Unlike previous LSC legislation. this bill not only places restrictions on Federal funds. it also restricts how organizations such as Pine Tree may spend money received from State grants. State bar associations. and private donations. This is a Federal mandate. We are telling States like Maine that they cannot give grants to legal services organizations to represent immigrants or pursue class action lawsuits. There are times. in my own State. when State legislators ask legal services attorneys for advice about how they should shape laws and regulations to help out people in need. We cannot do that under the Domenici approach.
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