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June 28, 2021 - Housing and justice advocates commend Oklahoma House of Representatives on proposed interim study on Oklahoma Residential Landlord Tenant Act
October 26, 2020 - Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission and Foundation Recognize Pro Bono Week
Sept 22, 2020 - Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission Calls for Right to Counsel Action for Eviction Crisis
July 24, 2020 - Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission Acts to Address COVID-19 Eviction Crisis
June 1, 2020 - Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation Launches New Statewide Pro Bono Portal
Dec 30, 2019 - Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation Hires New Executive Director
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June 2021, Associated Press, "Explainer: How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July"
April 2021, Oklahoma Bar Journal, "Pro Bono: More Important Now Than Ever"
February 2021, Public Radio Tulsa, "House Panel Advances Bill To Ensure Judges Can't Halt Evictions, Even During Health Emergency"
January 2021 - Tulsa World, "Tulsa tenants should have the right to an attorney during an eviction case, TU experts say"
October 2020 - Tulsa People, "Tulsa's Silent Public Health Crisis"
October 2020 - Big If True, "Oklahoma’s closed eviction hearings are a transparency ‘black box,’ advocates say"
September 2020 - Public Radio Tulsa, "Tulsa County Eviction Filings Seem Headed for Pandemic Record in September Despite Moratorium"
September 2020 - Channel 6 News, "Evictions In Tulsa Continue To Rise Despite Tenant Protections"
August 2020 - 2 Works for You, "CARES Act protections for evicted renters could depend on where you live and county judge"
July 2020 - Tulsa Lawyer, "Connection Conduit: Okprobono.org"
July 2020 - Tulsa World, "Crisis looming: Tulsa will need millions more in rental assistance funding to avoid an eviction crisis, officials say"
July 2020 - Public Radio Tulsa, "Anticipating Surge in Oklahoma Evictions, Organizations Work to Bolster Mediation Program"
June 2020 - Public Radio Tulsa, "New Pro Bono Portal Aims to Connect Legal Services Organizations with Clients"
May 2020 - Tulsa World, "Tulsa braces for possible wave of evictions as courtrooms reopen after COVID-19 shutdown"
May 2020 - The Oklahoman op-ed, "Legal Aid is a Front-Line Responder"
April 2020 - Oklahoma Bar Journal Law Day Issue, "Make Law Day Year Round With Pro Bono"