9th Circuit Sustains Restrictions on Legal Aid Organizations

Law.com (National Law Journal): “A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on Monday that rules that bar legal aid organizations financed by the Legal Services Corp. (LSC) from participating in class actions and collecting attorney fees do not violate their First Amendment rights.”

LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON V. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATIONNo. 08-35467