Campaign for Equal Justice

01/26/2026

It could have been much worse. Congress passed a 3.6% cut to federal funding for legal aid, which is a $241,131 reduction in Oregon field grants for this year. Private support for CEJ and legal aid is more important than ever.

LSC President Ron Flagg hit the nail on the head when he said “we’re grateful that proposals for more significant cuts have not prevailed, but any cut threatens the stability and safety of American families, seniors and veterans who rely on already under-resourced legal services.”

Let's work together to close the funding gap this year!

01/16/2026

It could have been much worse. Congress passed a 3.6% cut to federal funding for legal aid, which is a $241,131 reduction in Oregon field grants for this year. Private support for CEJ and legal aid is more important than ever.

LSC President Ron Flagg hit the nail on the head when he said “we’re grateful that proposals for more significant cuts have not prevailed, but any cut threatens the stability and safety of American families, seniors and veterans who rely on already under-resourced legal services.”

Let's work together to close the funding gap this year.

The bipartisan minibus passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives includes the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which provides $540 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). This money will support civil legal assistance for...

12/29/2025

Donations are being MATCHED by Tonkon Torp today and you could win an e-bike

12/18/2025

All Give!Guide donations through the end of the day on December 24th will go toward the Legal Aid Services Of Oregon (LASO) summer law clerk program. https://giveguide.org/nonprofits/cej

The program is vital for legal aid as it:
🔸 increases the number of clients served each year;
🔸 helps raise awareness of the critical legal work legal aid does; and
🔸 develops relationships with law students and future members of the Oregon State bar.

ALSO: when you donate to CEJ this week your donation will be matched by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, so take advantage of it today!

A little more about why funding this program is so important: LASO is committed to pay equity, which includes funding law clerk positions. Unpaid clerkships limit the access of these valuable learning experiences to those who can afford to work without compensation. This model reinforces the socioeconomic and racial disparities already so prevalent in the legal profession. Legal aid funding is uncertain and therefore we are striving to help them secure private funding for the law clerk program for this coming summer.

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12/08/2025

On November 13th we had our Marion-Polk Luncheon with amazing turnout! A special thank you to Justice Aruna Masih for giving an impactful keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make our event a success. You all make this event possible and we are so grateful for you.

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out this year and for those of you who missed it we hope to see you next year!

Check out the event album on our website’s event page to see all the great photos from the lunch. Here is the quick link: https://lnkd.in/giafUPcD

12/01/2025

Together, collectively, we can change things!

Judge Sinlapasai spoke to us at Party Under the Stars about how we can work collectively for equal access to justice.

11/24/2025

Meet Bienestar! They're one of our Give!Guide partners🎉

Bienestar builds housing, hope, and community for the wellbeing of Latinxs, immigrants, and all families in need.

We appreciate all they do to help individuals move from homelessness to stability. We are honored to partner with Bienestar to help community members stay in stable housing and pursue new opportunities.

If you give $25+ to Bienestar through Give!Guide, you will receive a discount voucher redeemable at both locations of Amelia's Rustic Mexican Restaurant and Mely's Sports Bar & Grill.

11/21/2025

We'll post all the photos from Party Under the Stars soon! Here's a teaser :)

11/13/2025

Thank you, Justice Aruna Masih, for sharing why equal access to justice is important to you. Thank you to our legal aid attorneys, all of our speakers today, and everyone who came to our Marion-Polk Luncheon. We appreciate all your work and support! 💓

11/06/2025

On October 24th we had our Lane County Luncheon with amazing turnout! A special thank you to Mayor Kaarin Knudson, for giving an impactful keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make our event a success. You all make this event possible and we are so grateful for you.

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out this year and for those of you who missed it we hope to see you next year!

Check out the event album on our website’s event page to see all the great photos from the lunch. Here is the quick link: https://cej-oregon.org/events/ -album-nz74edh2jsmy-1

06/11/2025

Thank you Governor Kotek for hosting our most committed donors and supporters at you home in May. CEJ was honored to be hosted by Governor Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson for a May 14th reception at Mahonia Hall. This is such an honored and meaningful tradition that we are very grateful to have been able to continue this year. We love celebrating our donors every chance we get, so thank you all again so much for making last year such an amazing one for CEJ and legal aid!

Enjoy the photos and keep up the support by attending events in the fall and making a donation to CEJ: https://cej-oregon.org/donate/

06/11/2025

We had a wonderful event in May hosted by Markowitz Herbold PC honoring legal aid's history, celebrating our Legacy Partners Circle Donors, as well as both our endowment funds - the Barrie Herbold Fund and the Linda Clingan Fund - and those who have contributed to them.

Check out the great pictures from the fun event in this album. Thank you to everyone who attended, to our speakers Jeff Edelson and Jessica Baggenstos, as well as Molly Honore and the whole Markowitz Herbold team who helped make this wonderful event happen.

At this event we also introduced a project with Storycorps - in which the legal community can come together to tell their stories. If you would like to participate and contribute your own stories you can reach out to our office to find out how.