AppalReD Legal Aid

Unpaid lawyers helping Conn’s disabled victims recover benefits

April 13, 2016 - 9:37 am

Lexington Herald Leader By John Rosenberg Well, it’s about time the feds caught up with lawyer Eric Conn, you say. I agree. But a much larger saga has been playing out in recent months to the detriment of hundreds of disabled Eastern Kentuckians, all...

KBA's Bench & Bar March/April 2016 Features "That Magdeburg Boy - a tribute to John Rosenberg"

April 7, 2016 - 3:03 pm

A tribute to John Rosenberg by Kentucky's 2015-2016 Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon. "That Magdeburg Boy"

Disability attorney Eric C. Conn arrested

April 5, 2016 - 8:50 am

Denying Housing Over Criminal Record May Be Discrimination, Feds Say

April 5, 2016 - 8:47 am

Denying Housing Over Criminal Record May Be Discrimination, Feds Say NPR New guidance released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development warns landlords that they may be breaking the law by turning down tenants based on their criminal records....

AppalReD Announces Volunteer Lawyers for Veterans Program

April 4, 2016 - 11:45 am

PRESS RELEASE: Monday, April 4, 2016 ...

The Justice Department shines a light on the high price of petty court costs

March 21, 2016 - 3:10 pm

The Justice Department shines a light on the high price of petty court costs The Washington Post March 18 at 6:50 PM Each year in Virginia, state courts order license suspensions for 300,000 to 400,000 drivers, many of them indigent, who have failed to...

Shelter for homeless veterans coming to Prestonsburg

February 25, 2016 - 3:11 pm

In Rural America, Homeless Population May Be Bigger Than You Think

February 22, 2016 - 11:01 am

Spend your summer changing the world one RURAL community at a time.

February 5, 2016 - 2:29 pm

RURAL Summer Legal Corps Program The Rural Summer Legal Corps program connects public interest law students with civil legal aid organizations to address pressing legal issues facing rural communities. To prepare for the program’s launch in the summer...