We need a moment to brag… One of our summer interns, Stanley Huang, placed second in the Ninth Circuit Civics Content! 🙌 His essay is titled Eudaimonia: The Modern Pursuit of Happiness. Here’s a snippet: “In my eyes, volunteering is the ultimate exercise of the
By ELAP intern Annika Hauer When Judge Catherine Shaffer retired after 23 years as a King County Superior Court judge, she wasn’t planning to take on other work. However, when the current presidential administration took office, she said, “I started looking into getting involved as
The legal system was not designed with the average person in mind. Sometimes a person’s financial livelihood can hinge on their ability to know and exercise their legal rights. For older adults, the system can be even more frustrating and difficult to navigate. Watch Anita’s
Sometimes urgency is everything. ELAP’s attorneys recently helped HealthPoint clinic staff provide quick services for a young woman who was a survivor of sex trafficking. Her visa was about to expire and she was in danger of being deported back to her native country, where
