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Law students to help hurricane victims

TRLA raises $450,000 for Katrina victims

  • By: Austin Business Journal
  • 12/31/2005
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Truckload of furniture heads from Minnesota to Mississippi legal aid office damaged by hurricanes;

  • By: Minnesota State Bar Association
  • 12/30/2005
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Battle after the storm: custody battles created by Hurricane Katrina

  • By: St. Petersburg Times
  • 12/18/2005
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Loans to Homeowners Along Gulf Coast Lag

Enterprise Gulf Coast Report No. 1

Judge Orders Extension of FEMA Hotel Plan

DA has until Dec. 21 to file charges

  • By: The Times-Picayune
  • 12/10/2005
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Housing woes still buffet Gulf's storm-tossed lives

Storm victims fight eviction from damaged properties

  • By: The Shreveport Times
  • 12/10/2005
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New Rent Subsidies for Hurricane Victims

The Cost of the Katrina Effect

Tulane's Disaster Plan Includes Cutbacks, Higher Standards

FEMA Official Criticizes Trailer Plan for Evacuees

For states, Katrina erasing distinctions between emergency preparedness, homeland security

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 12/09/2005
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Response to Hurricane Katrina - Barbara R. Arnwine testifies on Capitol Hill

  • By: Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • 12/09/2005
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Katrina aid for farmers available

  • By: The Thomasville Times
  • 12/08/2005
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Many Coast renters face new eviction

  • By: The Clarion-Ledger
  • 12/08/2005
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Katrina's Emotional Damage Lingers. Mental Health Experts Say Impact Is Far Beyond What They've Ever Faced.

Some inmates freed before Katrina have yet to return

  • By: Slidell Sentry-News
  • 12/07/2005
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Baton Rougue Public Defender's Office likely to stay put

Katrina victims fight eviction

  • By: Hattiesburg American
  • 12/07/2005
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Hurricane Victims Get Mortgage Relief

  • By: Associated Press (Baton Rouge Advocate)
  • 12/05/2005
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Equal Justice Works has established the Disaster Relief Legal Fellowships Program

  • By: Equal Justice Works
  • 12/02/2005
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Louisiana Evacuees Qualify for a Boost in Jobless Benefits, While Emergency Orders Expire Now Requiring Weekly Job-Search Reporting by 300,000 Jobless Workers

  • By: National Employment Law Project
  • 12/01/2005
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Assistance for legal aid

  • By: The Birmingham News
  • 12/01/2005
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Settlement Helps N.O. area renters facing eviction

New Orleans launches free wireless Internet

Katrina Update 5

  • By: Mississippi Center for Justice
  • 11/28/2005
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Students Take a Role in Katrina Recovery

  • By: New York Law Journal
  • 11/27/2005
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Congressional Efforts Offer No Relief for Housing Needs of Hurricane Victims

Katrina’s wrath slows wheels of justice

Poor Squeezed in Mississippi Housing Shortage

What I saw -- and didn't see -- in Gulfport Mississippi

Flood Program gets OK to Borrow $5B more

Victims of Katrina sue to force FEMA to provide timely aid

  • By: Schulte Roth & Zabel
  • 11/15/2005
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Support for Category 5 Storm Protection in New Orleans Ebbs in D.C.

  • By: Newhouse News Service
  • 11/11/2005
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Nature's crime fighter: Hurricane Katrina

  • By: International Herald Tribune
  • 11/11/2005
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Disasters in the Internet Age

Storm Victims Suing FEMA for More Aid

Cupboard bare for poor's legal aid: Jefferson parish public defenders to see salaries halved

  • By: The Times-Picayune
  • 11/08/2005
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Offers Free Flu Shots to Hurricane Evacuees

  • By: The Business Journal
  • 11/04/2005
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Depatment of Health and Human Services Awards Grants to Support Minority Health

  • By: United States Department of Health and Human Services
  • 11/04/2005
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Aftermath of Katrina Affects Immigration Enforcement

  • By: Migration Policy Institute
  • 11/04/2005
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Employers Expected to Fully Complete the Form I-9 for Recently Hired Victims of Hurricane Katrina

  • By: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • 11/04/2005
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AmeriCares Teams Up With LSU To Open Clinic In Baton Rouge

Perspective: Katrina Whacks Federal Budget Process: Delayed and Outcome Uncertain

  • By: Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
  • 10/31/2005
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Tax bill slows for businesses in Katrina's path

Lott supports legislation for retroactive flood insurance

Flurry of paper filed for evictions

  • By: New Orleans Times-Picayune
  • 10/28/2005
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Recovery group takes first steps

  • By: New Orleans Times-Picayune
  • 10/28/2005
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Law firms aid first-responders

Employment and Training in the Response to Katrina: Some Principals for Ensuring Access to Jobs and Training

  • By: Center for Law and Social Policy
  • 10/28/2005
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Child Support-Related Provisions in New Katrina Relief Legislation

  • By: Center for Law and Social Policy
  • 10/28/2005
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After Wilma, Attorneys Sort Through the Mess

  • By: Daily Business Review
  • 10/28/2005
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Katrina Victims in Baton Rouge Obtain Court Order Authorizing Continued Stay in Hotel; Capitol Area Legal Services Provides Assistance to Victims

  • By: Brennan Center's Legal Services E-lert
  • 10/28/2005
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Prevailing Wages to Be Paid Again On Gulf Coast

Rising Hurricane-Related Jobless Claims Triggers Cuts in Unemployment Benefits and Training Services

  • By: National Employment Law Project
  • 10/27/2005
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Law Firms, Organizations Answering Call to Help Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

  • By: Pro Bono Institute
  • 10/25/2005
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New Orleans Lawyers Still Not Back

Study: Most Katrina Victims Were Elderly

ExxonMobil Donates $50,000 to Katrina Legal Aid Fund

  • By: Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation
  • 10/24/2005
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New Model Pro Se Answer for Louisiana Tenants

  • By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
  • 10/21/2005
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Inequity deep in MS recovery

  • By: Disaster News Network
  • 10/21/2005
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After weathering storm, many tenants are evicted

Louisiana Supreme Court approves pro bono help for hurricane victims by non-admitted lawyers

  • By: Supreme Court of Louisiana
  • 10/20/2005
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Number Overstated for Storm Evacuees in Hotels

Louisiana Announces Katrina-Related Proclamation & Executive Orders

  • By: State of Louisiana
  • 10/19/2005
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Alabama Legal Services Program seeks staff for Disaster Response Center

  • By: Alabama Legal Services Program
  • 10/19/2005
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Aid for Katrina Victims Continues to Pour In

That Was a Short War on Poverty

Uninsured evacuees will strain hospitals

Evacuee benefits differ by state

Shut Out on Healthcare After Storm. Many hurricane victims don't qualify for aid if their insurance coverage vanished with their jobs.

Shut Out on Healthcare After Storm

Bankruptcy Rule Is Waived After Storm

Equal Justice Works explores development of Disaster Relief Legal Fellowships

  • By: Equal Justice Works
  • 10/04/2005
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Utility Deposits Waived for Storm Victims

  • By: Texas Legal Services Center
  • 10/03/2005
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Roundup of Immigrants in Shelter Reveals Rising Tensions

  • By: Wall Street Journal
  • 10/03/2005
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Evacuated Inmates at One Prison Allege Abuse by Guards

GOP seeks cuts to ease cost of cleanup. Plan targets Medicaid, other social programs.

Expansion of Medicaid For Evacuees Backed. Senators, Governors Press Administration.

Gov't Split on Katrina Victim Health Care

  • By: AP/San Francisco Chronicle
  • 09/29/2005
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Katrina Victims Denied Aid and Face Deportation

  • By: Pacific News Service
  • 09/28/2005
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U.S. Department of Labor Extends Disaster Unemployment Assistance Eligibility for Jobless in Hurricane Rita-Affected Region

  • By: U.S. Department of Labor
  • 09/27/2005
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Storm Victims May Face Curbs On Bankruptcy

Storm Victims May Face Curbs On Bankruptcy

Legal services available in wake of Katrina

  • By: The Clarion-Ledger
  • 09/27/2005
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Volunteer in Austin

  • By: Austin Bar Associaion
  • 09/27/2005
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Health Care for Katrina Evacuees in Texas

  • By: Texas Legal Services Center
  • 09/27/2005
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Benefits for Pro Bono Attorneys

  • By: State Bar of Texas
  • 09/26/2005
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Web Site Will Coordinate Aid to Hurricane Victims

The Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services is now open

  • By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
  • 09/21/2005
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A sausage -- looted or not -- lands elderly church leader in prison

  • By: 4WWLTV (Louisiana Local News)
  • 09/16/2005
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Legal Aid Responds Heroically to Katrina

  • By: National Legal Aid and Defender Association
  • 09/16/2005
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Plan will pay evacuee health care costs

States will see Medicaid rolls increase with evacuees

  • By: AP / Daytona Beach News-Journal
  • 09/16/2005
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Aid From Manhattan On Way to Victims Of Hurricane Katrina

Meeting the Basic Needs of Hurricane Katrine Victims: Recommendations to Federal Policymakers

  • By: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • 09/16/2005
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Update on Programs in Louisiana

400 NY Court Volunteers Set To Aid Hurricane Victims

The Next Big Wave to Hit the Gulf Coast May Be Litigation

Mississippi Supreme Court Grants Limited Authority For Non-Licensed Attorney To Provide Pro Bono Disaster Legal Assistance

  • By: Mississippi Bar Association
  • 09/12/2005
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Firms Move Fast with Hurricane Relief