Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
Free Legal Clinics for September 11th Victim Compensation Fund – by Sheila L. Birnbaum
by CBJC StaffJune 19, 2013
As Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, I would like to thank the City Bar Justice Center for its invaluable service in offering free legal clinics (the most recent one on June 11, 2013) for individuals needing assistance in filing claims without an attorney under the Fund.
Read moreSuperstorm Sandy: Lessons Learned for the Legal Profession
by CBJC StaffMay 14, 2013
On April 12th, City Bar Justice Center Managing Attorney Alice Morey testified before the ABA Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness. Her testimony follows.
Read moreIWC Presentation at Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
by CBJC StaffMay 1, 2013
The Immigrant Women and Children Project’s Equal Justice Works fellow, Laura Matthews-Jolly, today spoke about human trafficking at the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice.
Read moreShine the Light on Slavery Day
by CBJC StaffApril 9, 2013
Today, in honor of Shine the Light on Slavery Day, President Obama’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons released a draft five-year strategic plan.
Read moreNew Justice Center Project Provides Needed Resource for Low-Income Callers to Legal Hotline
by CBJC StaffApril 2, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center has established a Planning and Estates Law Project for low-income callers to its Legal Hotline, and will soon establish a regularly scheduled clinic to advise low-income people on personal planning, end of life, and estate matters.
Read moreHuman Trafficking in the U.S.: Concrete Solutions for Better Data Collection
by CBJC StaffMarch 6, 2013
Better data collection on human trafficking, particularly on labor trafficking, would help service providers allocate limited resources and help prevent trafficking in the future, according to a white paper by the Immigrant Women & Children project (IWC) of the City Bar Justice Center.
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