So let’s focus on the second, which has received almost no attention, despite facing an existential threat from both the president and House Republicans. It was through Legal Aid of Arkansas, one of 133 programs that receive grants from the Legal Services Corporation, a congressionally established nonprofit that funds civil legal services for about 2 million low-income people each year. And low-income families, whether in red-state America or blue, turn out to need a lot of legal help. He was successful only after seeking representation from Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, another Legal Services Corporation grantee. “That’s just an empty phrase.”In the “ skinny budget” released in March, Trump proposed eliminating the Legal Services Corporation entirely.

Source: Washington Post July 03, 2017 23:48 UTC