Public Interest Lawyers

Could More Public-Interest Lawyers in D.C. Help Prevent Domestic Tragedies?

Matthew Fraidin | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Murder, Legal Services, Dc Council, Deborah Epstein, Lawyers, Dc Impact, Protection Orders, Alecia Wheeler, Public Interest Lawyers, Pro Bono, Peter Edelman, Domestic Violence, DC News
Matthew Fraidin

Could a lawyer have saved Alecia Wheeler's life?  As the D.C. Council considers how to spend the $89 million surplus discovered recently, her tragic death reminds us that pennies spent on public-interest lawyers can provide pounds of cure.

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The Obama Visit to China - What the U.S. Press Missed

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chen Bingde, Robert Gates, Jiang Tianyong, China Emmission Targets, Climate Change, Obama China Visit, Xu Zhiyong, U.S. China Military Communication, U.S.-China Joint Statement, u.s. - China Conflict in International Waters, Michael Mullen, Public Interest Lawyers, Human Rights in China, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

Obama's visit to China was certainly not overly exciting but it was far from the failure that the U.S. press has made it out to be.

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Xu Zhiyong and What His Detention Means for Rule of Law in China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hu Jintao, People's Republic of China, Rule of Law, Tax Evasion, Chinese Democracy, Public-Interest-Lawyers, Communist Party, Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Sichuan Earthquake, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Government, Anti-Discrimination Law, Xu-Zhiyong, China National People's Congress, Rule of Law China, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

The Chinese Communist Party is unified by one principle: to remain in power. Any organized effort, even if within the confines of the law, will be viewed as a threat to the CCP's authority.

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Damn Yankees!

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Legal Services, Legal Services NYC, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Bankruptcy, Poverty, Economy, New York City, Yankees, Homeless, Foreclosure, Red Sox, Public Interest Lawyers, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Obama's election night challenge to "look after not only ourselves, but each other" does a better good job of describing what public interest lawyers at Legal Services NYC do every day.

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