Analysis & Commentary
Civil Legal Aid
Unleash Legal Aid (New York Times Op-Ed)
“Legal aid lawyers are among the few allies of poor homeowners caught in the subprime-mortgage meltdown. But these lawyers are hamstrung by federal regulations that limit homeowners’ access to speedy, low-cost legal relief.”
Authored by: Joseph Sant
– 04/14/08
Fact Sheet: How the Legal Services Restriction Creates a Wasteful System
State examples of the inefficiencies created by the legal services restriction on state, local, and private money.
– 06/16/07
Congress Should Fix Law That Hurts Those Most Vulnerable
Authored by: Rev. C. Douglas Smith, Virginia Interfaith Center
– 12/22/05
NY Times, Bob Barr, Chuck Colson, and NCC Agree
They all believe “it’s time to stop restricting legal aid.”
– 12/13/05
Let’s Heal Legal Services
Fmr. U.S. Rep. Bob Barr calls restriction “wasteful, anti-libertarian, downright dangerous.”
Authored by: Congressman Bob Barr
– 12/12/05
Hobbling Nonprofits
NY Times Letter to the Editor by Rev. Dr. Lindner, Nat’l Council of Churches
Authored by: Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner
– 12/07/05