Analysis of the economy and legal services by Neeta Pal of the Brennan Center.
Our nation’s civil legal aid system is in crisis. The weak economy continues to send more low-income families into our overburdened court system without legal help. At the same time, Congress has cut back on federal funding in the latest spending compromise – and threatens to inflict deeper cuts in the next budget cycle. Making matters worse, these federal cuts occur against the backdrop of plummeting contributions from other sources of funds.
Read the full report at the Brennan Center for Justice.