Legal Opinion
Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 2001No. 99-603PublishedCited by 309 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
In 1974, Congress enacted the Legal Services Corporation Act, 88 Stat. 378, 42 U. S. C. §2996 et seq. The Act establishes the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) as a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation. LSC’s mission is to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to eligible local grantee organizations “for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings or matters to persons financially unable to afford legal assistance.” § 2996b(a).
LSC grantees consist of hundreds of local organizations governed, in the typical case, by local boards of…
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