Another Round

The New York Times calls it a “wrecking operation.” The alleged wreckers say they are only following the lead of the House of Representatives. The battlefield is that perennial Washingtonian Alsace-Lorraine and Novibazar, the Legal Services Corporation.

The Federal Government began giving legal help to poor people involved in civil cases in 1965. In 1974, the program, which had been run by the Office of Economic Opportunity, became an independent corporation—the LSC of today—funded by Congress and overseen by presidential appointees.

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Richard Brookhiser

Historian Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.

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The New York Times calls it a “wrecking operation.” The alleged wreckers say they are only following the lead of the House of Representatives. The battlefield is that perennial Washingtonian Alsace-Lorraine and Novibazar, the Legal Services Corporation.

The Federal Government began giving legal help to poor people involved in civil cases in 1965. In 1974, the program, which had been run by the Office of Economic Opportunity, became an independent corporation—the LSC of today—funded by Congress and overseen by presidential appointees.