Empire Justice Joins Advocates to Decry Mid-Year Cuts
November 5, 2009
Press release announcing the press conference organized by New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, the Fiscal Policy Institute, Empire Justice Center and others to talk about alternatives to Governor Paterson's proposed DRP. Read More

Summary of New State Loan Forgiveness Program for Public Interest Attorneys
August 24, 2009
Frequently asked questions and answers about the new State loan forgiveness program. Read More

Center for American Progress Report- And Justice For All
July 20, 2009
Links to July 2009 report, "And Justice for All, Prioritizing Free Legal Assistance During the Great Recession." Read More

Embrace Justice - Invest in Legal Services
November 19, 2008
There are core public interests that must not only be protected, but be strengthened at this very moment of economic downturn. The safety net must be strengthened, not further strained and stretched. Read More

State Funding for Civil Legal Services
February 1, 2008
Ensuring that poor and low income individuals and families have access to justice and that the state of New York has a strong and well-funded system for delivering civil legal services is core to our mission. Toward that end, we have led the annual effort to secure, maintain and increase state funding for civil legal services programs across the state. Read More

State Funding for Civil Legal Services
A Histroic Break Through
April 1, 2007
Unlike in prior years when funding for civil legal services was eliminated from the Executive Budget and subject to a last minute add-back by the Assembly Majority, the 2008 State Budget offered a number of historic “firsts” Read More

What $36 Million?
February 1, 2007
News reports indicate that there is “$36 million in the state budget for civil legal services.” What they count in the $36 million includes IOLA funding (at a hoped for $17 million) what we think is DAP $6.74 million, but they call it TANF; some federal Commission of Quality of Care funds and the general fund support of $4.6 million and the new $5 million proposed from LSAF. Read More

Expanding Access to Justice
New York’s Next Challenge
December 1, 2006
The New York Equal Justice Commission is pressing the incoming administration to take a fundamental policy approach to investing in civil legal services in New York. Here is our basic framing of the issue and the request. Read More