Our legal aid clinics and Legal Tune-Up Tool clear civil legal barriers to employment and economic opportunity for Wisconsinites. #CivilLegalAid #Expungement
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Attending @LSCtweets special event on #Rural justice today? Say “hello” to #LawForLearners supporter and #AscendiumEd General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer Rebecca Rapp! She is serving as the emcee for today’s event.
A special shout out to #AscendiumEd General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer Rebecca Rapp for emceeing today’s @LSCtweets event, Rural Reach: Access to Justice That Meets People Where They Are.
We appreciate your commitment to #Rural #Justice initiatives like this.
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It’s Law for Learners Resource Month, and we’re spotlighting free tools to help with common legal challenges.
This week: @LIFTWisconsin's Legal Tune Up. This free online tool makes it easy to identify and navigate civil legal issues like driver’s license suspensions, court debt, and old criminal records, without needing a lawyer.
👉 legaltuneup.org/
#LawForLearners #ResourceMonth
ALT Person using a laptop with text for "Law for Learners" Resource Month featuring a call to action to "Check out LIFT Wisconsin's Legal Tune Up."
#AccessToJustice is the moment. But #CivilLegalAid is underfunded, and #LegalAid attorneys are overburdened and understaffed. With an uncertain federal funding landscape, states need to step up to ensure our justice system doesn’t get clogged up. liftwisconsin.org/uncertain-…
In 2024, over 2k people used LegalTuneUp.org’s child support tool. We spoke with @LSCTweets on #TalkJustice about how technology can help people get trusted, reliable resources - without an attorney - to represent themselves in civil legal issues.
5-10 minutes - that’s all it takes - for Wisconsinites to remove barriers to justice. We spoke with @Lee_Rawles for @LSCTweets #TalkJustice podcast about how Legal Tune Up helps families during difficult times while also not clogging up the legal system: legaltalknetwork.com/podcast…
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Out today! 🎙️Guests from @LIFTWisconsin discuss their Legal Tune Up tools on the latest episode of Talk Justice! Discover how using public databases to help users navigate civil legal issues is narrowing Wisconsin's #justicegap.
Listen here: legaltalknetwork.com/podcast…
Civil legal issues = economic barriers that prevent people from meeting their basic needs. We spoke to @LSCTweets about how we’re using technology to help solve the #AccessToJustice problem in Wisconsin. legaltalknetwork.com/podcast…
#CivilLegalAid is underfunded and understaffed. 500k Wisconsinites have a civil legal issue and the overwhelming majority won’t resolve them - but we make it quick and easy. #A2J legaltalknetwork.com/podcast…
All legal systems are designed for attorneys. We designed Legal Tune Up Tool for people. Listen to the latest #TalkJustice episode now: legaltalknetwork.com/podcast… #AccessToJustice
🚨 Tomorrow, our staff joins @Lee_Rawles on @LSCTweets #TalkJustice to discuss how we help:
✔️reduce the burden on overworked #LegalAid attorneys
✔️help families navigate a difficult legal system and
✔️overcome civil legal issues that prevent them from meeting their basic needs
Every $1 that gets invested in legal services = $8.40 return to increase economic opportunity & remove barriers that otherwise couldn't be removed w/o an attorney. We stand w/ @ACLUofWisconsin in asserting that fully funding legal aid services is not only right, it's good for WI.
We provide hundreds of referrals to legal aid organizations every year.
This morning, we submitted comments to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in support of Rule Petition 24-05 to adequately fund the legal aid services that Wisconsinites rely upon.
aclu-wi.org/en/cases/rule-pe…
Only about 8% of those seeking legal aid in Wisconsin receive the help they need. Learn how LIFT Wisconsin’s Legal Tune Up tool is changing that. Full story: bit.ly/4f1j5v7
Libraries are more than just books—they’re gateways to justice! We're looking to collaborate with libraries to provide free legal assistance to communities across the state: bit.ly/3VwmSd8
Taylor County, we'll be at the Courthouse Monday for a driver's license clinic! If you need help reinstating a suspended license, sign up at signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A…
Did you know that over half a million Wisconsinites face civil legal issues without adequate assistance? Discover how LIFT Wisconsin is bridging this justice gap. Read more: bit.ly/4f1j5v7
This report is critical in amplifying the importance of what has become a "two-tiered system of punishment: one for those with financial needs and one for those without" when looking at debt-based sanctions.
Today we released our report "Failure to Pay: The Use of Debt-Based Carceral Sanctions and Warrants in Wisconsin’s Municipal Courts."
aclu-wi.org/en/press-release…
ALT New report: Failure to pay, the use of debt-based carceral sanctions and warrants in Wisconsin's municipal courts
Municipal court debt collection has collateral consequences that often extend beyond the individual to their family including the suspension of drivers licenses -further exacerbating already financially stressed families with the inability to get to work.
We appreciate the efforts of @ACLUofWisconsin in bringing the practice of issuing warrants, jail time and other harmful sanctions for failure to pay municipal debts to the forefront of the conversation around improving the well-being of low-income families in Wisconsin.
Jefferson County, we'll be at the Watertown Public Library Tuesday for a driver's license clinic! If you need help reinstating a suspended license, sign up at facebook.com/events/40762791…
