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Thursday, July 28, 2005

Congressional Schedule
Both the House and the Senate are in session this week. The Senate will consider a FY06 defense authorization bill and may consider a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax. The House will consider a Postal Service overhaul bill and small business legislation. Both chambers could also vote on comprehensive energy legislation, a transportation reauthorization bill and the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the end of the week.

Congress is expected to recess at the end of the week for the August district work period. Members will return to Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. We encourage you to meet with your members of Congress while they are back home in August.

Posted by Jennifer Lowe, 10:54:36 AM

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Nonprofits File Amicus in Legal Services Case
A host of nonprofits have filed a friend of the court brief supporting legal service programs’ right to use private funds without government restrictions in a constitutional challenge currently under consideration in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The amicus brief argues that a requirement of separate facilities for separately funded activities is unduly burdensome and unnecessary.

In December 2004 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York struck down application of a 1996 rule imposing restrictions on Legal Services Corporation (LSC) funds on private funding of legal aid groups. The judge denied the plaintiffs' challenge to the restrictions on direct LSC funding.

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Posted by Jennifer Lowe, 11:47:28 AM