Attorneys & Legal Services

  • Cruz v. Ayromloo

    Tenants Who Received Relocation Benefits Following Order to Vacate Unsafe Building Retain Possessory Interest; Court Awards Damages

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    September 15, 2005

  • Mayers v. New York Community Bancorp Incorporated

    Court Allows Constitutional Challenge to Proceed Against Freezing Bank Accounts Containing Exempt Federal Benefits

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    August 31, 2005

  • Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation B v. Legal Services Corporation (Dobbins v. Legal Services Corporation, Velazquez v. Legal Services Corporation)

    LSC-Funded Plaintiffs Argue In Writ of Certiorari That LSC’s “Physical Separation” Requirement Violates the First Amendment And Further That 2nd Circuit’s Decision Contravenes Supreme Court’s "Unconstitutional Burdens" Doctrine

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    August 08, 2005

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles v. California Law Clinic

    Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Obtains Permanent Injunction to Stop For-Profit “Paralegal” Service from Advertising Itself as “Legal Aid” and Wins Damages and Attorney Fees

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    July 20, 2005

  • Shipp v. Messerli and Kramer Professional Association

    Debtors Challenge Law Firm’s Request for Excessive Fee Awards in Default Collection Cases

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    March 25, 2005

  • Walker v. City of Mesquite

    Public Housing Site Selection Does Not Violate Dallas Community Residents’ Equal Protection Rights, Fifth Circuit Holds

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    March 04, 2005

  • Kelly v. Warpinski

    Petitioners Ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to Declare That Impoverished Defendants in Civil Suits Have Right to Appointed Counsel

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    November 17, 2004

  • Nicholson v. Scoppetta

    Allegation That Child Witnessed Domestic Violence Is Insufficient to Find Caretaker Parent Neglectful

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    October 26, 2004

  • Pigford v. Veneman

    U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Appeal of a $500,000 Interim Attorney Fee Award to Counsel for Class of Black Farmers in Suit Alleging Discrimination Dismissed

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    May 14, 2004

  • Scarborough v. Principi

    Equal Access to Justice Act Fee Application May Be Amended After Filing Period Ends to Cure Failure to Allege That Government’s Position Was Not Substantially Justified, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

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    May 03, 2004

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