News Archive...
(Continued from LANC Public
homepage)
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Advocates for Children's Jason Langberg speaks at
National Day of Action to Defend Public Education Rally &
March in Raleigh,
October 7, 2010 (Speech)
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"We pushed; now bedbugs don't bite"
(October 27, 2010 article,
News & Observer)
[Also see:
"Bedbug infestation chaps renter"
(October 6, 2010 article,
News &
Observer)]
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Legal Aid of NC distributing domestic violence outreach posters to
community (October 25, 2010
Media Release)
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"Mortgage change sought"
(October 18, 2010 article,
News & Observer)
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NC Supreme Court rules that schools cannot constitutionally deny
alternative education to suspended students unless they articulate a
significant or important reason for the denial.
(October 15, 2010 Media Release)
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"ACLU Files Lawsuits After Government Wrongfully Deports U.S.
Citizen With Mental Disabilities"
(October 13, 2010 ACLU-NC media
release)
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"Ruling Limits State’s Power in School Suspensions"
(October 8, 2010 article, New York Times)
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"Bedbug infestation chaps renter"
(October 6, 2010 article, News &
Observer)
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"Legal
Aid struggles to place cases with lawyers in rural areas"
(Article, NC Lawyers Weekly,
September 27, 2010 Edition)
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"Improving Wake's suspension policy"
(September 28, 2010 OpEd,
News & Observer, Raleigh, NC)
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"Census
Finds Record Gap Between Rich and Poor"
(September 28, 2010 article, Associated
Press)
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LANC Client Council passes Resolution
in memory of Sarah Davis
(09/23/10)
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"Officials target human trafficking"
(September 21, 2010 article,
Daily Reflector, Greenville, NC)
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Young lawyers making an impact in support of Legal Aid
of
North Carolina (September 17, 2010
Media Release)
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Statement
by LSC chairman on new Federal Poverty Data
(September 16, 2010, LSC Media Release)
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"When
paying the mortgage is not enough"
(September 5, 2010 article,
The News & Observer)
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"Taser
use prompts talk of policy"
(September 4, 2010 article, The Cary
News)
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"NC
Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) implements
comparability" (article, NC
Lawyers Weekly, August 9, 2010 edition)
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NC
Justice Center's "Defenders of Justice Awards" ceremony & dinner
scheduled
for September 30 in Durham
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"Under
scrutiny, Wake County schools rethink long-term
suspensions"
(August 18, 2010 article,
Independent Weekly, Durham, NC)
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"The
Fundamental Right to Educational Opportunities: Two
Students' attempt to
Enforce Their Constitutional Rights."
(article, NCAJ's Trial Briefs,
August 2010 edition)
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"Wake schools hear ideas on discipline"
(July 30, 2010 article, News &
Observer, Raleigh, NC)
[Also see report presented by ACS:
"Research-based
Recommendations for Improving School Discipline in Wake
County
Public Schools"]
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"Happy
20th Birthday, Americans with Disabilities Act"
(July 26, 2010, wegohealth.com blog)
[Also see ADA home page:
www.ada.gov]
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"Legal
Aid pioneer dies at 77"
[July 25, 2010 Winston-Salem
Journal article, regarding Carol L.
Teeter, the founder of the
Legal
Aid Society in Winston-Salem]
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Vigil
honors Johnston County domestic violence,
abuse victims (July
22, 2010 WRAL-TV-5 News article)
[Also see"Residents respond to domestic violence"
(July 29, 2010 Clayton News-Star article)]
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WRAL-TV
interviews LANC's George Hausen
[30-min. video,
On the Record, WRAL-TV-5,
July 17, 2010]
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Summer
Law Interns making impact at LANC
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"Alamance
County
facility will help domestic violence victims"
(July 8, 2010 article, News 14 Carolina,
Triad)
[Also see:
"From dream to reality:
Family Justice
Center opens"
(July 8, 2010 article, Times-News]
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John
L. Sarratt of Raleigh recognized by the LANC
Board of Directors for work as Co-Chair of the
2009-10
Triangle Region Access to Justice Campaign.
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Framed Resolution presented to Willie C. Dawson
Family at June 2010 LANC Board of Directors Meeting
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"Replace
program, Wake told"
(May 11, 2010 article, News & Observer, Raleigh, NC)
[Also see:
"State
finds Wake violated law for special-education
students" (May 10, 2010 article, News & Observer, Raleigh, NC)]
[Also see:
May 10, 2010 Media Release, Advocates for Children's
Services]
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"Judge orders Guilford County officials and state board of education
to
report concerning failing elementary and middle schools"
[May 3, 2010 Media Release by
Parents Supporting Parents
(Greensboro, NC)]
[Also see:
March 26,2010 Order by Superior Court Judge Howard
Manning, Jr.]
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Thomas Holderness named UNC School of Law's
2010 Alumnus of the Year for his pro bono work at LANC
(April 26, 2010 article, www.probono.net/NC)
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"Chief Justice: Funding, equal access among main
challenges for N.C.
courts in the future"
[April 7, 2010 article, Times-News (Burlington, NC)]
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LANC Board of Directors passes Resolution
in
honor/memory of Willie C. Dawson
(Resolution passed by LANC BOD March 26, 2010)
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"City of Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board Sets Fair
Housing Conference
for April 23-24"
(03/31/10 Media Release, City of Raleigh Fair Housing
Hearing Board; includes
registration form)
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"The
Racial Achievement Gap in the Wake County Public School
System" (ACS Issue Brief, March 2010)
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UNC Law School's Pro Bono Project to receive
award for advance directives clinics implemented in
partnership with Legal Aid of NC.
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"School Suspensions lead to Legal Challenge"
...regarding case to be heard before NC Supreme Court on March 22
(New York Times, page A14, March 19, 2010)
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Willie C. Dawson passes
...founder of
Pamlico Sound Legal Services
(New Bern/Greenville, NC area)
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"UNC
law students connect, reconnect"
(Sun Journal, March 15, 2010)
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NCBA's
4ALL Statewide Service Day considered "Huge Success"
[03/09/10 article, NC Bar Association]
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ACS Annual Report - 2009
[Advocates
for Children's Services (ACS), a
statewide project of
Legal Aid of North Carolina]
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"Introducing legal 'Boot Camp'"
(02/16/10 article, Duke Law School, regarding the new
LANC-Duke Law School summer internship program.)
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LANC
and UNC-School of Law to offer free advance directive clinics
March 8, 9
and 11
(02/15/10 Media releases, LANC-Greenville and LANC-New Bern
offices)
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NCBA's annual "4ALL Statewide Service Day" on Friday, March 5
(02/09/10 NCBA News article)
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LANC to help with new radio talk show in Raleigh to educate
citizens
about the City of Raleigh's Fair Housing Ordinance.
(01/25/10 St. Augustine College press release,
WAUG-AM)
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"Goal
is to keep houses occupied"
(01/23/10 Winston-Salem Journal article)
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Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation breathes life into fight against
foreclosure
epidemic
(01/07/10 Media Release)
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"Legal
Services Corporation names Interim President"
(12/30/09 Legal Services Corporation media release)
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"Wake County Schools rethink discipline policies"
(12/28/09 News and Observer article)
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Senate
Sends LSC Funding Increase to President for Signature
(12/14/09 Legal Services Corporation media release)
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"Zero Tolerance for the School-To-Prison Pipeline in Wake
County:
Magnitude of the Crisis" (ACS Issue Brief, December
2009)
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LANC's
Janeen Gingrich appointed to the NC Domestic Violence
Commission
(12/03/09 Herald Sun article, "Purdue names Durham Woman")
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LANC Board of Directors
passes Resolution in support
of
ABA's
"Civil Gideon Resolution"
(Resolution passed by LANC BOD, 12/04/09)
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LANC
Client Council passes Resolution in memory of
Mary Ellen Flowers
(12/03/09)
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"Will
Adoption of Rule 6.1 Make A Difference in North Carolina?"
(NCBA's NC Lawyer article, November/December 2009)
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"Thai
farmers: We were tricked into forced labor"
(11/30/09, CNN News; victims represented by
LANC Farmerworker attorneys)
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"Appeals
Court Upholds Funding Restrictions"
(11/23/09 Legal Services Corporation media release)
"Thai
farmers: We were tricked into forced labor"
(11/30/09, CNN News; victims represented by
LANC Farmerworker attorneys)
"Appeals
Court Upholds Funding Restrictions"
(11/23/09 Legal Services Corporation media release)
"Why
not counsel in civil cases too?"
(11/23/09 News & Observer Op-Ed by
Gene Nichol)
"NC
prime destination for human trafficking?"
(11/18/09 WTVD-TV 11
article/video)
[also see: 11/19/09 News & Observer article:
"Slavery is with us in
N.C"]
[also see: 11/17/09
WRAL-TV 5 article/video:
"Fayetteville
mother's
arrest sheds light on human trafficking problem"
[also see: 11/16/09 digtriad.com article on
human trafficking in NC,
"How
You Can Blow the Whistle on Human Trafficking"]
"Could
there be a right to counsel in civil cases?"
(11/09/09 NC Lawyers Weekly article)
"Better
Discipline"
(11/09/09 News & Observer Op Ed by LANC staff attorneys Jason
Langberg & Cary Brege)
Student's
father credits LANC-ACS attorney for clearing his son's name
("Student
cleared of wrongdoing in bomb threat," 11/05/09
Fayetteville Observer article)
"Safe
on Seven trying to replace grant money"
(11/05/09 Winston-Salem Journal article)
"Abogados
al servicio de la comunidad"
(11/11/09 El Progreso Hispano article)
Gov. Perdue Issues Pro Bono Week Proclamation
(proclaims October 25-31, 2009 “Pro
Bono Week” in North Carolina)
(10/17/09 NCBA article)
ACS's Cary Brege to represent Fayetteville student at suspension
hearing
("Student
denies Mac Williams bomb threat,"
10/19/09 Fayetteville
Observer article)
[also see:
"Student cleared of wrongdoing in bomb threat,"
11/05/09 Fayetteville Observer article)
"California gives the poor a new legal right"
(10/17/09 Los Angeles Times article)
Elon University School of Law opens Clinical Law Center
(10/14/09 Elon University article)
"Police say calls over domestic violence tense"
(10/12/09 Winston-Salem Journal article)
Legal Aid of NC
2008 Annual Report
"Teens become prey in Charlotte sex trade"
(10/04/09 Charlotte Observer
article)
"Help for saving homes"
(09/20/09 News & Observer
article)
"NC IOLTA Celebrates 25th Anniversary"
(Three-part series, NC State Bar's JOURNAL, Spring/Summer/Fall 2009)
LSC on the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
(08/26/09 LSC Media Release)
"Civil Legal Aid in the United States, An Update for 2009"
[July 2009 report from the Center for Law And Social Policy (CLASP)]
LSC General Counsel responds to concerns about LSC
(07/27/09 letter)
LANC celebrates 35th Anniversary of Legal Services Corporation
(07/27/09 Media Release)
"A Test for Equal Justice"
(07/23/09 New York Times editorial)
"Helping Lawyers Help the Poor"
(07/22/09 Washington Post editorial)
"A Fair Shake for Legal Aid"
(07/13/09 Washington Post editorial)
Charles R. Holton
elected to board of directors of Legal Aid of NC
(July 6, 2009 Media Release)
"Make sure you get your end of life planning done"
(07/02/09 The Laurinburg Exchange article)
Wake County Bar Association raises $10,000 for Legal Aid of NC
(07/02/09 Media Release)
Thomas S. "Tom" Berkau receives NC Bar Association's
2009 William L. Thorp Pro Bono Award
(05/04/09 NCBA article)
Lisa Morgan elected Chair of LANC Board of Directors
(06/30/09 Media Release)
Janeen Gingrich named development director of Legal Aid of North
Carolina
(05/06/09 Media Release)
"Majority
of Americans hard-hit by recession, stand firm behind
Federal
funding for Legal Assistance"
(04/20/09 News Release, American Bar Association)
Elon law students assist LANC with Tax Assistance Project
("Law
school program brings real world into focus", News &
Record,
04/19/09)
LANC-Pittsboro Office offers free tax assistance on April 4,
2009
(see 04/01/09
Chatham County Weekly article)
LANC celebrates pro bono efforts in Winston Salem
on March 26
Forum focus: safe fair schools
(03/25/09 Fayetteville Observer
article)
Foreclosure prevention forum and clinic
at
NCCU
School
of Law on
Saturday April 4
LANC &WFU School of Law offer free tax preparation -
March 21 &
24
(03/22/09
article, WXII-TV12;
also see
VIDEO]
[see also 03/19/09
article, Business Journal of the Triad]
[see also: 03/13/09
LANC media release]
NCBA Presents $100,000 One-Time Gift To LANC
(03/16/09, NC Bar Association)
NCBA's
second statewide service day successful
(03/19/09, NC Bar Association)
NCBA President Charles Becton issues call for LANC volunteers
(03/10/09, NC Bar Association)
Recession spurs a need for legal help for the poor, just as
money gets
tighter
(02/10/09 News & Observer article)
Beaufort County Schools back in court on February 11
(NC Court of Appeals,
King v. Beaufort County Board of Education)
(02/03/09 Beaufort Observer article)
Womble Justice Fund established to help LANC attorneys with
student loan repayments for Duke Law School
(11/17/08 NCBA article)
Legal Aid distributing domestic violence outreach posters to
community
(10/30/08 Media Release)
NCBA's LANC Fund tops $750,000
[Donate
to the LANC Fund]
Britt Justice Fund established to help LANC attorneys
with
student loan repayments for WFU Law School
(09/09/08 NCBA article)
Inside poverty percentages are real people
(09/16/08 op-ed column, News & Observer)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC supports Legal Aid of NC
with lead
corporate gift
(08/18/08 Media Release)
Legal Aid helps the down and out"
(08/07/08
The Herald-Sun
article)
LANC Receives Check from Wake County Bar Association
(article,
Wake Bar Flier, August 2008 edition)
Report highlights poor, need for more funding
(07/28/08 NC Lawyers Weekly article)
Crisis: Attorney helps those hurt by housing woes
(07/23/08 Winston-Salem Journal article)
Human trafficking may be on the rise in North Carolina
(07/22/08 The Charlotte Observer article)
Program seeks more attorneys to defend foreclosures
(07/14/08 NC Lawyers Weekly article)
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