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Leveraging Federal Funding across Government to Expand Access to Justice: Updates from the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable

The White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR), staffed and directed by the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ), has been busy this year, driving forward the collaboration of 28 federal agencies towards advancing access to justice. LAIR is mandated to “improve coordination among Federal programs, so that programs are more efficient and produce better outcomes,” including expanded access to legal services. Part of that mission entails marshalling and expanding access to the resources across federal government that can fund legal help. In line with these goals, LAIR published a first-of...

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LAIR Executive Director Allie Yang-Green, Todd Venook and Justin Brooks

OVW Commemorates Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

In April, we marked the 23rd annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This year’s theme, “Building Connected Communities,” recognizes that the best way to prevent sexual assault and support survivors is by working together to create strong, connected communities that are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone.

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Justice Department’s Successful Defense of Lands in Trust Case will Preserve Land in Massachusetts for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari seeking review of lower court rulings that upheld a 2021 Department of the Interior decision to acquire land in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The denial of certiorari allows the Department of the Interior to continue to hold land in trust for the Tribe, ending eight years of protracted litigation over the question of Interior’s authority under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (IRA) to acquire the property.