(Office of the Attorney General, Saipan) — Attorney General Edward Manibusan joined a bipartisan appeal to Congress which urges robust funding for the Legal Services Corp.
LSC, which was established in 1974 by the Legal Services Corporation Act, supports equal access to justice by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations that provide civil legal services to those in need, and serves as the nation’s single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans.
The powerful impact of LSC provides significant assistance to those who face an economic barrier to adequate or legal counsel. The bipartisan appeal signed by Attorney General Manibusan urges the United States Congress to prioritize and invest funding into LSC as they are essential to ensuring that communities across our nation have access to critically needed civil legal services.
Joining Manibusan are the attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alaska, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Edward Manibusan
