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Bar Members Awarded for Pro Bono Work |
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By SuperUser Account on
9/14/2005
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DC Bar members Diana Daniels, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Washington Post Company, and Anastasia "Stasia" Kelly, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MCI, will be honored for their commitment to pro bono legal services at the annual Appleseed Awards Dinner on September 14.
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Chair of Cornell's Presidential Search Committee is a fly-fishing soccer mom |
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By SuperUser Account on
9/7/2005
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- On the friendly fields of strife known as children's soccer, one of the most stressful positions anyone can play is mother of the goalie. Diana Daniels is one such soccer mom. She's also chair of Cornell University's Presidential Search Committee, and vice chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, positions that likewise come with their own tensions.
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More Effective Leadership Is Needed to Combat HIV/AIDS |
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By SuperUser Account on
9/1/2005
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In the wake of a critical report on the District's response to HIV/AIDS, the director of the city's HIV/AIDS Administration was fired and Mayor Anthony A. Williams last week appointed a new one. The report, "HIV/AIDS in the Nation's Capital: Improving the District of Columbia's Response to a Public Health Crisis," was issued by the DC Appleseed
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Appleseed Embarks on Tribal Initiative |
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By SuperUser Account on
9/1/2005
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Appleseed's Tribal Partnership Program is fundamentally changing the face of resources available in the Native-American communities bringing much needed pro bono legal resources to Indian Country.
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Immigrants and Migrants, Issues in Legal Services Delivery |
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By SuperUser Account on
8/5/2005
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The LSC-funded Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice are calling for a moratorium on the use of videoconferencing in Chicago's immigration court after a joint study -- Videoconferencing in Removal Proceedings" -- found widespread deficiencies in the system. In 2002, the court began using videoconferencing to link downtown Chicago courtrooms with detainees, who take part in their immigration removal hearings from a remote detention center in the city's suburbs.
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Indians garner support for voting act |
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By SuperUser Account on
8/1/2005
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When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law 40 years ago, the measure was seen largely as a way to fight discrimination against blacks across the South.
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