Legal Services Corporation Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
employment law issues
legal needs of the poor consumer protection legal issues domestic violence legal issues environmental justice legal issues health care access legal issues |
| gptkbp:aims_to |
reduce barriers to legal services
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act_Amendments_of_1977
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act_Amendments_of_1980 gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act_Amendments_of_1996 |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
gptkb:1974
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
collaboration with local bar associations
collaboration with non-profit organizations legal representation in administrative hearings legal advocacy for systemic change legal aid for veterans |
| gptkbp:establishes |
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation
eligibility criteria for recipients |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
access to legal resources
access to mediation services access to public benefits |
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:federal_government
|
| gptkbp:governed_by |
gptkb:Board_of_Directors
|
| gptkbp:has_limitations |
certain types of legal representation
|
| gptkbp:headquartered_in |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legal Services Corporation Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
access to justice for low-income individuals
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for client eligibility
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
client feedback mechanisms
transparency in funding allocation client confidentiality protections |
| gptkbp:promotes |
pro bono legal services
civil rights advocacy community outreach efforts legal literacy among low-income populations collaborative law practices. |
| gptkbp:provides |
funding for rural legal services
funding for civil legal assistance funding for disability rights legal services funding for family law services funding for technology access in legal services |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide legal assistance to low-income individuals
|
| gptkbp:requires |
conflict of interest policies
annual reports to Congress grants to legal aid organizations evaluation of legal services programs cultural competency training for legal aid providers |
| gptkbp:supports |
immigration legal services
legal services for LGBTQ+ individuals legal services for children legal services for the elderly community legal education initiatives legal education and training programs housing legal assistance legal services for immigrants and refugees |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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