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Out of high school, Josie LaBonne made the career decision to train dogs to be service animals. But had no idea that the first and only dog she trained would be for herself or that together, she and Jack-Jack would need the help of Legal Aid. With Attorney Sonja Peterson of our Disability Law Center, La Bonne’s case reached a settlement agreement.
“ICE’s presence around the Hennepin County Courthouse is making people “afraid” to attend court hearings a group of lawyers say.”
In this news story, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid underscored “that socio-economic factors like a person’s zip code, marital status, occupation and credit score impact auto insurance rates more than a driver’s record.”
BOSTON — In a packed courtroom Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge took five minutes to say that he would reinstate federal grants to four fair housing organizations, including one in Western Massachusetts
In the current year, Legal Aid relied on a $425K from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department to do this work. But on Feb. 27, the nonprofit law firm was notified that the grant — awarded to Legal Aid 30 years running to help thousands of Minnesotans navigate “Fair Housing” laws — was canceled.
The Central Minnesota Council on Aging is giving Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid – St. Cloud more funding dollars. This means seniors in Wright County will have greater access to legal advice, counseling and representation in court and administrative hearings at no cost.
Minnesota Disability Law Center of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has submitted this statement and invites constituents and advocates of the disability community to submit their own.
Supervising Attorney Ron Elwood, who leads Legal Aid’s advocacy efforts at the Capitol, explains emergency relief. It’s a filing action
The way Justin Perl sees it, everything in his life before Legal Aid was preparation for his career at Legal
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