OpenAI Foundation Grant Expands Access to Legal Help

NEW YORK, NY — Scale Justice, a national non-profit focused on expanding access to justice through technology, has received a $450,000 unrestricted grant from the OpenAI Foundation’s 2026 People-First AI Fund to advance its work helping people navigate legal and solve challenges.

“Our mission is to make…

Right now across America, millions of people are navigating sweeping changes and uncertainty about their daily needs and futures: whether they can make ends meet, pay rent, feed their families, or afford health care. Others are facing profound uncertainty about their safety and ability to remain with their families and communities.

Many of these individuals…

NEW YORK, NY — September 17, 2026 — Scale Justice, a national nonprofit and leading voice in legal innovation and technology, today announced the addition of Joe Stephens, Director of Legal Solutions at Steno and Clinical Lecturer at Texas Tech University School of Law, to its Board of Directors. Joe brings deep experience at the…

August 6, 2026 — Scale Justice, a national non-profit and leading voice in legal innovation and technology, and the National Association for Court Management (NACM), the world’s largest organization of court management professionals, have entered into a formal partnership. The collaboration aims to equip court administrators, managers, and staff with the tools and insights necessary…

Earlier this month, our country marked its 250th anniversary, a milestone that commemorates our nation’s bold declaration of self-government and our ongoing work to fulfill the democratic values at its core, including the promise of equal justice for all. 

It’s also an opportunity to reflect on what it takes for a democracy under strain not…

Naturalization represents more than a legal status. It should be a promise of belonging, opportunity, and protection.

Today, as that promise is under attack at the highest levels, including the birthright citizenship case now before the Supreme Court, it is essential that the path to citizenship remains open and safe for the estimated nine million…

March 16, 2026 — NEW YORK, NY — Pro Bono Net, the nation’s leading nonprofit access to justice technology innovator, today announced it is rebranding as Scale Justice, marking a new chapter in the organization’s 25-plus-year commitment to making legal help more equitable and attainable for millions.

The new name reflects the organization’s evolution from…

NEW YORK —Today Justicia Lab – Pro Bono Net’s nonprofit innovation incubator for technology solutions supporting the worker and immigrant rights movement – along with the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) announced the launch of Reclamo AI. The tool is a multilingual, mobile-first digital assistant that helps low-wage and immigrant workers to prevent…

This summer, Congress passed H.R. 1 – sweeping legislation that is reshaping who has access to health insurance, disability support services and food assistance. Combined with drastic cuts to the federal workforce and the government shutdown, these measures have made accessing and retaining critical benefits even harder. 

For millions of hardworking families, the results are…