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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.
Innovative Federal Pro Se Legal Project Cites Successes in First Year
by CBJC StaffFebruary 29, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center has released a nine-month report on the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project, a collaboration with the United States District Court for the Eastern District and the first office dedicated to providing advice, limited-scope legal assistance, and information to people proceeding pro se in a variety of federal civil cases in New York.
Read moreNew Report Highlights Impact of Legal Services on Human Trafficking Survivors
by CBJC StaffFebruary 1, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project (IWC) has released a report examining how legal services have helped clients change their lives.
Read moreHuman Trafficking Victim Obtains Successful Settlement in Federal Court
by CBJC StaffJanuary 22, 2016
From the time she was five years old, Miriam (not her real name), a Nigerian victim of human trafficking, lived with an aunt’s family where she was mistreated and abused, especially by an older cousin.
Read moreVeterans’ Legal Series Episode 3: “Evaluating the Degree of Disability of a Service-Connected Disability”
by CBJC StaffDecember 22, 2015
In this third installment of the Veterans’ Legal Series from the City Bar Justice Center, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler discusses how the VA evaluates the degree of disability of a service-connected injury or disease.
Read moreVeterans’ Legal Series Episode 2: “Service-Connected Disability Compensation”
by CBJC StaffNovember 30, 2015
In this second installment of the Veterans’ Legal Series from the Justice Center, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler provides an overview of eligibility for service-connected disability compensation.
Read moreJustice Center Presents First Video in Series for Veterans: Overview of the VA Health Care System
by CBJC StaffNovember 11, 2015
On this Veterans Day, the City Bar Justice Center’s Veterans Assistance Project presents the first video in an ongoing series intended to help veterans understand the benefits available to them from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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