Legal Services Accountability Project
The purpose of the Legal Services Accountability Project is to "end taxpayer funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)."
The NLPC accused the New York Legal Aid Society of using a $171,000 grant from the September 11th Fund to represent persons in detention accused of terrorism, a claim disputed by the Legal Aid Society.
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