Bloomberg Law
Sept. 5, 2018, 7:26 PM UTC

Pro Bono Law for Domestic Abuse Victims Signed

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Analysis Channel Analyst
  • POWER Act signed into law with bipartisan support


  • Will create “army” of lawyers to provide free legal services for domestic abuse survivors, law’s co-sponsor says

Bipartisan legislation mandating that federal district courts promote pro bono legal services for domestic violence survivors was signed into law by President Donald Trump Sept. 4.

While the Kavanaugh hearings and the partisan debate over his nomination dominated much of the news cycle, the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018—the POWER Act—passed without controversy.

One of the law’s sponsors in the Senate, Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), told Bloomberg Law in ...

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