Tag: civil rights

U.S. Seeking Lawyers To Help Border Children In Courts?

The U.S. Justice Department is “trying to find lawyers who are willing to represent” those border children facing immigration court and the Obama administration is working to improve that New Mexico detention center, according to Deputy Homeland Security… Read More

Homeland Security Chief Says ‘Worst Is Over’ In Border Kid Crisis

In what’s being spun as good news, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says “the worst is over” for the border kid crisis, with the number of child migrants picked up at the southern borders dropping to the lowest… Read More

Pennsylvania Report Documents Civil Justice Need

A statewide coalition in Pennsylvania has documented what it termed a “staggering” number of unrepresented low-income litigants involved in civil lawsuits, adding that the lack of representation impacts the quality of life for many. The Pennsylvania Civil Legal… Read More