Legal Services Corporation

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

Organization Trends
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

Organization Trends
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

Organization Trends
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