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4/30/20

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Apr 302020

 

• Live from remote locations: It’s the Supreme Court!
• Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Getting Groceries With SNAP
• CBPP: Boost the Safety Net to Help People With Fewest Resources Pay for Basics During the Crisis
• Is a client using your legal services to commit a crime? New ethics opinion outlines your duty to inquire

4/29/20

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Apr 292020

 

• Covid-19 Resources and Advocacy on Medicaid in New York State
• Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus
• Supreme Court Will Soon Decide Whether To Reconsider Qualified Immunity
• For some law students, clinic work during COVID-19 feels more real than ever before

4/28/20

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Apr 282020

 

• Will Child Care Be There When States Reopen?
• Advocates call for canceling court fees, fines; reinstating drivers’ licenses
• Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules
• Huge Medicaid Cuts Enacted in NYS Budget April 2, 2020 – Webinar now Posted
• Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Rolls out COVID-18 Legal Line as part of its COVID-19 Legal Response

4/27/20

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Apr 272020

 

• Jost on Justice: Kavanaugh Charting Vote to Overrule Roe v. Wade?
• Coronavirus has not stopped many cash-strapped courts from seeking fines and fees
• No pause from Supreme Court for “public charge” rule during COVID-19 pandemic
• States Can Quickly Expand Medicaid to Provide Coverage and Financial Security to Millions

4/24/20

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Apr 242020

 

• Plaintiffs added to lawsuit against City of Buffalo and its police
• A Precedent Overturned Reveals a Supreme Court in Crisis
• What Will COVID-19 Mean for Housing Development in NYC?
• NPR: Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19

4/23/20

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Apr 232020

 

• Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years
• NPR: In New York Nursing Homes, Death Comes To Facilities With More People Of Color
• CBPP: Senate Excludes Businesses of Color in Second Round of PPP Funding

4/22/20

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Apr 222020

 

• COVID-19 – State Policies Relating to Legal Services Attorneys and Clients (updated)
• Data Of Nearly 8,000 Small Businesses May Have Been Exposed During Loan Process, SBA Says
• In new opinion, 5th Circuit halts medication abortions in Texas under nonessential surgery ban

4/21/20

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Apr 212020

 

• Undocumented, Essential and Sick: COVID-19 Comes to the Farm
• NPR: Nearly 3 Million Homeowners Get Mortgage Help, But Others Hit Roadblocks
• Medicaid Alerts & Other Protocols published by the NYC HRA Medical Insurance and Community Services Administration (MICSA)