Category: Federal Funding
Thoughts and updates from our work.
The annual Equal Justice Coalition trip to Washington, D.C. brings civil legal aid leaders from our state to Congress to speak up for access to justice. On April 9-11, 2019, the EJC joined advocates from around the country for the American Bar Association’s ABA Days. This year’s group met with all 12 of Washington’s Congressional […]
Every spring, the Equal Justice Coalition travels to Washington, D.C. to advocate for increased federal funding for civil legal aid. From April 10-12, we met with all of the members of the Washington State Congressional Delegation and urged them to increase funding for civil legal aid to $482 million. Our efforts were part of the […]
The Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington’s Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to […]
Today, the Trump Administration released its initial budget that includes the complete elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). As a reminder, LSC administers federal civil legal aid funding, which currently accounts for approximately $6.5 million to provide critical legal assistance to low-income families and individuals in Washington State. Since LSC’s creation during the Nixon […]