Melanie Shakarian, director of development and communications at Cleveland's Legal Aid, to step down after 20 years.

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Legal representation can be a difficult service for people to find, especially if they don’t have a lot of money to spend. However, the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland works ...

Ramon Rivera, accused in a Manhattan stabbing spree, may be unfit for trial based on a psychiatric evaluation.

Melanie Shakarian, attorney and longtime director of development and communications at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, will retire from Legal Aid on Feb. 28.

Her struggle highlights the challenges facing the system, with the Law Society of Scotland claiming a third of legal aid lawyers are due to retire over the next decade. The Scottish government ...

Her struggle highlights the challenges facing the system, with the Law Society of Scotland claiming a third of legal aid lawyers are due to retire over the next decade. The Scottish government ...

Federal agencies gave more than $27 million in foreign aid to activist groups that also support legal defense efforts for ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking and forced ...