To Establish Justice for All
The Past and Future of Civil Legal Aid in the United States [3 volumes]
2013
Praeger Publishers Inc
978-0-313-35706-0 (ISBN)
Praeger Publishers Inc
978-0-313-35706-0 (ISBN)
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For over a century, many have struggled to turn the Constitution's prime goal "to establish Justice" into reality for Americans who cannot afford lawyers through civil legal aid. This book explains how and why.
American statesman Sargent Shriver called the Legal Services Program the "most important" of all the War on Poverty programs he started; American Bar Association president Edward Kuhn said its creation was the most important development in the history of the legal profession. Earl Johnson Jr., a former director of the War on Poverty's Legal Services Program, provides a vivid account of the entire history of civil legal aid from its inception in 1876 to the current day. The first to capture the full story of the dramatic, ongoing struggle to bring equal justice to those unable to afford a lawyer, this monumental three-volume work covers the personalities and events leading to a national legal aid movement—and decades later, the federal government's entry into the field, and its creation of a unique institution, an independent Legal Services Corporation, to run the program. The narrative also covers the landmark court victories the attorneys won and the political controversies those cases generated, along with the heated congressional battles over the shape and survival of the Legal Services Corporation. In the final chapters, the author assesses the current state of civil legal aid and its future prospects in the United States.
American statesman Sargent Shriver called the Legal Services Program the "most important" of all the War on Poverty programs he started; American Bar Association president Edward Kuhn said its creation was the most important development in the history of the legal profession. Earl Johnson Jr., a former director of the War on Poverty's Legal Services Program, provides a vivid account of the entire history of civil legal aid from its inception in 1876 to the current day. The first to capture the full story of the dramatic, ongoing struggle to bring equal justice to those unable to afford a lawyer, this monumental three-volume work covers the personalities and events leading to a national legal aid movement—and decades later, the federal government's entry into the field, and its creation of a unique institution, an independent Legal Services Corporation, to run the program. The narrative also covers the landmark court victories the attorneys won and the political controversies those cases generated, along with the heated congressional battles over the shape and survival of the Legal Services Corporation. In the final chapters, the author assesses the current state of civil legal aid and its future prospects in the United States.
Earl Johnson Jr., JD, LLM, is a retired Justice of the California Court of Appeal, a former professor of law at the University of Southern California, and a former director of the Office of Economic Opportunity's Legal Services Program.
VOLUME THREE
PART V—ACCESS TO JUSTICE NARROWS FOR THE NATION'S POOR
26 Gingrich's "Contract" Cancels Clinton's "Hope"
27 Coping with the Compromise
28 A Time of Respite and Risk
PART VI—THE FUTURE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID IN THE UNITED STATES
29 How Far We Have Come, How Far Yet to Go
30 Removing the Blinders, Viewing Some Possibilities from Elsewhere in the World
31 Establishing Justice for All: Possibilities and Prospects
Glossary
Notes
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.11.2013 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 66 bw illus |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 2041 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Berufs-/Gebührenrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-313-35706-4 / 0313357064 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-35706-0 / 9780313357060 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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