Legal Opinion

Spokane County Legal Services, Inc. v. Legal Services Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 28, 1980No. Nos. 77-3200, 77-3179PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COWEN, Senior Judge:

This case is before the court on cross-appeals from the judgment of the district court. Plaintiffs below, Spokane County Legal Services, Inc. (Spokane) and Ben Franklin Legal Aid Association (Ben Franklin), are both nonprofit corporations providing legal services to low income persons in various counties of eastern Washington. Defendant, Legal Services Corporation (LSC), is a private nonprofit corporation created by Congress in the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974.1 Pursuant to this Act, LSC makes grants to legal services programs such as those run by plaintiffs “for…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. v. Legal Services CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  2. Guinasso v. Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Wilkinson v. Legal Services Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1998
  4. San Juan Legal Services, Inc. v. Legal Services Corporation, San Juan Legal Services, Inc. v. Legal Services CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  5. Charles B. Guinasso v. Pacific First Federal Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981

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