More Coverage of TRLA's Lawsuit Against FEMA

Texas Lawyer (08/28/07) - FEMA Ends Policy Limiting Legal Advice Given at Disaster Centers

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks told Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Federal Emergency Management Agency lawyers on Monday to work out their differences so that Sparks doesn’t have to issue an order in TRLA’s suit against FEMA.

Austin American Statesman (08/27/07) - FEMA drops policy prohibiting lawyers from suing government

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has discontinued a policy that says lawyers the agency provides to low-income disaster victims may not help their clients sue the government.

New York Lawyer (08/22/07) - Legal Services Group Alleges FEMA Banned It From Disaster Recovery Centers

The phone call that Tracy Figueroa received on June 6 was as surprising as it was disconcerting.