The Middle District of North Carolina is co-sponsoring a virtual POWER Act event on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 4:00 pm (Eastern). The Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act was signed into law in September 2018 to help combat domestic abuse and sexual violence. The POWER Act mandates that each year the Chief Judge of each Judicial District across the country hold at least one event promoting pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, engage citizens, and help lift victims out of the cycle of violence. Registration and other information is available from the Northern District of New York.