U.S. Representative Nadler (D-NY) introduced this bill in Congress on 7/19/21, with bipartisan co-sponsors. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee. You can track its progress from Congress dot gov:
H.R.4501 (2021): To provide for the establishment of the Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Action: 7/19/2021 Introduced and then Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
Do you need legal help with expungements, DACA renewal, County Circuit Court navigation, legal name and gender marker changes, and other legal assistance, self-help, and referrals?
Check out the Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide (from the Washington County Law Library website), which will soon be updated with this PCC CLEAR Clinic, from the PCC (Portland Community College) Paralegal Program, based at the PCC North Portland Cascade campus:
Read about the CLEAR (Community Legal & Educational Access & Referral) Program and Clinics:
This income tax filing resource list is available at the Multnomah County Library (and other Oregon public library websites):
“Taxes in 2021: Forms and assistance
The deadline to file federal and state tax returns is April 15, 2021. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult to get help in person, there are resources available in the community and online….” [Link to MCL 2021 tax resources list.]
The Multnomah County Library has compiled this list:
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) law help: Legal resources during the pandemic
Supplement that list with a visit to the Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) website, which compiles legal news and legal help resources on Oregon landlord and tenant law.
Wondering how to interpret Oregon’s Child Neglect statutes in ORS Chapter 163.505 et seq. “Offenses against the family,” including but not limited to sections 163.545 And 163.547?
This (undated) Oregon Department of Human Services FAQ has these Home Alone tips, on page 4 of the PDF:
“Can a child be left home alone at the age of ten?
Visit the Oregon Kinship Navigator, a statewide resource and referral service for grandparents raising grandchildren and other relative caregivers.
Among other resources you will find this one:
Legal Guide For Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children in Oregon, 2020 (use the webpage’s link for a PDF of the Guide).
Oregon lawyers have a network of legal assistance nonprofits, legal aid, and other legal organizations where you can get legal advice from licensed Oregon lawyers in good standing with the Oregon State Bar.
Oregon county law librarians (OCCLL) and friends, with the help of our legal aid and non-profit law firm lawyer partners, have created a Legal Assistance Resource Guide, which you can find:
1) From the Washington County Law Library How to Find a Lawyer webpage (click on the Legal Assistance Resource Guide link). And see also this linked page, which has additional tips on how to find a lawyer: What To Do When You Think You Need A Lawyer.
A new legal self-help book for Oregon college and university students has been released:
“Oregon’s Legal Guide for College Students,” by Janay Haas, an Oregon attorney and the author of a number of Oregon legal self-help publications including, “Using Small Claims Court in Oregon.”
The author provides updates to both publications at Oregon Legal Guides.
Research, like good manners, (almost) always helps your cause, to wit:
Please Do Your Research before speaking out on that which you may not know and especially before purloining someone else’s work product.
Sources of Portland, Oregon, news:
PUGS (Portland Underground Graduate School) Course:
“How creatives can use business and intellectual property knowledge to make a living and protect their art.”
Oregon Legal Research Blog