropriation. In addition, as funding for Basic Field grants increases, we require additional resources to conduct proper oversight and accountability of the grants 快猫视频 awards to our 132 grantees. As a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars, we have an obligation to maintain a robust oversight program.Fiscal Responsibility
March 24, 2020
Loan Repayment Assistance Program
快猫视频 requests $2 million for the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) for FY 2021鈥攖he same amount 快猫视频 has requested for the past three years. Currently, the LRAP program is funded at $1.5 million.Loan Repayment Assistance Program