Another presidential assault on the courts and poor people—and another critical institution heedlessly threatened.
Column (NATIONAL)
Dorothy Samuels
American Prospect, The
April 11, 2017
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Tags: Funding: Federal
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
Column (NATIONAL)
Dorothy Samuels
American Prospect, The
April 11, 2017
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Funding: Federal
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
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Given the unmet need for civil legal services, LSC is looking not just to dodge abolition or a compromise cut, but to actually increase the amount of federal financing the organization receives, from the current $385 million level to a still inadequate $500 million or so.
Getting there should be a priority for progressives and everyone else who cares about extending the ideals of justice to all Americans.