Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law in support of the Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009.
Brennan Center, CLASP, the Leadership Conference, NLADA, UAW, OMB Watch
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.
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.
