Public Law 93‑355

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Public Law 93‑355 is the 1974 U.S. federal statute that established the Legal Services Corporation to fund and support civil legal aid for low-income Americans.

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Public Law 93‑355 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
public law ⓘ
aimsTo ensure equal access to justice in civil matters ⓘ
improve access to legal representation for the poor ⓘ
appliesTo civil legal proceedings ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
beneficiary civil legal aid organizations ⓘ
low‑income Americans ⓘ
chamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
concerns legal assistance in civil cases ⓘ
representation in non‑criminal legal matters ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Legal Services Corporation ⓘ
defines eligibility for federally funded civil legal aid ⓘ
the powers and duties of the Legal Services Corporation ⓘ
establishes a nonprofit corporation to provide legal services ⓘ
excludes criminal defense representation ⓘ
fieldOfLaw administrative law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
social welfare law ⓘ
focusesOn low‑income individuals and families ⓘ
nonprofit legal services providers ⓘ
fundingMechanism federal appropriations ⓘ
governs distribution of federal funds to local legal aid programs ⓘ
hasEffect expansion of federally funded civil legal assistance ⓘ
institutionalization of a national legal services program ⓘ
hasEnglishName Legal Services Corporation Act ⓘ
isPartOf United States legal aid system ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject Legal Services Corporation ⓘ
civil legal aid ⓘ
legal services for low‑income persons ⓘ
organizationEstablished independent nonprofit corporation ⓘ
purpose to establish the Legal Services Corporation ⓘ
to fund civil legal assistance for low‑income individuals ⓘ
to support legal aid programs throughout the United States ⓘ
regulates federal funding for civil legal services ⓘ
organization and governance of the Legal Services Corporation ⓘ
sector civil justice system ⓘ
topic access to justice ⓘ
federal legal aid funding ⓘ
poverty law ⓘ
typeOfAid civil legal assistance ⓘ

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Legal Services Corporation Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 93‑355 ⓘ