Publications
Civil Justice
Left Out in the Cold: How Clients Are Affected By Restrictions on Their Legal Services Lawyers
“Left Out in the Cold” explores limits on legal services advocacy from the clients’ perspective, illuminating ways in which individuals’ sympathetic problems could be effectively addressed by class-action suits brought by legal services lawyers.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 06/01/00
Bearing Witness: Legal Services Clients Tell Their Stories
“Bearing Witness” presents true narratives of individuals and families whose lives were altered for the better by the tenacious efforts of lawyers working on their behalf in programs funded by our nation’s Legal Services Corporation.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 05/01/00
An Unsolved Mystery: Why are Rogue Politicians Trying to Kill Program Helping Neediest Constituents
“An Unsolved Mystery” describes the important work that advocates for the Legal Services Corporation are doing in the very states in which some of the strongest critics of legal services hold elected office.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 03/01/00
Maintaining the Safety Net: Legal Services Works Closely With Communities to Help Those in Need
“Maintaining the Safety Net” illuminates the importance of legal services advocates to the larger communities in which their clients live.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 03/01/00
Restricting Legal Services: How Congress Left the Poor With Only Half a Lawyer
“Restricting Legal Services” documents the importance of restricted forms of lawyering to individuals and communities unable to afford private counsel.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 01/01/00
Making the Case: Legal Services for the Poor
Written through the lens of Maryland’s Legal Aid Bureau, “Making the Case” provides a 360-degree examination of many of the inspiring and infuriating aspects of how our nation does, and does not, provide civil legal assistance to its weakest members.
Authored by: Brennan Center
– 01/01/99