One of New York Legal Services Coalition's top legislative priorities is very close to passing! The Contracting Bill (S.4877-A / A.2740-A) will ensure the State makes on-time payments to the nonprofits it contracts with to carry out fundamental, needed services in the areas of family law, immigration, housing, public benefits, and more. When nonprofits get paid on time, we stay financially healthy and are better able to serve clients and carry out our missions. Learn more from our partners at Empire Justice Center: https://lnkd.in/eJMum_5N Speaker Carl Heastie and Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes — let's get this passed!
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At The Autonomy Group, PC, we celebrate the contributions of immigrants to our society and our community. We also understand the unique challenges faced by immigrants and their families, and we are here to help. Our managing attorney, Attorney Soraya Martial-Wright, arrived in the United States from Haiti at the age of 9. She understands firsthand the challenges of immigrating to a new country and the importance of having access to legal resources. That's why we are committed to providing affordable and accessible estate planning and elder law services to people of all ethnicities. We can help you create an estate plan that meets your individual needs and goals, and we can help you navigate the complex legal system. Here are some of the ways we can help: • Create an estate plan: We can help you create a will, trust, and other estate planning documents to ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes after you die. • Plan for long-term care: We can help you plan for long-term care needs, such as nursing home care or assisted living. • Protect your assets: We can help you protect your assets from creditors and nursing home costs. • Qualify for government benefits: We can help you qualify for government benefits, such as Medicaid. We are here to help you and your family. At The Autonomy Group, PC our mission is to help seniors, individuals, and those with special needs, protect themselves and their loved ones and preserve their autonomy while leaving a legacy for future generations. 📞 Call us at 803-262-0442 🖥️ Visit our website www.taglegacyplanning.com #TheAutonomyGroup #TAG #AttorneySoraya #EstatePlanning #LegacyPlanning #NationalImmigrantsDay #AmericanDream #US #USA #ElderLaw #ImmigrationLaw #GenerationalWealth #NorthCarolina #SouthCarolina #Probate #SpecialNeeds #attorney #law #lawfirm #explorepage #blacklawyers #blackexcellence #lawyerlife #lawyers #attorney #black #blackattorneys #lawfirm #blacklawyer #fyp
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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule on worker classification goes into effect. Make sure you are correctly classifying your employees and independent contractors by reading our Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Assistance Programs’ legal alert - https://bit.ly/49qaxMm #SmallBusiness #IndependentContractors #DCBusiness #LegalAlert
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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give" by Winston Churchill The distinction between the materialistic aspect of life and its deeper, more fulfilling spiritual or emotional dimension. In essence, it suggests that our professional and financial achievements ("what we get") provide for our physical needs and can define our social status or success. However, the true essence and fulfillment in life are found not in accumulating wealth or possessions, but in our contributions to the well-being of others and the community ("what we give"). For example, a successful lawyer makes a good living through their profession, ensuring financial stability and comfort. However, they find deeper satisfaction and meaning in life by volunteering at a legal aid clinic, offering free legal services to those who cannot afford representation. Through this act of giving, the lawyer not only helps others but also enriches their own life with a sense of purpose and connection to the community. ♻️ PLEASE help share the post 🙏 https://lnkd.in/ejUu7ffT
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Today we published our 2022 annual report. It was a year of building back relationships in the community post COVID, and meeting the increased demand for legal advice. Thanks to all of our supporters and funders in 2022. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eCJGaAV4
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No One Is Above The LAW! President Joe Biden 07-30-2024 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act President Joe Biden recently emphasized that no one is above the law, specifically mentioning former President Trump in the context of accountability for crimes committed. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that there is a significant amount of crime within the city of Los Angeles, particularly in Van Nuys. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office and the Van Nuys Police Station have individuals who seem more concerned with job security than effectively addressing and de-escalating issues. Judges are frequently misruling cases, contributing to the growing homelessness crisis while they enjoy the privileges of living in ocean-side properties and gated communities, all funded by taxpayers. This rampant corruption must be stopped. We urgently need thorough internal investigations into these sectors to address and eliminate corrupt judges, city attorneys, and government officials who have held their positions for over a decade and behave as though they own the courtroom or the city, acting like kings and dictators. Additionally, the State Bar needs comprehensive reform to take more accountability for attorney misconduct. There should be thorough investigations into issues affecting civil society, rather than the current trend of providing baseless responses loaded with closed-ended statements designed to simply close cases. This practice forces victims to take additional steps to seek justice, which is unacceptable. Furthermore, Governor Newsom has mismanaged the entire state in many areas, starting with the decision to allow COVID-19 tenants to not pay landlords. This policy has led to severe consequences, including instances where landlords have been killed by tenants who owe them money. While Governor Newsom's high-circle friends, who own large complexes and production studios like Warner Brothers and Disney in Burbank, received financial assistance, middle and lower-class landlords continue to suffer. This discrepancy has resulted in landlords losing hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in unpaid rent. A clear example of this mismanagement is the homelessness crisis, which has grown by over 300% since COVID-19 and continues to escalate. There is a growing fear that a civil war might be imminent, forcing police, sheriffs, and other departments to fight against their own people. This turmoil is being fueled by corrupt leaders who prioritize their beach view properties and the restaurants they own, funded by taxpayers' money. It is time to cleanse Los Angeles and the state of the criminals operating within our government, ensuring that justice, accountability, and fairness prevail for all.
President Biden Delivers Remarks and Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
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Legal Funding and Social Justice: Enhancing Access to Legal Resources for Marginalized Communities 🌟 In our latest blog post, we delve into the crucial intersection of legal funding and social justice. At Ovecus Financial, we believe that everyone deserves fair representation, regardless of their financial status. That's why we're committed to enhancing access to legal resources for marginalized communities. We explore how pre-settlement funding can level the playing field, empowering individuals to pursue justice without the financial burden. By providing financial support upfront, we help bridge the gap between marginalized communities and legal representation. Read our blog to learn more about how legal funding can contribute to social justice and ensure equal access to legal resources for all. Together, we can make a difference! https://lnkd.in/gyRqP3ZG #LegalFunding #SocialJustice #EqualAccess #OvecusFinancial 📚👩⚖️
Enhancing Legal Resources: Legal Funding and Social Justice for Marginalized Communities
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Our inaugural conference on human trafficking will cover every aspect of the exploitation trade, with resources on how to recognize & deal with it in business, law, nonprofits & more. Full story: https://ow.ly/OiOV50QFnh8
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The February issue of the A2J Dispatch is now available. Check your inbox and make sure you are signed up for the A2J Dispatch! In this month's issue, we highlight MSBA and A2JC partnering to advocate for civil legal aid funding during MSBA Day, A2JC joining Governor Wes Moore to support civil legal aid funding, and A2JC Commissioners and the broader civil legal aid community's participation in the United Way's 30/30 experience. We also showcase a new report from the Maryland Judiciary highlighting resources for the self-represented, The Housing and Affordability Act, the Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act, and the Federal Eviction Prevention Act of 2023, the history and successes of NLIHC's Erase Project, and a Human Rights report recommending legal representation for people who are unhoused or facing eviction. You can find all this and more in this month’s issue. https://lnkd.in/e6W_9GVS
A2J Dispatch - February Issue [2024] | Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA
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I agree with everything Jordan Furlong says here. The #A2J crisis has multiple causes and multiple owners. The challenge is to compel #accountability or “#ownership” on each of them— governments in particular. I’ll be writing more about this soon, with a focus on BC’s single regulator of legal professions initiative. But I’ll say for now that you can’t properly improve justice systems without properly #measuring their #progress, identifying where they need to #improve, and then pursuing those improvements (with some haste). To foster maximum and universal accountability (among #goverments, legal #regulators, #courts, law #foundations, legal #nonprofits…) you need an independent body to measure A2J progress, and then issue recommendations for instutional improvement. This is where an independent Office of the Access to Justice Commissioner would come in handy for each province. Its unofficial motto might be “Accountability for everyone, and justice for all.” ✊ More about this soon!
Governments: A2J is Mostly Your Mess to Clean Up - Slaw
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For this Saturday, this Politics / Law article is presented. It is a double barrel author piece by Paul J. Larkin who directs The Heritage Foundation’s project to counter abuse of the criminal law, particularly at the federal level, as senior legal research fellow in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The second contributing author is Zack Smith, a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. This article is simply the tip of the "Grey" iceberg interpretation by those various FED jurisdictions & other branches of the DOJ. One would simply say chaos is grey as to the interpretation needed for a possible agenda & other reasons. The other legal individuals and others have little say over their safety, not their ownership of public property.....one which they fund through TAXES. As TEXAS goes head to head with the massive border failings of the FED we see this. It is simply a part of getting the right interpretation to fit them. Never mind that there are veterans on the street, others that got there by bad luck, loss of a job or other downfalls. No one seems interested in addressing the root causes, simply adding to the "chaos". Various states blue & red are complaining to deaf ears of the FED, who refuses to address many implications of their decisions. Them thinking the FED is never wrong. However, the PEOPLE are their BOSS, them to serve the PEOPLE & NOT the other way around. Yep seems that is is more "ship high in transit " goods & services, especially now. Has anyone wondered since various unknown, illegal so called immigrants have been distributed to various corners of the Nation who will watch them when various RED National Guard troops may head to the TEXAS border. The old "who is watching the HEN house, while the guard is away". Yep FOX(es) are, more distraction, more chaos, more diversion....rules, regs., interpretation & other. Sadly it is not just in the USA, it is everywhere! Do you detect a "Whiff" of a scent? WHO is it?..an opinion...so on to it. ..."Once upon a time, constitutional interpretation actually involved interpreting the text of the Constitution. It’s not a blank slate. Its words have actual meanings. While the federal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recognizes that the Constitution contains words, the judges on that court seem to think they can ascribe any meaning—no matter how outlandish—to those words. One of their latest provocations can be found in a series of three cases: Martin v. City of Boise, Johnson v. City of Grants Pass, and Coalition on Homelessness v. San Francisco. Martin, the lead case, held that the government may not punish a homeless individual for sleeping on public property if there is no bed in a secular facility for him or her to use free of charge. (The decisions actually go much further, but let’s take it slowly.)...." READ ON, PRAY ON....STAND UNITED for FREEDOM, RIGHTS...IN GOD WE TRUST!!...PROUDLY, STRONGLY!!...all over the WORLD>>>!!
Court Should Rebuff 9th Circuit's Inimical Homelessness Rulings
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