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MLAC in the News

February 7, 2020/by mlac

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants Calls for Increased Civil Legal Aid at Walk to the Hill

February 5, 2020/by mlac

Chief Justice Gants, hundreds of attorneys call for increased civil legal aid funding at Walk to the Hill

February 3, 2020/by mlac

Losing home: With fixed incomes and increasing costs of living, seniors are bearing the physical and emotional brunt of rising rents, including eviction

January 27, 2020/by mlac

The Telephone Is A Lifeline For Prison Families. And Calls Are Outrageously Expensive

January 23, 2020/by mlac

Leticia Medina-Richman: Local organization provides free legal services to immigrants, refugees

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Legal Aid Organizations in the News

May 28, 2020/by mlac

Know Your Rights: What Your Employer Must Do To Keep You Safe As You Return To Work

May 6, 2020/by mlac

Letter: Community Legal Aid committed to helping low-income during COVID-19 crisis

May 1, 2020/by mlac

For Most Food Stamp Users, Online Shopping Isn’t an Option

April 27, 2020/by mlac

Virus Sparks Calls To Pump The Breaks On Debt Suits

April 22, 2020/by mlac

Low-income and laid-off veterans struggle to access state benefits created for them

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Press Releases

January 23, 2020/by mlac

Chief Justice Gants, Bar Leaders Rally Jan. 30 for Civil Legal Aid Funding

January 22, 2020/by mlac

MLAC response to Governor’s Budget recommendation

January 9, 2020/by mlac

Equal Justice Coalition recognizes four law firms and UMass Law for Support of Legal Aid

December 13, 2019/by mlac

MLAC Announces the Massachusetts Immigration Legal Assistance Fund

November 5, 2019/by mlac

Equal Justice Coalition to honor 13 champions of Legal Aid with Beacon of Justice Awards

Press Release Archives

Boston Bar Association Civil Legal Aid Task Force Report

In 2014, the Boston Bar Association’s Statewide Task Force to Expand Civil Legal aid in Massachusetts produced the report Investing in Justice: A Roadmap to Cost-Effective Funding of Civil Legal Aid in Massachusetts. This study, the result of comprehensive analysis of civil legal aid’s impact on the state, found that every dollar invested in civil legal aid returns between two and five dollars to the state and its residents. Read the full report to learn more about how lack of access to civil legal aid affects low-income people, the courts, and the state’s economy.

Boston Bar Association Task Force 2014 Report: Investing in Justice

Economic analysis performed by independent and nationally known economic consulting firms The Analysis Group, Alvarez & Marsal, and NERA.

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