Organization Trends

Organization Trends
The Legal Services Corporation: Elimination or Reform?
The bottom line is that the Legal Services Corporation, while not an inherently undeserving federal program, continues to fund grantees that consistently operate in ways that do not deserve federal…
by Robert Stilson on January 14, 2020

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The Legal Services Corporation: Controversial Grantee Funding
In addition to their own activities, some LSC grantees work with and even fund organizations that stake out dramatically partisan positions.
by Robert Stilson on January 14, 2020

Organization Trends
The Legal Services Corporation: Controversial Grantee Activity
The tradition of agenda-driven advocacy among LSC-funded legal aid nonprofits, while perhaps not as brazen as during Hillary Clinton’s leadership, continues to this day and manifests itself across a number…
by Robert Stilson on January 14, 2020

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The Legal Services Corporation: A History of Political Advocacy
The overwhelming public and compulsory funding received by LSC grantees isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can only be justified if the grantees are limited to providing apolitical civil…
by Robert Stilson on January 14, 2020

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The Legal Services Corporation: The Need for Civil Legal Aid
Civil legal aid can provide competent legal advice and representation to those who otherwise could never afford it, helping to address a genuine problem faced by the poorest members of…
by Robert Stilson on January 14, 2020

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SPLC Blames Trump for Rise in Violent Black Nationalist Groups
According to the SPLC, white nationalists, emboldened by President Trump, are responsible for the rise in violent back hate groups over recent years.
by Ashley Rae Goldenberg on January 13, 2020

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The Trials of Being a Conservative Lawyer
Adam Jarchow and Michael D. Dean filed a lawsuit against the State Bar of Wisconsin arguing that its status as an integrated state bar is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
by Shane Devine on January 10, 2020

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ACLU and Prison Abolition Group Support Rep. Pressley’s Criminal Justice Bill
The ACLU and the Boston chapter of Black and Pink have endorsed Rep. Ayanna Pressley's radical criminal justice bill that would abolish life sentences and place maximum caps on all…
by Ashley Rae Goldenberg on December 17, 2019

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Democrats Get Out the Vote with Arabella Advisors’ “Dark Money”
When most Americans think of charity, they picture alms for the poor, food for the hungry, or medicine for the needy—not election lawsuits. Yet under IRS rules nonprofits may spend…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 10, 2019

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Biting the Hand that Feeds: Politicizing Fair Housing Outreach
Educating Americans about their rights and obligations under longstanding federal law should be a broadly nonpartisan proposition, especially when the principles espoused by that law command near-universal bipartisan support. Nevertheless,…
by Robert Stilson on December 5, 2019