The federally funded Legal Services Corp., which doles out grants to 237 legal aid groups around the country, has ordered two of the offices it funds to hand over client names as part of a congressionally mandated audit. The offices, in Baltimore and New York City, have refused to comply -- even while facing Justice Department subpoenas -- saying the command violates attorney-client privilege.
April 10, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Money has always been a point of contention between the Legal Services Corp. and Congress. But now, money is putting the LSC at odds with some of its own providers.
The federally funded LSC, which doles out grants to 237 legal aid groups around the country, has ordered two of those groups to hand over client names as part of a congressionally mandated audit.
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