On June 28, 2024, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Save Our Servicemembers filed an amicus brief in Carter v. United States. This brief urges the Supreme Court of the United States to revisit and overrule the highly criticized Feres doctrine, which prevents servicemembers … [more]
Released 7/8/24 | Tags:
Statement on Presidential Proclamation to Pardon Service Members Convicted under Uniform Code of Military Justice’s now repealed Article 125 “President Biden’s proclamation to pardon service members who were convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice’s … [more]
Released 6/27/24 | Tags:
NVLSP Releases 2023 Report on Pro Bono Program: Lawyers Serving Warriors® -New Record of Over 84,000 Pro Bono Hours Donated- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA - The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) today released the 2023 Report on its Pro Bono Program: Lawyers … [more]
Released 6/24/24 | Tags:
NVLSP Executive Director Paul Wright offers his reflections on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Statement on 80th Anniversary of D-Day Eighty years ago, on the 6th of June, 1944, the world witnessed an extraordinary display of heroism and sacrifice. Allied forces launched the largest land, … [more]
Released 6/6/24 | Tags:
NVLSP Executive Director Paul Wright pays tribute to our nation's fallen heroes and offers his insights on Memorial Day. Watch his personal message here. [more]
Released 5/24/24 | Tags:
NVLSP, Stronghold Freedom Foundation Partner to Assist Veterans & Survivors in Obtaining VA Disability & Death Benefits As a Result of Toxic Exposure During Military Service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and … [more]
Released 5/7/24 | Tags:
For more than 15 years the Navy Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) unlawfully denied military medical retirement benefits to thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans by refusing to treat Category II conditions as unfitting by assigning them a disability rating. This policy unjustly deprived those … [more]
Released 4/30/24 | Tags:
NVLSP, Swords to Plowshares Comments on VA’s Long-Overdue Character of Discharge Final Rule -After Nearly Nine Years and Several Lawsuits, VA COD Rule Still Falls Short- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA— Today, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) … [more]
Released 4/25/24 | Tags:
Veterans Organizations Reinstate Lawsuit to Force VA to Amend its Character of Discharge Regulations NVLSP and Swords to Plowshares, represented by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Latham & Watkins LLP, are filing on behalf of thousands of veterans … [more]
Released 4/17/24 | Tags:
NVLSP Statement on Supreme Court Decision Affirming Veterans Rights to Montgomery and Post 9/11 GI Bills in Rudisill v. McDonough FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA- The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) issued the following statement today in response to … [more]
Released 4/16/24 | Tags: