Middle District of Alabama to Co-Host Virtual 2026 POWER Act Event

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama is joining more than fifty U.S. District Courts in hosting the 2026 Virtual POWER Act Event on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST. 

The Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act promotes efforts across the country to empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through pro bono legal services. The POWER Act (P. L. 115-237) was passed by Congress on September 4, 2018.  The primary goal of the POWER Act is for the U.S. District Courts to partner with a local, tribal, or territorial domestic abuse service provider and a local volunteer lawyer project to promote pro bono legal services as a way to empower survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to engage citizens in assisting those survivors.
 

This year’s POWER Act Event will feature:
•    Hon. Laura Taylor Swain, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York; and
•    Jennifer R. Rawlings, Esq., Co-Director of the Center for Indigenous Peoples Rights.

To learn more about the speaker, click here.

Use the QR Code or click this link to register for this virtual event by May 15, 2026. You will receive a link for the virtual program approximately two days before the program. 

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This conference is hosted by the Chief Judges of the United States District Courts for the Districts of Alaska, Alabama Middle, Alabama Northern, Alabama Southern, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida Middle, Florida Northern, Florida Southern, Georgia Middle, Georgia Northern, Hawaii, Iowa Northern, Iowa Southern, Illinois Central, Illinois Northern, Illinois Southern, Indiana Northern, Indiana Southern, Kansas Southern, Kentucky Western, Louisiana Western, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan Eastern, Michigan Western, Minnesota Northern, Missouri Western, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York Northern, New York Western, North Carolina Eastern, North Carolina Middle, Oklahoma Northern, Oklahoma Western, Oregon, Pennsylvania Middle, Pennsylvania Western, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee Eastern, Tennessee Middle, Tennessee Western, Texas Northern, Texas Southern, Texas Western, Utah, Virginia Western, Virgin Islands, Vermont, Washington Eastern, Wisconsin Eastern, and Wyoming.

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