Attorney General Edward Manibusan joined a bipartisan appeal to Congress which urges robust funding for the Legal Services Corporation. The Legal Services Corporation, or LSC, was established in 1974 by the Legal Services Corporation Act. The LSC 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 the Legal Services Corporation 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 the LSC as they are essential to ensuring that communities across our nation have access to critically needed civil legal services.
Joining Attorney General Manibusan are the attorneys general of 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, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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The information above came from a news release from the Office of the Attorney General of the CNMI
1 Comments
Saipan Patriot
05/16/2023 at 3:13 AM
What a buffoon! He draws CNMI government monies and monies from each semi-autonomous government agencies forced to utilize the office of the AG-like crooked Hunter Hunt in CNMI for support services, but can’t pay his groups’ power and water bills to CUC? Over million dollars owed on outstanding arrears! How can he ask for more monies-he can’t manage anything! Get him out of office!