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Measuring The Justice Gap: Flaws In The Interstate Allocation Of Civil Legal Services Funding And A Proposed Remedy, Dion Chu, Matthew R. Greenfield, Peter Zuckerman
Measuring The Justice Gap: Flaws In The Interstate Allocation Of Civil Legal Services Funding And A Proposed Remedy, Dion Chu, Matthew R. Greenfield, Peter Zuckerman
Pace Law Review
With the supply of legal services not particularly responsive to demand, we conclude that the justice gap could be narrowed simply by reforming the way in which policymakers distribute legal services funds while holding constant the total amount of funds distributed.
In reaching this conclusion, we proceed in two parts. First, drawing largely from Access Across America and LSC data, we analyze the supply of legal services funding across states. Since eligibility for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) funds is principally determined by income (only individuals in households with income at or below 125% of the federal poverty level are LSC …