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THE
MPLP INDEX A N N O U N C E M E N T S The
2003 CLASP Audio Conference Series: Conference
on Racial & Ethnic Fairness in the Legal System in
conjunction with the 15th Annual Meeting of the National Consortium
on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts April 9-12, 2003, Renaissance
Center Marriott Hotel, Detroit, Michigan 3d Annual FCRA Conference S P E C I A L _F E A T U R E S No
License? No Authorization? No Advice!
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Comprehensive Handbook of
Michigan D.V. & Sexual Assault Statutes Available On-line by
Lynelle Morgan, MPLP The
Michigan Resource Center, a collaboration of the Michigan Domestic Violence
Prevention & Treatment Board and the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic
& Sexual Violence, recently completed an updated version of the
handbook, Michigan Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Related
Statutes. New Court Rule Procedures in Family Law Cases Involving Incarcerated Partyby Lynelle Morgan, MPLP The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted MCR 2.004, which places new requirements on litigants in domestic relations and other actions involving minor children. In such cases, if a party is incarcerated, the party seeking an order regarding a minor child must take steps to confirm the incarceration, to serve the incarcerated person, and to notify the court of the incarceration. |
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H O U S I N G L A W Low Income Housing Web-Site of the Quarter And this quarter's site is..... http://www.responsiblelending.org
. It's the site for the North Carolina based Coalition
for Responsible Lending. The Coalition, which now has a national scope,
includes about 80 member organizations, and was instrumental in the passage
of North Carolina's strong anti-predatory lending statute. In its words,
the "Coalition is FOCUS ON THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT (LIHTC) PROGRAM by Jim Schaafsma, MPLP In the United States today, a primary source of financing for low income housing is the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. In Michigan, about $200 million in LIHTCs have been allocated for use in the development of more than 50,000 rental units. In view of the growing prominence of the LIHTC program, it seemed fitting to focus on the program in this Newsletter. What follows is a condensed summary of the program, consideration of the question of whether tenants in LIHTC properties have good cause protection against eviction, and a look at the possible threat that the Bush corporate dividend tax exemption proposal presents to the program. |
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Can the Government Seize Federal Benefits To Collect Student Loans? by Lorray S.C. Brown, MPLP When three senior citizens learned, to their surprise, that the federal government was withholding part of their sole source of income (Social Security retirement income) to repay student loan debts incurred years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), Public Citizen Litigation Group (Public Citizen), and Oakland Livingston Legal Aid (OLLA) swung into action on their behalf.
Medicaid Cutbacks by Lisa Ruby, MPLP In order to save money in a less than stable economy, 49 states have cut back their Medicaid programs. The rising cost of Medicaid is attributable to increasing medical costs and also increased enrollment. As the economy has deteriorated, more and more people have become eligible for and enrolled in Medicaid. Social
Security News by Lisa Ruby, MPLP |
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Clinic Litigation Update
by Tana Lin, MPLP Clinic
On January 21, 2003, the Clinic filed Thompson v. Overton,
(Case No. 03-70234, E.D. Mich., J. Zatkoff) with support from the ACLU.
This class action lawsuit alleges Eighth Amendment violations for failure
to properly test for and treat inmates with the Hepatitis C virus.
Update also covers other cases. |
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