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Equal Justice Foundation
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
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| Description | In 1995, Congress began considering a series of restrictions designed to preserve funding for the Legal Services Corporation, yet curtail perceived “liberal” activism by federally-funded legal services programs across the country. These restrictions, which Congress enacted in 1996, prohibit legal services programs from receiving federal funds for certain activities including, among other things, filing class-action litigation, representing undocumented workers or prisoners, and requesting or receiving attorneys' fees. In response to this development, a legal services program headquartered in Toledo—Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) —contacted several Toledo lawyers concerning creation of an independent non-profit organization primarily designed to receive referrals of restricted cases from Ohio’s legal services programs. In October of 1995, EJF received a start-up grant from ABLE and became incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EJF opened its offices in Toledo but, after its initial success, relocated to Columbus to better achieve a statewide presence. |
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