# aiken — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aiken. Page: Feed: --- ## [Alaska’s Community Justice Workers](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/alaska-s-community-justice-workers/) _2026-08-05 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ In this episode, Sarah Carver and Lauren Kellogg, of Alaska Legal Services, and Nikole Nelson, of Frontline Justice, discuss how Alaska’s Community Justice Worker program is helping to close the access to justice gap by training trusted community members to provide limited legal support in places where lawyers are scarce. Hear how this work empowers low-income families navigating complex benefits,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4yt5vj48766iv38k/260802_73_PJ_communityjustice_v1_1.mp3) ## [Pushing the Law to Evolve: Animal Rights](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/pushing-the-law-to-evolve-animal-rights/) _2026-06-26 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ Hear about the Nonhuman Rights Project’s efforts to use habeas corpus to challenge the confinement of highly intelligent animals, and to push courts to recognize how the law could evolve over time. Connecting animal rights advocacy to earlier civil rights movements, advocates Evan Wolfson, Shannon Minter, Kevin Schneider, and Jake Davis illustrate the power of pro bono — along with long-term… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/89xeezs3xb97x529/260626_72_PJ_animalrights_v1.mp3) ## [Pushing the Law to Evolve: Freedom to Marry](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/pushing-the-law-to-evolve-freedom-to-marry/) _2026-06-16 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ What does it take to evolve the law? In the first of a two-part episode of Pursuing Justice, Alicia Aiken speaks with two giants of civil rights litigation, Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry Global and Shannon Minter of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, about the long arc of marriage equality — from early legal and cultural resistance, to the nationwide victory in Obergefell v. Hodges. Hear how… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ajjhp8pexmsqs9ay/260606_71_PJ_mariageequality_v1.mp3) ## [Hallway Conversations at Pro Bono Institute's Annual Conference](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/hallway-conversations-at-pro-bono-institutes-annual-conference/) _2026-05-04 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ In a series of lightning-round interviews recorded onsite at the Pro Bono Institute’s annual conference, Pursuing Justice host Alicia Aiken and Nihad Mansour, host of PBI’s Pro Bono Happy Hour, hear inspiring pro bono stories and insights from dedicated pro bono practitioners. Guests include Sirena Castillo (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips), Sara Ghadiri (Chapman and Cutler), Elba Gutiérrez Castillo… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cbz2pqsb59qxruvg/260501_PJ_70_pbicollab_v2_2.mp3) ## [Credit Repair for Trafficking Survivors](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/credit-repair-for-trafficking-survivors/) _2026-04-02 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ Survivors of human trafficking are often burdened with legal and financial issues through no fault of their own. In this episode, hear how pro bono support can make a difference. Host Alicia Aiken speaks with Eve Runyon, of the Pro Bono Institute, and Sarah Dohoney Byrne, of Moore & Van Allen, about a credit-repair clinic established through a partnership between PBI and the National Survivor Law… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jqn7a7wf2syrg7yh/260401_PJ_69_trafficking_v1.mp3) ## [Tiela Chalmers: A Pro Bono Multiplier](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/tiela-chalmers-a-pro-bono-multiplier/) _2026-02-25 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ Tiela Chalmers, the recipient of PLI’s second Victor J. Rubino Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Training, talks with Alicia Aiken about her impactful career, including her contributions to California’s disaster response infrastructure, her widely used poverty workshop, and her years of teaching with PLI. Explore our Pro Bono programs and resources Learn about our Pro Bono Memberships and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/84jfjy989f4carxn/260323_PJ_68_tielachalmers_v1.mp3) ## [Pursuing Justice: Oscar Season Edition](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/pursuing-justice-oscar-season-edition/) _2026-02-03 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ For the third year running, Pursuing Justice host Alicia Aiken and attorney (and fellow movie buff) John Whitcomb explore the surprising themes of pro bono and access to justice running through Oscar-nominated films from various decades. Explore our Pro Bono programs and resources Learn about our Pro Bono Memberships and Scholarships for qualified organizations and individuals Please note: CLE is… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e5b6ub4wdc63vgnn/260130_PJ_67_movies2026_v1_1.mp3) ## [Bonus: David Turetsky Goes to the Supreme Court](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/bonus-david-turetsky-goes-to-the-supreme-court/) _2025-12-24 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ David Turetsky shares how, in the summer of 1981, he found himself at the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a team that halted the New York City primary elections to protect voting rights. Link to Episode 65: Lessons in Crisis Lawyering Explore our Pro Bono programs and resources Learn about our Pro Bono Memberships and Scholarships for qualified organizations and individuals Please note: CLE is not… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qpvvbw5z5q5ggvtz/251222_PJ_66_crisislawyeringBONUS_v1.mp3) ## [december update](https://aikentheband.substack.com/p/december-update) _2025-12-20 · shen · aikentheband_ what's happening in the world of aiken(theband) ## [Lessons in Crisis Lawyering](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/lessons-in-crisis-lawyering/) _2025-12-17 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ Pro bono lawyers are often called upon to calmly and competently help clients experiencing crises. But what if the crisis — a natural disaster, a pandemic, an unprecedented challenge at the polls — impacts the lawyer as well? In this episode, Alicia Aiken speaks with Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life and Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology, Albany Law… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/52zjqzt6frwcw9z5/251216_PJ_65_crisislawyering_v1.mp3) ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BlJ4yLDzsTIg) _2025-12-17 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Coming soon](https://aikentheband.substack.com/p/coming-soon) _2025-11-24 · shen · aikentheband_ This is aikentheband. ## [The Missing School Bus](https://probonopodcast.podbean.com/e/the-missing-school-bus/) _2025-11-07 · Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files_ Thousands of Washington, D.C. area kids with disabilities rely on buses for transportation to the schools that can serve their educational needs — some of which are very far from their homes. But for years, the DC school bus system has been failing these students, with buses that arrive late, or not at all, or with safety concerns, all of which impacts their access to education. In this episode,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/db5b78m43573f3yg/251107_PJ_64_missingschoolbus_v2.mp3)