Analysis & Commentary
Civil Legal Aid
New York Must Keep Helping Homeowners
New Yorkers should demand adequate legal representation and counseling for our neighbors facing foreclosure. The investment will pay off for all of us.
Authored by: Mark Ladov and Roopal Patel
– 12/29/11
FY 2012 Appropriations Process for Civil Legal Services
Overview of efforts to ensure adequate funding for legal services and repeal restrictions in the FY 2012 appropriations process.
– 06/02/11
Cuts Threaten Civil Legal Aid
This page documents the economic recession's impact on civil legal services for the poor.
Authored by: Neeta Pal
– 04/22/11
FY 2011 Appropriations Process for Civil Legal Services
Overview of efforts to ensure adequate funding for legal services and repeal restrictions in the FY 2011 appropriations process.
– 03/01/11
Timeline of FY 2010 Appropriations Process and Efforts to Repeal Key LSC Restrictions
An overview of the successful rollback of the legal services restrictions in 2009
– 04/26/10
Fact Sheet | The Restriction on State, Local, and Private, and Other Non-LSC Money
An explanation of the harms created by the federal restriction on legal services programs’ funding from state and local governments, private donors, and other non-LSC federal money.
Authored by: Brennan Center, CLASP, the Leadership Conference, NLADA, UAW, OMB Watch
– 03/29/10
Fact Sheet | Why We Need to Fix the Legal Services Restrictions
Background on the LSC restrictions and suggested changes for the FY11 federal appropriations bills.
– 03/26/10
Keeping Families Together, Saving Money & Other Motivations Behind New Civil Right to Counsel Laws
To inform advocates seeking expansion of the right to counsel, the Brennan Center’s Laura Abel provides an overview of existing right to counsel statutes across the states and the legislative motivations that led to their passage.
Authored by: Laura Abel, in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
– 03/11/10
Carrot and Stick Approach Needed for Homeowners in Foreclosure
Fixes to help homeowners with the foreclosure crisis: first, lifting federal restrictions on the Legal Services Corporation, and second, considering more civil counsel assistance options.
Authored by: Melanca Clark, in Roll Call
– 03/02/10
Legal Aid for the Poor
Lawmakers should give the Legal Services Corp. the money and flexibility it needs . . . .
Authored by: The Washington Post, Editorial
– 11/16/09