/ en /events/us-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-closing-justice-gap <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">US Senate, Judiciary Committee Hearing On ‘Closing The Justice Gap’</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sierra-chacona…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-10T13:58:43-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - 13:58" class="datetime">Wed, 07/10/2024 - 13:58</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-date-range field--type-daterange field--label-hidden field__item"> July 09, 2024 • 10:00am - 12:00pm • </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Watch the 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Closing the Justice Gap." LSC President <span>Ron Flagg testified, along with TX Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, a former client of Legal Aid Chicago Veronica Gonzalez, and Nikole Nelson – former ED of Alaska Legal Services, on the importance of closing the justice gap for civil legal aid in the U.S.</span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-types field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--text-and-image paragraph--text-and-image--default paragraph--type--text-and-image paragraph--view-mode--default align-right" id="about-the-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing" data-title="³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing"> <div class="paragraph--content"> <div class="paragraph--column"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><article class="media media--type-remote-video media--view-mode-hero"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" style="width: 500px; height: 500px"><iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/KRLtl-P-5_Y%3Fsi%3DJF00qmjL0Rna0LAs&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=SGpLdkYN7b2IUpXzF-XMTAdCdI-He_cOPc6ngW3F0Ys" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Chris Coons Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On ‘Closing The Justice Gap’"></iframe> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--column"> <h2>³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Chris Coons led the 2024 US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Closing the Justice Gap.' LSC President <span>Ron Flagg testified on the importance of closing the justice gap for civil legal aid in the US, along with TX Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, a former client of Legal Aid Chicago Veronica Gonzalez, and Nikole Nelson – former Executive Director of Alaska Legal Services.</span></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--call-to-action paragraph--call-to-action--default paragraph--type--call-to-action paragraph--view-mode--default" id="call_to_action" data-title="call to action" data-original-title="call to action"> <div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--link paragraph--link--default paragraph--type--link paragraph--view-mode--default" id="link" data-title="link" data-original-title="link"> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/closing-the-justice-gap_how-to-make-the-civil-justice-system-accessible-to-all-americans">Learn More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-respect fade-in-right"> <img src="themes/lsc/img/decor/respect.svg" alt> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--wysiwyg paragraph--wysiwyg--default paragraph--type--wysiwyg paragraph--view-mode--default" id="wysiwyg" data-title="wysiwyg" data-original-title="wysiwyg"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-long-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Witness Testimonies</h2></div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--people-listing paragraph--people-listing--default paragraph--type--people-listing paragraph--view-mode--default" id="people_listing" data-title="people listing" data-original-title="people listing"> <div class="field field--name-field-people-listing field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--employee paragraph--employee--default paragraph--type--employee paragraph--view-mode--default"> <a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/6mjwv43cb1i3d3pgo0hta1iq06wvqtad"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/people_272x272/public/2024-07/20240709-donnell-348.jpg?itok=vr5uN9ty" width="272" height="272" alt="photo of Ron Flagg testifying at the judiciary committee hearing" class="image-style-people-272x272"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Ronald S. Flagg</div> <div class="field field--name-field-short-plain-text field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">President</div> <div class="field field--name-field-field-short-plain-text-0 field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ - Washington, DC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-general-cta field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/6mjwv43cb1i3d3pgo0hta1iq06wvqtad">https://lsc-live.box.com/s/6mjwv43cb1i3d3pgo0hta1iq06wvqtad</a></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--employee paragraph--employee--default paragraph--type--employee paragraph--view-mode--default"> <a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/s8mttm5uad5nr0zbfjlr8vxnrfehsaj9"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/people_272x272/public/2024-07/20240709-donnell-428.jpg?itok=ETDUM2YN" width="272" height="272" alt="photo of hearing witness crying" class="image-style-people-272x272"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Veronica Gonzalez</div> <div class="field field--name-field-short-plain-text field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Former Legal Aid Client</div> <div class="field field--name-field-field-short-plain-text-0 field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Legal Aid Chicago Board of Directors - Chicago, IL</div> <div class="field field--name-field-general-cta field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/s8mttm5uad5nr0zbfjlr8vxnrfehsaj9">https://lsc-live.box.com/s/s8mttm5uad5nr0zbfjlr8vxnrfehsaj9</a></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--employee paragraph--employee--default paragraph--type--employee paragraph--view-mode--default"> <a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/2vdtkato61tfcx0vtihgo213j0hl0szm"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/people_272x272/public/2024-07/20240709-donnell-380.jpg?itok=FSQkNyHZ" width="272" height="272" alt="photo of witness at the committee hearing" class="image-style-people-272x272"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Hon. Nathan L. Hecht</div> <div class="field field--name-field-short-plain-text field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chief Justice</div> <div class="field field--name-field-field-short-plain-text-0 field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Supreme Court of Texas - Austin, TX</div> <div class="field field--name-field-general-cta field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/2vdtkato61tfcx0vtihgo213j0hl0szm">https://lsc-live.box.com/s/2vdtkato61tfcx0vtihgo213j0hl0szm</a></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--employee paragraph--employee--default paragraph--type--employee paragraph--view-mode--default"> <a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/zhi2dpohqhf3b21gcnd62r8dofl800wv"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/people_272x272/public/2024-07/20240709-donnell-386.jpg?itok=i896nEla" width="272" height="272" alt="photo of judiciary committee hearing witness " class="image-style-people-272x272"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-plain-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Nikole Nelson</div> <div class="field field--name-field-short-plain-text field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">CEO</div> <div class="field field--name-field-field-short-plain-text-0 field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Frontline Justice - Anchorage, AK</div> <div class="field field--name-field-general-cta field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://lsc-live.box.com/s/zhi2dpohqhf3b21gcnd62r8dofl800wv">https://lsc-live.box.com/s/zhi2dpohqhf3b21gcnd62r8dofl800wv</a></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-event-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Hybrid</div> <div class="field field--name-field-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/187" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/188" hreflang="en">News</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-section-dropdown field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> <div class="field field--name-field-show-in-card field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">show in card</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:58:43 +0000 sierra-chacona@lsc.gov 4440 at /press-release/lsc-releases-final-brief-housing-insecurity-series <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">LSC Releases Final Brief in Housing Insecurity Series</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-10-26T13:45:28-04:00" title="Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 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13:21" class="datetime">Wed, 09/27/2023 - 13:21</time> </span> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:21:29 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 4052 at /press-release/lsc-awards-5m-boost-pro-bono-services-legal-aid-organizations <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">LSC Awards $5M to Boost Pro Bono Services at Legal Aid Organizations</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-20T13:55:39-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 13:55" class="datetime">Wed, 09/20/2023 - 13:55</time> </span> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:55:39 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 4049 at /press-release/lsc-requests-15-billion-confront-widening-justice-gap-amid-pandemic-hardships <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">LSC Requests $1.5 Billion to Confront Widening Justice Gap Amid Pandemic Hardships</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-03-09T14:27:01-05:00" title="Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 14:27" class="datetime">Thu, 03/09/2023 - 14:27</time> </span> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:27:01 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 3971 at /press-release/lsc-board-chair-john-g-levi-releases-veterans-day-statement-0 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">LSC Board Chair John G. Levi Releases Veterans Day Statement</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-11-11T11:45:00-05:00" title="Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:45" class="datetime">Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:45</time> </span> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:45:00 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 3927 at /press-release/lsc-host-kansas-city-access-justice-forum-and-present-awards-kansas-attorneys-pro-bono-service <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">LSC to Host Kansas City Access to Justice Forum and Present Awards to Kansas Attorneys for Pro Bono Service</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-19T12:10:47-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 12:10" class="datetime">Wed, 10/19/2022 - 12:10</time> </span> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:10:47 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 3915 at /press-release/talk-justice-lsc-podcast-coach-jim-harbaugh-joins-lsc-leaders-discuss-new-justice-gap-report <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Coach Jim Harbaugh Joins LSC Leaders to Discuss New Justice Gap Report</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-05-10T13:42:45-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 13:42" class="datetime">Tue, 05/10/2022 - 13:42</time> </span> Tue, 10 May 2022 17:42:45 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 3868 at /press-release/talk-justice-lsc-podcast-how-pandemic-innovations-improve-pro-bono-services <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: How Pandemic Innovations Improve Pro Bono Services</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>fanlundk@lsc.gov</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-03-22T13:51:40-04:00" title="Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 13:51" class="datetime">Tue, 03/22/2022 - 13:51</time> </span> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:51:40 +0000 fanlundk@lsc.gov 3837 at